As we draw the curtain on the highly successful Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference 2024, we reflect on the remarkable three days that took place at the ICC Sydney, on Gadigal Country, from 16–18 September.
This year, we were proud to showcase cutting-edge research and the latest evidence in HIV from across the globe. We deeply value your contribution to this shared vision, and we look forward to continuing our partnership as we look at the research and best practice models of care, and work towards making the virtual elimination of HIV transmission a reality.
The Executive Committee would like to express their gratitude and thanks to all the presenters, chairpersons, attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and organisers who contributed to this conference.
Conference Committee 2024
Skye McGregor - Kirby Institute, UNSW
James McMahon - Alfred Hospital and Monash Medical Centre
Executive Committee:
Amy Chung - Dame Kate Campbell
Jillian Lau - Doherty Institute
Mark O'Reilly - East Sydney Doctors
Phillip Keen - Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Michael Traeger - Burnet Institute
Jeanne Ellard - Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
Holley Skene - CEO of SHINE SA
Program Track Committee:
Clinical Management and Therapeutics:
Jillian Lau (Co-chair) - Doherty Institute
Mark O'Reilly (Co-chair) - East Sydney Doctors
Sushena Krishnaswamy - Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health and Royal Womens Hospital
Louise Owens - Statewide Sexual Health Service
Eugene Prescott - Metro North Sexual Health and HIV Service
Rupert Handy - Auckland City Hospital
Discovery and Translational Science:
Amy Chung (Chair) - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Stuart Turville - Kirby Institute, UNSW
Chantele Ahlenstiel - Kirby Institute, UNSW
Prevention, Epidemiology and Public Health:
Phillip Keen (Senior career co-chair) -Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Michael Traeger (ECR co-chair) - Burnet Institute
Ben Bavinton - Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Curtis Chan - Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Valerie Delpech - NSW Health
Brent Allan - Qthink Consulting
Chris Lemoh - Western Health
Chris Camacho - ASHM Health
Social, Political and Cultural Aspects:
Jeanne Ellard (Co-chair) - Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
Holley Skene (Co-chair) - CEO of SHINE SA
Benjamin Riley - ASHM Health
Paul Dugan
Kane Race - University of Sydney
John Rule - National Association of People with HIV Australia
Anthony K Smith - UNSW
Keynote Speakers
Melissa Churchill - Professor of Neurovirology, RMIT University
Cesare di Feliciantonio - Sapienza University of Rome
Monica Gandhi - Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Martin Holt - Professor of Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales
Jennifer Hoy - Alfred Health and Monash University
Teymur Noori - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Expert in HIV and Migrant Health
Marit van Gils - Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsDept Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention
James Ward - Director, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health original Health
Sponsors and Supporter
Major Sponsor
Poster Tour Supporter
Congratulations to all award winners
The path towards virtual elimination: An epidemiological review of HIV in WA from 2019-2023 and insights for future approaches
Presented by: Caitlin Wilshin, Western Australian Department of Health
ASHM Early Career Awards
Discovery and Translational Science
CRISPR-activation for HIV latency reversal using lipid nanoparticle delivery
Presented by: Michael Moso, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Clinical Management and Therapeutics
Cervical Cancer Screening Practices in Women living HIV at large hospital site
Presented by: Patricia Griffiths, Alfred Health
Trainee Case Presentation
The challenges of diagnosing disseminated histoplasmosis in an non-endemic setting
Presented by: Hani Mohd Adnan, Te Whatu Ora Waikoto, New Zealand
Social, Political and Cultural Aspects
PrEP as a Memory Pill: Gay Men and Generational Imaginaries
Presented by: Ben Riley, ASHM Health
Epidemiology, Prevention & Public Health
Assessing demand for long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention in Australia: Results from a cross-sectional survey of men who have sex with men
Presented by: Curtis Chan, The Kirby Institute
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“that won't happen to us “: PrEP knowledge, attitudes and practices of young people living in Queensland
Presented by: Sarah Warzywoda, University of Queensland
We acknowledge that the conference is being held the traditional lands of the Kaurna people. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuing connection to land, water, and community and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. ASHM acknowledges Sovereignty in this country has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.