2023 Speaker Presentation Videos
HIV in Aotearoa NZ: Where have we come from and where are we going?
Dr Sue McAllister, University of Otago
PrEP/PEP Guidelines Update
Dr Rose Forster, Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora
SPOTS Study - Blood Bank Donations
Tony Sriamporn, University of Auckland
Practical strategies for use of Long-Acting ART, HIV in Women, & Harm Reduction
Dr Monica Gandhi, Infectious Disease Physician, UCSF Health, San Francisco
HIRA - Universal Health Record
Sarona Aiono-Iosefa & Manu Sione, Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora
Positive Speakers' Bureau - Kit
Kit Harding, Positive Speakers' Bureau
Online STI Clinic for Youth
Dr Fabian Kong, The University of Melbourne
Positive Speakers' Bureau - Phoenix
Phoenix John Blatchford, Positive Speakers' Bureau
ReWired - One year on
Shaun Hill, NZ Drug Foundation
I'm Healthy
Victor Valenzuela, Body Positive Inc.
Invitations extended to:
Health professionals
Community support groups
People Living with HIV and their supporters
Community support groups
People Living with HIV and their supporters
(The seminar is provided free of charge)
2023 Objectives
The objectives of the seminar will be:
- To provide an overview of HIV/AIDS epidemiology in New Zealand today
- To provide an understanding of the current experience of HIV in New Zealand
- Insight into international responses to HIV from the US and Australia.
- To provide the basic science associated with HIV including transmission and viral reproduction
- To provide a brief overview of changing treatment options and complications
- To provide an understanding of the issues around and the importance of HAART and resistance
- To provide an update on Mental Health and Ageing with HIV
- To provide an overview of public health interface with Criminal Law
- To provide an overview of HIV services delivered in New Zealand today
2023 Guest Speakers
Mark Fisher
Executive Director, Body Positive Inc.
Dr Sue McAllister
Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
Dr Rose Forster
Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora
Tony Sriamporn
University of Auckland
Dr Monica Gandhi
Infectious Disease Physician, UCSF Health, San Francisco
Sarona Aiono-Iosefa
HIRA (Universal Health Record), Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora
Manu Sione
HIRA (Universal Health Record), Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora
Kit Harding
Positive Speakers’ Bureau
Dr Fabian Kong
Sexual Health Unit - Centre for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne
Phoenix John Blatchford
Positive Speakers’ Bureau
Shaun Hill
NZ Drug Foundation
Victor Valenzuela
Peer Navigator, Body Positive Inc.
2023 Programme
8:30am
8:30am
Coffee & Registration
Coffee & Registration
9:00am
Welcome and Introductions
Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher
Welcome and Introductions
Mark Fisher
9:10am
HIV in Aotearoa NZ: where have we come from and where are we going?
Dr Sue McAllister
Dr Sue McAllister
HIV in Aotearoa NZ: where have we come from and where are we going?
Dr Sue McAllister
9:40am
PrEP/PEP Guidelines Update
Dr Rose Forster
Dr Rose Forster
PrEP/PEP Guidelines Update
Dr Rose Forster
10:00am
SPOTS Study - Blood Bank Donations
Tony Sriamporn
Tony Sriamporn
SPOTS Study - Blood Bank Donations
Tony Sriamporn
10:30am
10:30am
Morning Tea
Morning Tea
11:00am
Practical strategies for use of Long-Acting ART, HIV in Women, & Harm Reduction
Dr Monica Gandhi
Dr Monica Gandhi
Practical strategies for use of Long-Acting ART, HIV in Women, & Harm Reduction
Dr Monica Gandhi
11:40am
HIRA - Universal Health Record
Sarona Aiono-Iosefa & Manu Sione
Sarona Aiono-Iosefa & Manu Sione
HIRA - Universal Health Record
Sarona Aiono-Iosefa & Manu Sione
12:20pm
Speaker from Positive Speakers' Bureau
Kit Harding
Kit Harding
Speaker from Positive Speakers' Bureau
Kit Harding
12:35pm
12:35pm
Lunch
Lunch
1:35pm
Online STI Clinic for Youth
Dr Fabian Kong
Dr Fabian Kong
Online STI Clinic for Youth
Dr Fabian Kong
2:35pm
Speaker from Positive Speakers' Bureau
Phoenix John Blatchford
Phoenix John Blatchford
Speaker from Positive Speakers' Bureau
Phoenix John Blatchford
2:50pm
2:50pm
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
3:10pm
ReWired - One year on
Shaun Hill
Shaun Hill
ReWired - One year on
Shaun Hill
3:40pm
I'm Healthy
Victor Valenzuela
Victor Valenzuela
I'm Healthy
Victor Valenzuela
4:00pm
4:00pm
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