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Concurrent Session 2B: Hepatitis B care pathways, community voices and equitable access

Tracks
Track 2
Thursday, August 13, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Pleiades

Speaker

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VH2026

Welcome & Introductions

12:00 PM - 12:05 PM

Biography

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Mr Kyle Leadbeatter
Program Manager - Priority Populations And Settings
Hepatitis Nsw

Culture, community, and (point of) care: hepatitis B point of care testing for multicultural communities through the LiverCare program

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Kyle has more than a decade of experience building and developing programs that meet the needs of affected communities in both hepatitis B and C. Kyle is passionate about equitable public health and improving healthcare access for people affected by viral hepatitis.
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Dr Behzad Hajarizadeh
Associate Professor
UNSW/ Kirby Institute

Contribution of General Practitioners in hepatitis B treatment initiation and continuation in Australia

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

A/Professor Behzad Hajarizadeh is a clinical epidemiologist and an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow in the Kirby Institute (UNSW). His main areas of research include epidemiology and clinical management of viral hepatitis, particularly in prison, and among people who inject drugs culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
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Dr Jessamy Stirling
GP
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service

Real Results: The Impact of Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service on the Identification, Monitoring and Treatment of Aboriginal People Living with Hepatitis B.

12:35 PM - 12:50 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Jessamy is a Freo local. She graduated from UWA in 2006 and has worked at the Aboriginal Medical Service Derbarl Yerrigan for over 10 years. Cameron Taylor is a Noongar from Perth. He has been an Aboriginal Health practitioner for 12 years, with 2 years in sexual health.
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Mr Cameron Taylor
Aboriginal Health Practitioner
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service

Real Results: The Impact of Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service on the Identification, Monitoring and Treatment of Aboriginal People Living with Hepatitis B.

12:35 PM - 12:50 PM

Biography

I am a Noongar man born in Perth. Worked lived in Northam which is a country town in the wheat belt 1 hour and 30mins drive east out of Perth I started my working journey in health there where I worked in the AMS for 5 years doing mostly community engagement work, but I have found that I have a passion in clinical work and so I moved to Perth to work for Derbarl Yerrigan Heath Service where I have been since, I am always looking for opportunities to engage in my community I am currently on the comity for a charity called Leading Youth Forward (LYF), I have been in health as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner for 11 years now where I found a new passion for Sexual Health. I have started my new role this year in the sexual health team at Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service, my hope is to get this subject of health a normal topic to talk about with our clients when they come through the clinic.
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A/Prof Thomas Tu
Group Leader
University Of Sydney And Westmead Institute For Medical Research

Community experiences around Hepatitis B Virus laboratory tests: a needs assessment highlighting neglected psychosocial impacts

12:50 PM - 1:05 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

A/Prof Thomas Tu leads a research group at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research focusing on hepatitis B cure and associated liver cancer. He also lives with Hepatitis B, providing him with unique perspectives as a researcher, patient, and advocate. He has established both HepBCommunity.org and Hepatitis B Voices Australia.
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A/Prof Thomas Tu
Group Leader
University Of Sydney And Westmead Institute For Medical Research

National Consensus Statement on Hepatitis B Priorities: A Community-Led Initiative by Hepatitis B Voices Australia

1:05 PM - 1:10 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

A/Prof Thomas Tu leads the Hepatitis B research group at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and is a world leader Hepatitis B virology. Drawing on lived experience of hepatitis B, he is committed to translational research that improves outcomes for affected communities.
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A/Prof Thomas Tu
Group Leader
University Of Sydney And Westmead Institute For Medical Research

Patient-reported impacts of hepatitis B: A novel content analysis study of online forum posts

1:10 PM - 1:15 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

A/Prof Thomas Tu leads a research group at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research focusing on hepatitis B cure and associated liver cancer. He also lives with Hepatitis B, providing him with unique perspectives as a researcher, patient, and advocate. He has established both HepBCommunity.org and Hepatitis B Voices Australia.
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Dr Elena Cama
Senior Research Fellow
Centre For Social Research In Health, UNSW Sydney

Disclosure of hepatitis B and experiences of stigma among a sample of Chinese people living with hepatitis B in Australia

1:15 PM - 1:20 PM

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Biography

Dr Elena Cama is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW Sydney. Her research focuses on experiences, impacts, and responses to stigma and discrimination among people affected by blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections.
Ms Liz Walker
Epidemiologist
NSW Health

Impact of policy change to risk-based hepatitis B pre-migration screening on hepatitis B health undertakings in NSW

1:20 PM - 1:25 PM

Abstract (.pdf)

Biography

Liz is an epidemiologist at Health Protection, NSW Health. She is passionate about infectious diseases and health system strengthening.
Professor Loren Brener
Deputy Director
CSRH

Informing HBV prevention, testing and linkage to care in four migrant communities in Australia

1:25 PM - 1:30 PM

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Biography

Loren's research is a professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health and her research focuses on stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with blood-borne viruses such as HIV and viral hepatitis and the impact of this on health outcomes and quality of care.

Chairperson

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Grace Crowley
Program Manager, Community Support & Engagement
Hepatitis NSW

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Margaret Littlejohn
Senior Medical Scientist
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory

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