15th September 2023 at Malone House Hotel, Belfast
9:00: Registration
9.30am Opening remarks – Dr Joanne McClean (Service & Development Screening)
Key Note Speaker - Hepatitis B and C Elimination & HIV transmission elimination - Mark Gillyon-Powell (NHS England Specialist Commissioning )
10am Outbreak of HIV and Hep C in NI - Sarah Arnold (PHA Health Protection)
10.20am Substance use strategy and NSES – Kevin Bailey /Adele Dunn (PHA Health Improvement)
10.40am-11am COFFEE BREAK
11am New patient assessments in addiction service – Helen Toal (Consultant Psychiatrist - Addictions BHSCT)
11.20am Case finding – Deirdre Webb (PHA Nursing)
11.40am UAM survey – Holly Mitchell / Jacqui Njoroge (UKHSA)
12am Hep C treatment update (PWID) – Neil McDougal (Consultant Hepatologist and Clinical Lead for Hepatitis BHSCT)
12.20pm HIV treatment update (PWID)- Suzy Todd (Consultant – GUM and HIV BHSCT)
12.40pm Hep B and C clinical network awards
13.00pm LUNCH