Strategies to find, test, and treat people living with hepatitis C in Australia

Professor Jason Grebely
Professor, Kirby Institute

Jason is Professor and Head of the Hepatitis C and Drug Use Group at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. Jason is also the President of the International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users.

Twitter: @jasongrebely

Mr Stuart Manoj-Margison
Director – Blood Borne Viruses, Sexually Transmissible Infections, and Torres Strait Health Policy Section, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Stuart leads the section responsible for the coordination of the national response to blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections through the five National BBV and STI Strategies, which represent the commitment of Australian governments, researchers and health and community organisations to address the impact of BBVs and STIs on the Australian community.

Ms Carrie Fowlie
CEO, Hepatitis Australia

Carrie is the CEO of Hepatitis Australia, the national peak body representing the state and territory hepatitis organisations and the interests of 350,000 Australians impacted by viral hepatitis.

Carrie has two decades of peak body, policy and social justice experience. Her collaborative work has resulted in policy, programs and law reform consistent with the evidence and the priorities of her constituencies.

Twitter: @CarrieFowlie

Ms Emily Adamson
Health Promotion Program Manager, Burnet Institute

Emily is the health promotion program manager and is part of the Eliminate C Australia Partnership team at the Burnet Institute. Emily’s background is health psychology and has over 15 years experience working with a range of community-based organisations in health promotion, chronic disease self management and advocacy. She has developed expertise in translating research to inform program design and implementation with an emphasis in making sure programs, such as communication campaigns, are community led and equitable for people from diverse backgrounds.

Mr Troy Combo
Aboriginal Program: EC Australia, Burnet Institute, and University of Queensland

Troy has a joint appointment with the Burnet Institute and is employed and based at University of Queensland and is the Aboriginal Program Manager for Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia Partnership: EC Australia. Troy is a Bundjalung man from the Northern NSW and is a highly regarded leader in Aboriginal health with over twenty years’ experience.

Twitter: @TroyCombo

Ms Shelley Kerr
Hepatitis C Program Manager, Australasian Society of HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM)

Shelley is the Hepatitis C Program Manager at the Australasian Society of HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine. She is responsible for the management of the Hepatitis C program in Australia and internationally, providing strategic direction for the program to build capacity in the health workforce through collaboration, partnerships, and high-level policy contributions.

Twitter: @ShelleyKerr25

Professor Greg Dore
Program Head, Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute

Greg is Head, Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, and Infectious Diseases Physician, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia. He has been involved in viral hepatitis and HIV epidemiological and clinical research, clinical care and public health policy for 20 years. He has developed extensive national and international collaborations, and is internationally recognised in the areas of hepatitis C virus (HCV) natural history and epidemiology, therapeutic strategies for acute and chronic HCV infection, particularly among people who inject drugs, and HCV elimination strategies.

Twitter: @GregDore2