Research Officer @BurnetInstitute | Views are my own
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So exciting to see this infographic online! Hope it is helpful for others wanting to implement a model like this. Thank you @INHepSU for making this beautiful summary of this model of care.
Another winner of our Models of Care competition joined us at #INHSU2021 today. @bridgetdraper shared details of the 'one-stop-shop GP-led #hepatitisC care program in #Myanmar.
View the infographic here inhsu.org/infographic/gp-led… and re-watch the session on-demand within 24 hours
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It was a privilege to host @AustraliaAwards Fellows from #Myanmar and #Tanzania recently for two weeks of workshops on harm reduction and the prevention, treatment and testing of #hepatitis C. Find out more at 👇burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-…
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At least 659 Victorians have died after catching COVID-19 while being treated for other conditions in hospitals, with doctors warning that patients are delaying care over infection fears. theage.com.au/national/victo…
A nice to start to the week! Our paper on the patient experience accessing our simplified hepatitis C model of care in Yangon, Myanmar is now published in @PLOSGPH. Amazing piece of work led by my colleague Dr Win Lei Yee. @BurnetInstitute
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3732…
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A recent outbreak of #COVID-19 at Canberra Hospital did not come as a surprise to many advocates who have for some time been warning authorities of the risks of relaxing their approach to the prevention of COVID transmission, writes @JenniferDoggett croakey.org/why-more-needs-t…
Very excited to be working on this project with Médecins du Monde, INPUD & University of Bristol in Armenia, Georgia and Tanzania.
burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-…
@BurnetInstitute @INPUD @BristolUni @UNITAID @MdM_France
🟢 @MdM_France est heureux de ce nouveau partenariat avec @UNITAID, engagé pour la prévention de l'#HépatiteC.
L'opportunité de "donner aux populations concernées les moyens d’agir pour leur santé" dans un programme de #RDR en Arménie, Géorgie & Tanzanie.
medecinsdumonde.org/actualit…
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Really disappointed that Labor voted against my amendment to extend the Paid Parental Leave scheme to PhD students. This is a cruel and gaping oversight by the government.
This is why PhD students deserve PPL and significantly higher stipends:
HR23 Pre-Conference on Viral Hepatitis and Harm Reduction burnet.edu.au/events/357_hr2…
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You coming to the @HRInews #HR23 mtg in #Melbourne in April? Why not also attend this important event - Supporting international #harmreduction sector to seize opportunities to advance progress for #viralhepatitis elimination Info & register: burnet.edu.au/events/357_hr2…
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This #RareDiseasesDay a $5.37m gift to our #HopeResearchFund will be invested into #pulmonaryfibrosis research. This will support the @crepulmfibrosis to make ground-breaking discoveries that will change and save lives. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdjs8z3e @Sydney_Uni @SydneyLHD
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I've been speaking to PhD candidates about the struggle to maintain a decent standard of living on stipend rates - well below minimum wage, because they're considered students, not workers. Particularly tough in this economy theguardian.com/australia-ne… – at Sydney, New South Wales
Was delighted to attend my PhD graduation at Monash yesterday! Very formal ceremony (interrupted by a fire alarm!) and some very informal photos 🎓🎓
Thanks to my supervisors for supporting me and for teaching me so much! @AlisaPedrana @MargaretHellard & Jess Howell!
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For those at high risk (history of asthma/hayfever)
> keep windows/doors shut
> reduce time outdoors, wear a mask
> if you have an asthma preventer, take it
> if you have a hayfever steroidal nasal spray, take it
> carry your reliever with you (ventolin/symbicort etc)
Tomorrow (Wednesday, 9 November 2022) we are predicting an extreme grass pollen forecast for most of the state of Victoria. Get the App and stay informed:
bit.ly/melbournpollen
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Today at #INHSU2022 we caught up with @MargaretHellard from Australia. Margaret presented about how streamlining and integrating testing and treatment into harm reduction programs can help us reach #hepatitisC elimination.
#hepC.
Raise the HDR stipend rate at Monash University above the poverty line - Sign the Petition! chng.it/9MTPJ5Fz via @ChangeAUS
"We believe that the failure to make public spaces Covid-safe is discrimination against sick, older and disabled people – and this should be recognised...we call on governments to acknowledge the extent of loss and grief in the vulnerable community because of Covid."
The end to mandatory Covid isolation is a gut punch for medically vulnerable Australians | Craig Wallace theguardian.com/commentisfre…
If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us back to work and past the pandemic, think again theconversation.com/if-you-t… via @ConversationEDU
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“Constructing a ‘target population’: A critical analysis of public health discourse on substance use among gay and bisexual men, 2000–2020” by @Schroeder_SE et al (2022) via @ijdrugpolicy. Do you work with the LGBTQ+ community? Check out this study!
Link: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Fantastic point by @KatieHorneshaw on last night's @insightSBS 'Living with Addiction' — "we criminalise people essentially for trying to treat their own pain." Episode link below. #HealthNotHarm
If you missed last nights @insightSBS ‘Living with Addiction’ you can watch it here: sbs.com.au/ondemand/news-ser…