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The conference took place on the beautiful Larrakia country, Garamilla (Darwin), Northern Territory.
The theme of the conference was "Strength in Unity," and together we explored ways to harness the strength of our community, celebrate our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce, and forge partnerships for change.
We appreciate your contributions to our shared vision and look forward to continuing our collaboration in the fight against viral hepatitis.
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Conference Committee 2024
Kelly Hosking - Director of Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses, Northern Territory (NT) Health
Jane Davies - Principal Research Fellow, the Menzies School of Health Research and Co-Director of Infectious Diseases, Royal Darwin Hospital
Executive Committee:
Edan Campbell-O'Brien - Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Lead, ASHM Health
Joshua Davis - Infectious Diseases Physician, John Hunter Hospital, Professor of Infectious Diseases, the University of Newcastle, and Senior Research Fellow, the Menzies School of Health Research
Teresa De Santis - Aboriginal Health Practitioner (AHP) Coordinator in Population & Primary Health Care, NT Health
Harriet Doran Edmunds - Asia and Pacific Program Manager, ASHM Health
Melinda Hassall - Clinical Nurse Lead, ASHM Health
Adi Mondel - Project Manager, ASHM Health
Isabelle Purcell - Senior Project Officer with the Hepatitis B team at ASHM Health
Benjamin Riley - Policy and Public Affairs Manager, ASHM Health
Jaclyn Tate-Baker - Nurse Practitioner, Royal Darwin Hospital and Board of Directors for the Australasian Hepatology Association (AHA)
Thomas Tu - Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Group Leader, Westmead Institute For Medical Research
Program Committee:
Nicole Allard - Post-Doctoral Researcher, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis at VIDRL and a general practitioner at cohealth
Lorraine Anderson - Medical Director, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services
Loren Brener - Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research in Health (CSRH), UNSW
Genevieve Dally - Executive Director, Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council (NTAHC)
Jess Doumany - Research Lead, Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)
Tammy Fernandes - Hep B Clincal Coordinator, NT Health
Dan Hunt -
Margaret Littlejohn -
Genevieve Martin - Senior Research Fellow, the Menzies School of Health Research
Alison Marshall - Lecturer at the Kirby Institute and Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
Jeffrey Ngu - Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Christchurch Hospital and Senior Lecturer, the University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Rachel Sacks-Davis - Senior Research Fellow in the Modelling and Biostatistics working group, Burnet Institute and the Senior Manager of the International Collaboration on Hepatitis C Elimination in HIV Cohorts (InCHEHC)
Kate Seear -
Jillian White - Nurse Manager, The Hepatitis Foundation of New Zealand (HFNZ)
Keynote Speakers
Philippa Easterbrook - Senior Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO)
Bev Lawton - Founder/Director of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine (the National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa) at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington
Dee Lee - Director and founder of Inno Community Development Organisation
Seng Gee Lim - Director of Hepatology at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Health System, Singapore
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We acknowledge that the conference is being held on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuing connection to land, water, and community and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. ASHM acknowledges Sovereignty in this country has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.