ARCSHS at the Australasian HIV and Sexual Health Conferences 2019

ARCSHS is proud to be presenting a wide range of research, symposia and papers at the Australasian HIV and Sexual Health Conferences 2019.

ARCSHS is proud to be offering a wide variety of talks at the 2019 Australasian Sexual Health Conference and the Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference in Perth, September 16-19.

These are Australia’s premier conferences for the dissemination and presentation of new and innovative research findings across the Australasian HIV and Sexual Health sectors.

The conferences are the annual showcase of the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmissible Infections (ASHM) and the Australasian Sexual Health Alliance (ASHA).

ARCSHS highlights include

  • On September 16, ARCSHS will present the findings of the 6th National Survey of Secondary Students and Adolescent Sexual Health, and launch the report, as well as a WA specific report.
  • On September 18, ARCSHS is launching the HIV Futures 9 report, the national study of quality of life among people living with HIV across Australia.

For details on these and other ARCSHS presentations and events at the Australasian HIV and Sexual Health Conferences, see details below, or contact David O’Keeffe.

Presentation Time & Location ARCSHS Presenter/s

Symposium 3

Young People’s Sexual Health: Findings from the 6th National Survey of Secondary Students and Adolescent Sexual Health (2018)

Abstract

Monday, September 16, 2019
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Meeting Room 3

Graham Brown, Roz Bellamy, Christopher Fisher, Paulina Ezer

SSASH Lunch Event

Monday, September 16, 2019
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Meeting Room 9

ARCSHS Staff & Students

Sexual Health Proffered Paper Plenary 4

Australian Adolescent School-Based Relationship and Sex Education: Results from the 6th National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Adolescent Sexual Health

Abstract

Monday, September 16, 2019
3:30 PM - 4:30PM
(Paulina 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM)
Riverside Theatre

Paulina Ezer

Symposium 10

Peer led responses and outreach work

Programme

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
River View Room 4
Co-chaired by Graham Brown

Proffered Papers 6 - Social, Political and Cultural Aspects

Bisexual Men Living with HIV: Health, Connectedness and the Impact of Stigma

Abstract

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
(Stephanie 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM)
Meeting Room 3
Stephanie Amir

Proffered Papers 7 - Prevention, Epidemiology and Health Promotion - HIV/STI testing; where and how?

Talking Testing in Pregnancy: Improving Midwives' Skills in HIV and Hepatitis Testing

Abstract

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
(Jen 12:25 PM - 12:30 PM)
Riverside Theatre
Jen Johnson

Proffered Papers 8 - PrEP

What Are Australian Gay and Bisexual Men's Overall Attitudes Towards PrEP?

Abstract

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
(Adam 11:55 AM - 12:00 PM)
River View Room 4
Adam Bourne

Symposium 15 – Long Term Impact of HIV

POZQOL Implementation Trial - Incorporating a Quality of Life Scale for PLHIV Into Day-to-Day Clinical and Community Practice

Abstract

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
(Graham 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM)
Meeting Room 2
Graham Brown

Symposium 17 - CALD and other marginalised communities

Challenges for Research about the HIV Care and Support Needs of PLHIV from Migrant Populations in Australia

Abstract

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
(Jen 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM)
Riverside Theatre
Jen Power

Proffered Papers 12 - Social, Political and Cultural Aspects

Anxiety About Criminalisation Among People Living with HIV in Australia

Abstract

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
(Jen 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM)
Meeting Room 1
Jen Power

Breakfast discussion

NAPWHA HIV Criminalisation symposium, supported by Gilead

Programme

Thursday, September 19, 2019
6:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Adam Bourne

Symposium 22

Mobility/Migration

Programme

Thursday, September 19, 2019
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Riverside Theatre
Co-chaired by Jen Johnson