Hepatitis Australia Research Forums
Hepatitis Australia has facilitated a research forum on hepatitis C 2004 and 2006. At both forums a broad range of researchers covering clinical, social, epidemiological and virological disciplines, presented research recently completed or currently being developed. The programs from both forums are listed below. If you wish to receive a copy of any of the presentations from these programs please contact Hepatitis Australia.
National Hepatitis C Research Forum
Sydney, 2006
- Dr Carla Treloar (The National Centre in HIV Social Research) - Overview
- Dr Greg Dore - (The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research) - Overview
- Prof Anthony Smith (Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society) - Overview
- Dr Greg Dore (Chariot) Clinical Trial Update
- Prof Tony Cunningham (Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research) - Overview
- Dr Campbell Aitken (Burnett Institute) - Immunological, virological and behavioural factors influencing HCV infection among IDU’s
- Jacqui Richmond – The association between health professionals’ hepatitis C knowledge and attitudes and the care they provide for people with hepatitis C.
- Loren Brener - Implicit and explicit attitudes of health care workers and their hepatitis C positive clients: Is this related to quality of care?
- Ses Salmond (Hep573 Study) - Testing herbal medicines in chronic hepatitis C
- David Voon (Anex) From Transaction to Proaction: Improving NSP Practice
- Dr Phyll Dance (National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health) Preliminary findings: Choice or Chance? Women’s experiences of illicit drug use, contraception and hepatitis C
- Dr Cathy Banwell (National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health) Australian lesbian and bisexual women’s health and social experiences of living with hepatitis C
National Hepatitis C Research Forum 2004
- Professor Bob Batey (Chair, Hepatitis C subcommittee MACASHH) - The role of MACASHH in defining the research agenda for Hepatitis C
- Dr Greg Dore (The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research) - Australian trial in acute hepatitis C - collaborative research among injecting drug users
- Annie Madden (Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League) - AIVL National statement on ethical issues in research involving people who use illicit drugs
- Dr Susan Carruthers (National Drug Research Institute) Hepatitis C prevention - an overview of Australian research
- Professor Chris Burrell (Australian Centre for Hepatitis Virology and HIV Virology) - Overview
- Dr Graeme Macdonald (Dept. of Medicine, University of Queensland) - Clinical research in hepatitis C in Australia
- Kerry Paterson (Australian Hepatitis Council) - National Hepatitis C Needs Assessment
- Dr Mary O'Brien (Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society) - Social research on hepatitis C
- Max Hopwood (National Centre in HIV Social Research) - Hepatitis C Social Research at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
- Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council in association with Mandala Consulting - Blood Borne Infections Project