Concurrent Session 3C: Spotlight Session - Nurse-led outreach and decentralised access
Tracks
Track 3
| Thursday, August 13, 2026 |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Speaker
VH2026
Welcome & Introductions
2:30 PM - 2:35 PMBiography
Adam Gregson
Nurse Practitioner
Royal Perth Hospital
The Hep B Hub WA: A Novel, Nurse Practitioner–Led Outreach Model Working to Decentralise Hepatitis B Care in Western Australia.
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Adam is a Hepatology Nurse Practitioner working at Royal Perth Hospital and is leading a novel, innovative project focusing on transforming approaches to Hepatitis B care and supporting GPs across Western Australia to provide this care locally within their communities without the need for specialist referral or transfer of care.
Mrs Hoa Nguyen
Phd Student
Menzies Institute For Medical Research
Hepatitis B care in remote Australia: Impacts of the novel Hep B PAST Model on health services utilisation
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Hoa Nguyen is a PhD candidate at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania. Her research focuses on health service utilisation, models of care, and health equity for people living with chronic hepatitis B in Australia, particularly among First Nations communities in remote settings.
Mrs Marrianne Black
Community Management And Treatment Coordinator - Viral Hepatitis
Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
Barriers and Facilitators to Engaging with Rapid Hepatitis B Testing in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse(CALD) Communities
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Marrianne Black RN has been working at ECCQ for 4 1/2 years as the Community Management and Treatment Coordinator for Viral Hepatitis. The Program provides Fibroscan and education to CALD community members, referred by GPs and diagnosed with viral hepatitis, and education and support to GPs in South East Queensland.
Ms Kirsty McColl
Integrated Viral Hepatitis Nurse
Barwon South West Public Health Unit, Barwon Health
Mr Chris Wallis
Nurse Practitioner
Hepatitis Australia
EXPANDING LINKAGE TO CARE ACROSS AN ENTIRE COUNTRY: DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL NURSE-LED TELEHEALTH HEPATITIS C TREATMENT SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA
2:35 PM - 3:25 PMBiography
Nurse Practitioner with over 10 years’ experience in the field of blood borne viruses. Chris’ main focus with Hepatitis Australia is to shorten the cascade of care for people living with Hepatitis C and help them achieve a cure, without fear of stigma or discrimination.
VH2026
Wrap Up
3:25 PM - 3:30 PMBiography