Concurrent Session 3C: Spotlight Session - Nurse-led outreach and decentralised access
Tracks
Track 3
| Thursday, August 13, 2026 |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM |
Speaker
Adam Gregson
Nurse Practitioner - Hep B Hub WA
Royal Perth Hospital
The Hep B Hub WA: A Novel, Nurse Practitioner–Led Outreach Model Working to Decentralise Hepatitis B Care in Western Australia.
2:20 PM - 3:10 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
2:20 PM - 3:10 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 Zhihong Gu
Program Manager
Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
Barriers and Facilitators to Engaging with Rapid Hepatitis B Testing in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse(CALD) Communities
2:20 PM - 3:10 PMBiography
Zhihong Gu is the program manager for the Lover Health Program at Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. She has been in this role for more than 20 years working with a range of culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Queensland.
Ms Tiffany Pe
Public Health Officer
Barwon South West Public Health Unit (Barwon Health)
Nurse-led hepatitis C RNA point-of-care testing and financial incentives in community settings in regional Victoria, Australia: an implementation study
2:20 PM - 3:10 PMBiography
Tiffany is a research assistant working on viral hepatitis elimination initiatives in Victoria’s Barwon South West region and a public health officer with the Barwon South West Public Health Unit. Her honours research explored hepatitis C point-of-care testing and financial incentives. She is currently studying medicine at Deakin University.
Mr Chris Wallis
Nurse Practitioner
Heplink (Hepatitis Australia)
EXPANDING LINKAGE TO CARE ACROSS AN ENTIRE COUNTRY: DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL NURSE-LED TELEHEALTH HEPATITIS C TREATMENT SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA
2:20 PM - 3:10 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.