Oral Presentations - Session Three
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| Friday, February 5, 2027 |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Overview
Bridging research and clinical reality! Join us for another deep dive into impactful studies and innovative care models delivered by frontline leaders. These 20-minute presentations focus on measurable advancements in community health, gender-affirming care, and professional equity, providing concrete takeaways to implement in your practice.
Speakers
Livia Maria De Souza Gonçalves
Lecturer And Phd-c
Federal University of Santa Catarina
From Awareness to Action: Co-designing an Interprofessional Programme for LGBTQIA+-Inclusive Primary Care in Brazil
Biography
Lecturer in the undergraduate Pharmacy Program and PhD candidate in Pharmaceutical Services and Policies at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Specialist in Public Health and Bachelor of Pharmacy. Visiting researcher at James Cook University, Australia (2024). Member of the Research Group on Pharmaceutical Policies and Services at UFSC and founding member of the Academic League of Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Pharmacy (UFSC). Current board member of the Pharmacists Union of Santa Catarina. Her research focuses on LGBTQIAPN+ healthcare, particularly pharmaceutical services for LGBTQIAPN+ people within the Brazilian Unified Health System. ORCID: 0000-0002-9056-4787
Arin Hectors
The University of Queensland
Aligning values and behaviours in LGBTQIA+ affirming care: Primary care providers’ perspectives
Biography
Arin Hectors is a PhD candidate in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The University of Queensland.
Shengqi Na
Equal Health Pharmacy
Pride and progress through pharmacist-led delivery of long-acting ART in Community Pharmacy Setting
Biography
Shengqi Na, BPharm(Hons), MClinPharm, MPS CredPharm (MMR); Pharmacist Owner and Consultant Pharmacist, Equal Health Pharmacy, Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia; Program Lead, COMPACT.
Dr Megan Ross
Senior Research Fellow
The University of Queensland
Co-designing LGBTQIA+ affirming primary care: Consumer partnership driving workforce and system change
Biography
Megan is a Specialist Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, and inaugural Chair of the Australian Physiotherapy Association's LGBTQIA+ advisory committee. Dr Ross leads a program of research exploring LGBTQIA+ experiences of, and access to healthcare focussing on physiotherapy and primary care and has co-designed an educational resource about working with LGBTQIA+ communities that is being scaled up for implementation and evaluation in a $1M MRFF funded project in primary care.
A/Prof Andi Shirtcliffe
Associate Professor
Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago
Implementing Pharmacy-Based HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): A Proof-of-Concept Study in Community Pharmacies in Aotearoa New Zealand
Biography
Andi is a senior health leader with decades of experience advancing health outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, spanning clinical practice, public health, policy, regulation, strategy and governance with her most recent roles being Clinical Chief Advisor (Pharmacy) at New Zealand’s Ministry of Health, Clinical Chief Advisor to the Director (Immunisation) at Health New Zealand and a Fulbright Scholar. She is an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, an Honorary Associate Professor and Distinguished Alumna at the University of Otago, a Trustee of the Commonwealth Pharmacists’ Association, and a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand.
A/Prof Andi Shirtcliffe
Associate Professor
Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago
De‑stigmatising HIV PrEP in community pharmacy: pharmacy staff perspectives on culturally safe first points of contact
Biography
Andi is a senior health leader with decades of experience advancing health outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, spanning clinical practice, public health, policy, regulation, strategy and governance with her most recent roles being Clinical Chief Advisor (Pharmacy) at New Zealand’s Ministry of Health, Clinical Chief Advisor to the Director (Immunisation) at Health New Zealand and a Fulbright Scholar. She is an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, an Honorary Associate Professor and Distinguished Alumna at the University of Otago, a Trustee of the Commonwealth Pharmacists’ Association, and a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand.
