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Did you know that 2,000 people are treated for hepatitis C each year in Queensland? @hcvpoct’s new film shows how HCV point-of-care testing in prisons is essential to stop transmission into the community. #Hepcantwait . @jasongrebely | @INHepSU .

RT @hmlittlecbigc: My first publication since starting at @KirbyInstitute came out today. It was a delightful little piece of qualitative r….

RT @hcvpoct: "Rampant hepatitis C in jails is one key reason why the virus is not being eliminated in Australia" @hcvpoct wants to bring #H….

RT @hcvpoct: 📣The National Australian Hep C Point-of-Care Testing Program has provided over 30,000 #HCV tests across Australia. 💖Thank you….

Read the full study on notification rates for syphilis in women of reproductive age and congenital syphilis in Australia, 2011–2021 here: .

Dr @b_hengel chatted to @theMJA to discuss research pointing to a 500% rise of infectious #syphilis notifications for women of reproductive age over a 10-year period – and what’s needed to help tackle this issue 🔽.

Joyce Huei-Jiuan Wu's PhD presentation at the Kirby Institute Seminar Series is now available online. Joyce discusses the impact and cost-effectiveness of simplified hepatitis C virus (#HCV) diagnosis using a modelling approach. Recording below 👇.

🎓 Congratulations to our recent round of PhD graduates Dr David Goodman Jr, Dr Heather McCormack, Dr Elizabeth Kpozehouen and Dr Anna Conway! 🎓

RT @Globalbiosec: Graduation day at @UNSW @UNSWMedicine @KirbyInstitute - congrats to my PhD student Elizabeth Kpozehouen. .

RT @NormanJChong: The first two weeks of David Cooper HIV/AIDS Research Training (CHART) at the @KirbyInstitute has been a whirlwind experi….

📷Media release: Australian workers living with long #COVID cost the economy, on average, about $9.6 billion in 2022, according to new research from the Kirby Institute @UNSWsydney, @ourANU and @UniMelb ..@Globalbiosec.

🎬 Watch Kirby epidemiologist and senior research fellow Dr @skye_mcgregor , as well many other inspiring women in the 2024 UNSW STEMM Champions program, talk about why they chose to become #STEMM professionals. @ImmuNodeAlex  | @UNSW .

RT @PriyankaHastak: Grateful to @Woolcockmedical for the opportunity to present on ‘Investigating Immunopathogenesis of Direct & Indirect L….

🥈 And the silver medal goes to… IVPP! Congrats Yuan Zhang, @ChantelleAhlen1, Tony Kelleher & Scott Ledger for winning 2nd place in @UNSWMedicine’s BYO Innovation Challenge for their health innovation ideas on silent #COVID

RT @UNSWMedicine: 1/2 Babies infected with syphilis are part of a growing tragedy in Australia, one that could be easily prevented, accordi….

👏Well done to Kirby's Tyson Arapali & Ben Bavinton whose article “A timely call for health reforms to support HIV prevention” in @CroakeyNews calls for better utilisation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (#PrEP) in HIV prevention.

Well done to our staff members who were recently promoted to Senior Lecturer! Please join us in congratulating Dr Alison Marshall, @DrMoHammoud, Dr Adam Bartlett and @E_B_Cunningham 🥳🎉

RT @CSRH_UNSW: New article 📰🏳️‍🌈 "Inclusive health care for LGBTQ+ youth: support, belonging & inclusivity labour" by Deputy Dean of Resear….

RT @DaffodilCentre: 🌟Join #ECC2024! 🌟 "Achieving Equity in Australia and the Indo-Pacific Region" at Sofitel Melbourne. 3-day hybrid event….

RT @hcvpoct: Starting the day with a gathering of HCV health service providers and stakeholders this morning on the country of the Larrakia….