Poster Tour 01: HBV equity, education and community outreach
Tracks
Track 1
| Thursday, August 13, 2026 |
| 1:50 PM - 2:20 PM |
| Poster boards: 5-9 |
Speaker
VH2026
Welcome & Introduction
1:50 PM - 1:55 PMBiography
Mr Collins Adu
Phd Candidate
Centre For Social Research In Health, Unsw Sydney
Hepatitis B testing, racial discrimination in healthcare, and medical mistrust among sub-Saharan African migrants in Australia: A cross-sectional study.
1:55 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Collins Adu is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney. His work focuses on BBVs, STIs, and stigma among culturally diverse communities.
A/prof Amanda Wade
Senior Research Fellow
Burnet Institute
Smruti Raj
Project Officer- Hepatitis Testing And Education
Hepatitis ACT
Do what works! Implementing an incentivised model of care to increase the uptake of hepatitis B testing and understanding the health knowledge and attitudes toward hepatitis B in CALD communities.
2:05 PM - 2:10 PMBiography
Smruti Raj works as a Project Officer at Hepatitis ACT. With a background in public health, Smruti is dedicated to promoting hepatitis education and awareness in various community settings across the Australian Capital Territory.
Miss Sarah Tran
Project Officer
ASHM Health
Every Voice Counts: Expanding Hepatitis B Education for Midwives to Reach National Hepatitis B Strategy Targets
2:10 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Sarah Tran is a project officer at ASHM focusing on hepatitis B related education and resources. Sarah leads the hepatitis B s100 prescriber program and works on national projects implementing enhancements to hepatitis B clinical care.
Mrs Marrianne Black
Community Management And Treatment Coordinator - Viral Hepatitis
Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
A Nurse + a Fibroscan + a Banh Mi = A recipe for engaging GPs.
2:15 PM - 2:20 PMBiography
Marrianne Black is a registered nurse who has worked extensively in the field of Gastroenterological nursing in the Tertiary acute and outpatient care and is a experienced FibroScan operator. Marrianne has worked for over 8 years at the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ), as the Community Management and Treatment Coordinator for Viral Hepatitis, in the Love Health Program. This role involves working closely with bi-lingual community health workers supporting CALD communities, providing Fibroscan to, and assisting patients and GPs in the management and treatment of viral hepatitis, and as a liaison between Primary Care and Tertiary/Specialist health providers. Marrianne is also a member of the ASHM Nurse Advisory Group and the Australasian Hepatitis Association.
Chairperson
Issy Purcell
Program Manager - Hepatitis B
ASHM Health