Session 3C: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Tracks
Track 3
| Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Speaker
Professor Melissa Kang
Co-Head, GP Clinical School
The University Of Sydney
Best practice in pre-service teacher training in Sexuality and Sexual Health: how built-in Knowledge Translation leads to implementation
1:00 PM - 1:15 PMBiography
Melissa Kang is Professor of Adolescent Health and Co-Head of the GP Clinical School, University of Sydney. Her research interests and expertise focus on young people's sexuality, sexual health, and health system literacy and navigation.
Ms Grace Robin
Health Promotion Officer
Priority Populations Programs, Sydney Local Health District
An integrative approach to improving sexual and reproductive health literacy for international students: a cross sectoral collaborative initiative
1:15 PM - 1:30 PMBiography
Grace Robin is a health promotion officer who is advancing sexual and reproductive healthcare access and health literacy. Within SLHD Priority Populations Programs and NSW Ministry of Health Pozhet service, Grace designs and delivers health promotion programs for priority populations, including international students, hepatitis C and HIV, and women’s health.
Miss Anna Danyushevsky
Project Officer
Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Services, South Eastern Sydney Local District
Sexual Health Without Borders: Partnering with Universities to Support International Student Health Equity
1:30 PM - 1:45 PMBiography
Anna is a projects officer at the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Services in SESLHD. Prior to this role she has been keenly involved as a peer educator and youth advisor for the district around key youth issues, including sexual health and AOD harm minimisation for over 6 years.
Dr Anisa Assifi
Research Fellow
SPHERE CRE Monash University
Adolescents’ experiences accessing emergency contraception in Australian community pharmacy: a qualitative study
1:45 PM - 2:00 PMBiography
Anisa is a Research Fellow with SPHERE, the NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence in SRH for Women in Primary Care, at Monash University. She is an early-career public health researcher with an interest in sexual and reproductive health, particularly in abortion, adolescent health and the role of community pharmacy.
Dr Joanne Liu
Doctor
Royal Children's Hospital
The Use of Goserelin in Adolescent Oncofertility
2:00 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Jo is a Melbourne-based junior doctor and Master of Public Health candidate. Her interests span paediatrics and adolescent medicine. Her research focuses on child and youth health equity. Outside work, she loves food adventures, reading autobiographies and strength training.
Miss Katrina Ferrara
Health Promotion Officer
Family Planning Australia
Mrs Susan Sampson
Cnc
Childrens Hospital Westmead
The use of intrauterine devices in adolescents
2:20 PM - 2:25 PMBiography
Susan Sampson is the Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Gynaecology Clinic within the Department of Adolescent Medicine Children’s Hospital Westmead. Dr Elizabeth Tee is a paediatrician and the Marie Bashir Clinical Research Fellow in the Academic Department of Adolescent Medicine, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.