A5076813649- Hepatitis C virus research
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Sex work and related issues
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- HIV Research and Treatment
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Social Media and Politics
- Social Media in Health Education
Burnet Institute
2016-2025
Monash University
2015-2024
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
2011-2024
The Alfred Hospital
2008-2024
Zero to Three
2023
Monash Health
2021-2022
UNSW Sydney
2021-2022
European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure
2021
Vancouver Coastal Health
2020
The University of Melbourne
2020
Online social networking sites offer a novel setting for the delivery of health promotion interventions due to their potential reach large population and possibility two-way engagement. However, few have attempted host on these sites, or use range interactive functions available enhance health-related messages. This paper presents lessons learnt from "The FaceSpace Project", sexual intervention using targeting two key at-risk groups. Based our experience, we make recommendations developing...
Online social networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have grown rapidly in popularity, with opportunities for interaction enhancing their health promotion potential. Such are being used sexual but varying success reaching engaging users. We aimed to identify profiles that were able engage large numbers of users, strategies successfully attract users on these platforms.We identified active (n = 60) 40) undertaking through a previous systematic review, assessed profile activity over...
Background Whilst evidence of use face masks in reducing COVID-19 cases is increasing, the impact mandatory across a large population has been difficult to assess. Introduction mask on July 22, 2020 during resurgence Melbourne, Australia created situation that facilitated an assessment policy epidemic growth rate as its introduction occurred absence other changes restrictions. Methods and findings Exponential or decay rates daily diagnoses were estimated using non-weighted linear regression...
Background: A growing number of health promotion interventions are taking advantage the popularity and interactivity new social media platforms to foster engage communities for promotion. However, few using networking sites (SNS) have been rigorously evaluated. "Queer as F**k"(QAF) began pilot project in 2010 deliver sexual via short "webisodes" on SNS gay men. Now its fifth season, QAF is among published examples internationally demonstrate potential SNS.
Objectives To assess the risks associated with relaxing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related physical distancing restrictions and lockdown policies during a period of low viral transmission. Design Network-based transmission in households, schools, workplaces, variety community spaces activities were simulated an agent-based model, Covasim. Setting The model was calibrated for baseline scenario reflecting epidemiological policy environment Victoria March–May 2020, Intervention Policy...
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have dramatically changed the landscape of hepatitis C treatment and prevention. The World Health Organization has called for elimination as a public health threat by 2030. However, discrepancy in DAA prices across low-, middle- high-income countries is considerable, ranging from less than US$ 100 to approximately 40,000 per course, thus representing major barrier scale-up elimination. This article describes pricing pathways accessing affordable treatment,...
Objectives To assess progress in Australia toward the 2030 WHO hepatitis C elimination targets two years after introduction of highly effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatments. Design Analysis quarterly data on government-subsidised RNA testing and treatment Australia, January 2013 – June 2018. Changes levels associated with DAA availability were assessed an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) statistical model, impact by different estimated using a mathematical model....
Hepatitis C virus reinfection and spontaneous clearance of were examined in a highly characterised cohort 188 people who inject drugs over five-year period. Nine confirmed reinfections 17 possible identified (confirmed those genetically distinct from the previous infection used to define instances where genetic differences between infections could not be assessed due lack availability hepatitis sequence data). The incidence was 28.8 per 100 person-years (PY), 95%CI: 15.0-55.4; combined 24.6...
Introduction: Since 2000, notifications of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have increased significantly in Australian gay men. We evaluated the impact a social marketing campaign 2008–2009 aimed to increase health-seeking behavior STI testing enhance HIV/STI knowledge Methods: A convenience sample 295 men (18–66 years age) was surveyed evaluate effectiveness campaign. Participants were asked about awareness, knowledge, behavior, testing. examined associations between...