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Role
The National Blood Borne Virus and Sexually Transmissible Infections Surveillance Subcommittee (NBBVSTI SSC) provides expert advice on bloodborne virus (BBV) and sexually transmissible infection (STI) surveillance. This includes monitoring transmission trends, especially in priority populations.
The NBBVSTI SSC works to:
- provide strategic and operational advice on BBV and STI surveillance
- monitor and evaluate information about BBV and STI transmission patterns in Australia with a focus on at-risk populations
- standardise data collection and public health surveillance procedures for newly diagnosed cases across Australia.
Members
| Member | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Amy Bright | Australian Centre for Disease Control |
| Louise Blunden | Australian Centre for Disease Control |
| Tatiana Gonzales | Australian Centre for Disease Control |
| Dharshi Thangarajah | Australian Centre for Disease Control |
| Jess D | Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League |
| Alexis Apostolellis | Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) |
| Rachael Crane | ACT Health |
| Alexandra Marmor | ACT Health |
| Timothy Sloan-Gardner | ACT Health |
| Mark Stoove | Burnet Institute |
| Jason Asselin | Burnet Institute |
| Limin Mao | Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney |
| Benjamin Cowie | Doherty Institute |
| Jennifer MacLachlan | Doherty Institute |
| Skye McGregor | The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney |
| Rebecca Guy | The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney |
| Laila Khawar | The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney |
| Nicolas Legrand | The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney |
| Ela Naruka | The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney |
| John Kaldor | The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney |
| Jonathan King | The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney |
| Megan Campbell | National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) |
| Steven Nigro | NSW Health |
| Liz Walker | NSW Health |
| Putu Duff | PHF Science, New Zealand |
| Julia Scott | PHF Science, New Zealand |
| Callum Thirkell | PHF Science, New Zealand |
| Jerry Chen | NT Health |
| Emma Sanguineti | Queensland Health |
| Meg Dalmau | Queensland Health |
| Damin Si | Queensland Health |
| Rebecca Beazley | SA Health |
| Trisha Rogers | SA Health |
| Jaime Pearson | SA Health |
| Audrey Rachlin | Tasmanian Department of Health |
| James Ward | Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Queensland |
| Nasra Higgins | Victoria Department of Health |
| Carolien Giele | Western Australia Department of Health |
| Byron Minas | Western Australia Department of Health |
| Kellie Mitchell | Western Australia Department of Health |
| Nevada Pingault | Western Australia Department of Health |
| Caitlin Wilshin | Western Australia Department of Health |
| Monica Lahra | WHO Collaborating Centre for STI and AMR |
Meetings
The NBBVSTI SSC meets virtually 3 times a year, and face to face at the annual Australasian Sexual Health Conference where possible.
Related committees or groups
The NBBVSTI SSC is an expert committee of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) and reports its findings to:
- the CDNA
- the BBV and STI Subcommittee (BBVSS) of the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC)
- organisations involved in BBV or STI surveillance and control activities
- organisations responsible for public health policy and health service development associated with BBVs and STIs.
Contact
National Blood Borne Virus and Sexually Transmissible Infections Surveillance Subcommittee secretariat
Contact the National Blood Borne Virus and Sexually Transmissible Infections Surveillance Subcommittee (NBBVSTI SSC) secretariat for more information about the committee, including past meeting minutes and agendas.