Australasian Society for HIV Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), 26/04/2023 The inaugural 1st Australasian Conference on Point of Care Testing for Infectious Diseases was an outstanding achievement. Hosted at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park on the 14th and 15th of March, the conference attracted over 270 attendees from 19 different countries, representing numerous disciplines...
Australian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ASPOG), 2023 ASPOG 2023: Exploring the Tapestry of Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynaecology is the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ASPOG), to be held from 24-26 February 2023 at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Adelaide. It is a chance to hear from many different...
Young, J., Ablona, A., Klassen, B.J. et al. Implementing community-based Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing for HIV and hepatitis C: a qualitative analysis of key facilitators and ongoing challenges. BMC Public Health 22, 1085 (2022). Abstract: Background In 2018, the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) invited gay, bisexual, trans, queer men and Two-Spirit and non-binary people (GBT2Q) at Pride...
Kirby Institute, UNSW, Wednesday, 6 April 2022 The World Health Organization has set an ambitious target to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030. Some countries, including Australia, have made good progress, but if elimination is to be achieved, existing health strategies need to be scaled up and targeted toward the people most at risk, according to new research from the Kirby...
Anwernekenhe National HIV Alliance (ANA) and ‘Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), June 2021 The Anwernekenhe National HIV Alliance (ANA) and AFAO are very excited to bring you these new digital factsheets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on PrEP, PEP, treatment as prevention, and HIV testing. Representatives from ANA and our other member organisations...
ABC Radio National Life Matters, Monday 5 June 2017 9:06 AM Did you know that Australia has a national strategy to reduce HIV transmission to zero by 2020? That’s a big ask and it’s only three years away. There are currently about 25,000 people living with HIV in Australia and the number of new infections each year is down to about 1000. But it’s been stuck at that number for...