Wednesday November 13, 2024

Western Alliance Annual Symposium 2024
11-12 November 2024, Lorne, Victoria, Australia

Since its establishment in 2014, Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre has brought together health services, primary care providers and academic institutions to improve health outcomes for regional and rural populations across the western region of Victoria.

The Western Alliance Annual Symposium, held in a different location across Western Victoria each year, showcases research undertaken within, by and about the region, and provides an opportunity for researchers, clinicians, policy makers and members of the community to network and collaborate on matters of significance in regional and rural health care.

This year A/Prof Amanda Wade was awarded with the Western Alliance Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant for the implementation of a Community of Practice for Hepatitis B in Barwon South West.

The team had several 10-minute presentations including:

  • One size does not fit all: healthcare worker perspectives on hepatitis B models of care in a low prevalence region in Australia”
    • Amanda Wade, Jacqui Richmond, Christine Roder, Chris Hair, Jack Wallace
  • Destination micro-elimination: Hepatitis C point-of-care testing uptake in the Barwon South West region
    • Kirsty McColl, Tiffany Pe, Christine Roder, Inga Tribe, Jacqui Richmond, Craig Harvey, Mellissa Bryant, Eugene Athan, Margaret Hellard, Nick Scott, Alisa Pedrana, Joseph Doyle, Amanda Wade
  • Successful public health and One health response to a high pathogenicity avian influenza outbreak in poultry farms in Victoria, Australia: Implications for future planning
    • Karen Blaney, Luke Cardamone, Naomi Clarke, Mark Hayes, Michael Muleme, Bridgette McNamara, Edura Jalil, Storm Holwill, Chuan Kok Lim, Helen O’Brien, Elly Layton, Alexander Fidao, Rebecca Kinnear, Mohammad Akhtar Hussain, Eugene Athan
  • Investigating Buruli ulcer spread in a suburban non-coastal area of Victoria
    • Alana Kelly, Sarah Howard, Bridgette McNamara, Naomi Clarke, Tiffany Pe, Mohammad Akhtar Hussain, Kim Blasdell, Michael Muleme, Daniel O’Brien, Eugene Athan
  • Investigating the role of foxes in the epidemiology of Mycobacterium ulcerans transmission in Victoria
    • Michael Muleme, Kim Blasdell, Emma Hobbs, Bridgette McNamara, Mohammad Akhtar Hussain, Eugene Athan, Daniel O’Brien
  • Distance and diversity: Understanding the challenges to hepatitis B care in the Barwon South West region of Victoria
    • Christine Roder, Bridgette McNamara, Jacqui Richmond, Chris Hair, Jack Wallace, Amanda Wade
  • Creation of a regional data directory – bringing together data resources for the Barwon South West to inform public health action in local communities
    • Bridgette McNamara, Laura Brown, Anita Thomas, Rebecca Kinnear, Lynne Quick, Eugene Athan, Mohammad Akhtar Hussain, Deb Kay