2-2:45pm – Session 1 – Vaccines – the Most Effective Route to Elimination?
Co-Chairs: Peter Revill (Doherty Institute) and Helen Tyrell (Hepatitis Australia)
- Hepatitis C Vaccines– Heidi Drummer – Burnet Institute
- Hepatitis B Vaccines – Tilman Ruff – University of Melbourne
2:45-3:45pm – Session 2 – Test & Treat – Update and Challenges to Roll-Out
Co-Chairs: Mike Catton (Doherty Institute) and Melanie Eagle (Hepatitis Victoria)
- New HBV Treatment Strategies – Renae Walsh – Doherty Institute
- Viral Hepatitis – Laboratory Networks and Capacity in Mongolia -Suellen Nicholson- Doherty Institute
- Regional implementation of the Global Health Sector Strategy for Viral Hepatitis – Laura Thomas– Doherty Institute
- CHB in Australia – Domestic Progress Report – Jennifer MacLachlan – Doherty Institute
4:00-4:45pm – Session 3 – HBV & Migrants
Chair: Benjamin Cowie (Doherty Institute)
- Hepatitis B and Migrants, Lachlan Riches – Migration and Legal Consultant
- HBV & Migration, a patient experience, Lien Tran – Hepatitis Victoria (pictured below)
4:50-5:45pm – Session 4 – Global Collaborations to Cure CHB
Chair: Anne Kelso (NHMRC)
- The path towards the cure of HBV infection – Fabien Zoulim – ANRS, France
- HBV clinical studies in the Asia-Pacific Region – Seng Gee Lim – National University Health System, Singapore
5:45-6:00pm – Session 5 – Progress made in the roll-out of Victoria viral hepatitis strategies , The Honorable Frank McGuire, Parliamentary Secretary for Medical research
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