Why this project, and why now? Read our first Health+Law blog post to see what makes our research into the legal needs of people living with blood-borne viruses so important. healthpluslaw.org/blog/whyhealth…

My new paper in Health Sociology Review examines shifting logics about drugs & how human rights shape these shifts. I introduce the concept of 'solutionisation' as the corollary of 'problematisation', and consider its ontological effects. First 50 eprints are free: tandfonline.com/eprint/QSTZESR…

Just in time for Bi+ Visibility Day tomorrow - sign up now to take part in our upcoming survey on Bi+ sexual health, in partnership with Kirby Institute, UNSW, Sydney Bi+ Network, University of Sydney and ACON! bishhstudy.com/about-the-study

Jonathan Cook Almost no one has any idea of the disparity of casualties in this never ending conflict. Here is a graph, sourced from UN data. It’s not pretty. Interestingly, though I have posted this often, there has been almost no reaction.

Mark your diaries 🗓️ NEW Tackling Stigma Conference is running on 21-22 Nov 2024 & includes: ✔️ International & domestic keynote speakers ✔️ Panel discussion ✔️ Concurrent presentation sessions ✔️ Speed networking event ✔️ Evening function 🔗: unsw.edu.au/research/csrh/…

We are delighted to have this new piece on hepatitis C in ⁦⁦The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand⁩. Led by Dion Kagan + Professor Kate Seear, Emily Lenton and Sean Mulcahy, and draws from our Australian Research Council-funded project on hepatitis C and post-cure life, based ARCSHS: theconversation.com/were-on-track-…

Interested in stigma and discrimination in healthcare? Our team is hosting a free online workshop about how to implement strategies from a new stigma reduction toolkit for Victorian healthcare workers. Thursday 14 March 2024, 10-12pm. Register online: bit.ly/3RpoSAZ

🚨 Our Spotlight on Stigma series is back 🚨 We're kicking off 2024 by diving into the use of stigma counselling & interventions to improve access to PrEP among Black #MSM 💊 Carla Treloar @elenajcama UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture 🗓️: Thurs 22 Feb | 10am-11am | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/spotlight-on…

Very happy to share that the first article developed from my thesis has now been published! Co-authored with my thesis supervisors Suzanne Fraser and David Moore, it examines gender and optimisation discourses in health promotion materials on PIEDs: bitly.ws/3bcoP

Victorian healthcare professionals are invited to participate in a 2-hour online workshop, showcasing a new toolkit for addressing blood-borne virus and sexually transmissible infection-related stigma and discrimination. Book now: latrobe.edu.au/events/all/imp…

Nice to finally have this in print 😍

The latest article from our hepatitis C post-cure project explores the issue of electronic health record sharing surrounding hepatitis C in light of new health information sharing laws in the state of Victoria. genderlawanddrugs.org/2024/04/10/ele…

We have recently completed a project investigating women’s perspectives on take-home #naloxone. Our latest blog explores some of our findings and outputs. rb.gy/jfy3pr

Thrilled to share this new publication from my (former) team in the @GLADLaTrobe at ARCSHS on hep C, the law, and electronic health records sharing. Led by the inimitable Sean Mulcahy. More details below, and link to the article here: search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/in…

The latest article from the @GLADLaTrobe project on hepatitis C in a post-cure world is out! It explores the experiences and concerns of people with (a history of) hepatitis C in relation to the sharing of their health records. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38459877/

Proud to have contributed to this important work on the privacy and otherwise of health records for people living with stigmatised conditions like #hepatitisC. Led by the excellent Sean Mulcahy with co-authors from ARCSHS & beyond, including Emily Lenton & Professor Kate Seear

Please join us at this important forum hosted by our friends at AIVL For PWUD Wellbeing, Health & Human Rights✊️💜 tomorrow, where among others our program lead Professor Kate Seear will present. All are welcome. Ping ARCSHS

🤔 Why are some conditions more stigmatised than others? Hear from an international expert and a guest from Australia's leading consumer health care advocate about the unequal burden of stigma. 🗓️: Thu 25 July | 9-10am | online ⬇️ eventbrite.com.au/e/spotlight-on…

Latest UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health webinar on our Stigma Indicators program of work. With respondents from Hepatitis NSW Health Equity Matters Scarlet Alliance NSW Ministry of Health July 9 Register here to be there on the day or receive recording eventbrite.com.au/e/stigma-indic…

Australia should lead the way and ensure the AIVL Network receives the proper amount of AOD funding for our peer-led harm reduction efforts!