Health in Difference Conference 2021

On Friday 16 April 2021, at 9am
Posted: . Last update: 25 February 2021

 

Conference Theme “LGBTIQ+ Health and Wellbeing”

Health in Difference is Australia’s premier conference on the health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities throughout Australia.

Mornings | Fri 16 April | Fri 23 April |  Fri 30 April

In 2021 those two premier conferences will be hosted online over 3 consecutive Fridays in April. Health in Difference will run in the mornings and our LGBTI Ageing and Aged Conference will run over the afternoons. 

Moving these important conferences online comes with new challenges, but it will enable us to use advanced conference software to provide both live events and on-demand content, networking, chat, breakout workshops, and a series of online social events every Friday afternoon to allow participants to network and reflect.

The LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care conference is the leading event in Australia for aged, health and human service providers to develop their knowledge, skills and practice to meet the needs of LGBTI consumers.

We encourage submissions for all priority LGBTI populations. In deciding on the theme to submit a presentation under, consider who your target audience are. Practice-based abstracts are welcomed in all themes – consider whether your project is a good example of the translation of research into practice.

Themes:

  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing
  • Data Collection and Policy Creation
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Mental Health
  • Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Health & wellbeing of people with an Intersex variation
  • Domestic & Family Violence
  • Strong Communities
  • Any other Aspect of LGBTIQ+ Health
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The proposed program below is intended as a guide and subject to variation. Breaks, social events, and networking events will be listed in an updated program including speakers and presenters.

Times shown are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). 

9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
12:00 pm
12:30 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Fri 16 April
Fri 16 April
Opening Plenary

- Welcome to Country
- MC Mon Schaffer Introduction
- LGBTIQ+ Health Australia Welcome
Nicky Bath, CEO, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
- KEYNOTE Ms Christine Morgan, Mental Health Commissioner

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health
Speakers in moderated discussion. 40 mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A. Panelists: Dallas Hure-Little, Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Alliance (NATSIHA) North Queensland’s Regional Peak Body, Jordan Wimbis, Aboriginal Liaison Officer at Neami National STEP and has a long history of community engagement and health promotion. Kirsten Dezuanni Social Health Manager ATSICHS, Shakara Liddelow-Hunt, Researcher at Telethon Kids Institute, Chaired by: Professor Braden Hill, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Equity and Indigenous and Head of Kurongkurl Katitjin at Edith Cowan University.

Speakers in moderated discussion. 40 mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A. Panelists: Dallas Hure-Little, Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Alliance (NATSIHA) North Queensland’s Regional Peak Body, Jordan Wimbis, Aboriginal Liaison Officer at Neami National STEP and has a long history of community engagement and health promotion. Kirsten Dezuanni Social Health Manager at Aboriginal and Torres Strait  Islander Health Services (ATSICHS), Shakara Liddelow-Hunt, Researcher at Telethon Kids Institute on the Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) project, Chaired by: Professor Braden Hill, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Equity and Indigenous and Head of Kurongkurl Katitjin at Edith Cowan University.

Break / Meeting hub / Meet the Exhibitors / Interest based networking

Abstract Spotlight Session

Abstract Spotlight Session
- Mental health among Australian LGBTQA+ young people: Findings from the Writing Themselves In 4 national survey Adam Hill, Public health sociologist, La Trobe University - Corelates of psychological distress among Australian LGBTQ adults: Findings from the Private Lives 3 national survey Natalie Amos, Research Officer, La Trobe University - The Dinosaur SQUAD – an intergenerational approach to supporting LGBTIQ community members doing it tough - Merrin Wake, Coordinator, The Kindness Pandemic - Non-Binary Inclusion In The Lgbtiqa+ Community: (Un)Intelligability, (In)Validation and Mental Health Sav Zwickl, PhD Student La Trobe University and Trans Health Research Group University of Melbourne

- Mental health among Australian LGBTQA+ young people: Findings from the Writing Themselves In 4 national survey Adam Hill, Public health sociologist, La Trobe University - Corelates of psychological distress among Australian LGBTQ adults: Findings from the Private Lives 3 national survey Natalie Amos, Research Officer, La Trobe University - The Dinosaur SQUAD – an intergenerational approach to supporting LGBTIQ community members doing it tough - Merrin Wake, Coordinator, The Kindness Pandemic - Non-Binary Inclusion In The Lgbtiqa+ Community: (Un)Intelligability, (In)Validation and Mental Health Sav Zwickl, PhD Student La Trobe University and Trans Health Research Group University of Melbourne

Policy & Data Collection
Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40 mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A Panelists: Andrew Moore, Bridget Haire & Morgan Carpenter

Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40 mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A Panelists: Andrew Moore, Bridget Haire & Morgan Carpenter

Meeting hub / Meet the Exhibitors / Interest based networking

Fri 23 April
Fri 23 April
Welcome & opening

Mental Health
Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A Panelists: Bonnie Hart, Elizabeth Patton, Siobhan Irving, Mandy Henningham, Leanne Beagley. Chaired by: Simon Ruth.

Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A Panelists: Bonnie Hart, Elizabeth Patton, Siobhan Irving, Mandy Henningham, Leanne Beagley. Chaired by: Simon Ruth.

Break / Meeting hub / Meet the Exhibitors / Interest based networking

Abstract Spotlight Session
- A matter of life and death: doing suicide prevention & intervention work within our own LGBTIQA+ communities Fiona Paskulich, Volunteer & Community Education Officer, Twenty 10 - MISSING: Safety on Social Media When a Suicide is Suspected Anna Bernasochi, Suicide Prevention Manager, Switchboard Victoria - Tools for communicating safely and sensitively about suicide: An overview of Mindframe and the National Communications Charter Dr Elizabeth Paton, Acting Project Lead, Everymind. - Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the Australian trans community. Sav Zwickl, PhD Student La Trobe University and Trans Health Research Group University of Melbourne.

- A matter of life and death: doing suicide prevention & intervention work within our own LGBTIQA+ communities Fiona Paskulich, Volunteer & Community Education Officer, Twenty 10 - MISSING: Safety on Social Media When a Suicide is Suspected Anna Bernasochi, Suicide Prevention Manager, Switchboard Victoria - Tools for communicating safely and sensitively about suicide: An overview of Mindframe and the National Communications Charter Dr Elizabeth Paton, Acting Project Lead, Everymind. - Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the Australian trans community. Sav Zwickl, PhD Student La Trobe University and Trans Health Research Group University of Melbourne.

Suicide Prevention
Four speakers in moderated discussion. 40 mins, Panelists, 20 mins live Q&A

Four speakers in moderated discussion. 40 mins, Panelists, 20 mins live Q&A

Suicide Prevention
Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A. Panelists: Jaelea Skehan, Susan Cadman, Mark Roddam. Chaired by: Joe Ball

Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A. Panelists: Jaelea Skehan, Susan Cadman, Mark Roddam. Chaired by: Joe Ball

Meeting hub / Meet the Exhibitors / Interest based networking

Fri 30 April
Fri 30 April
Welcome & opening

Welcome to Country Keynote Tony Briffa, City Councillor, Former Mayor, Human Rights Advocate/Educator & Public Speaker

Alcohol & Other Drugs
Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A Panelists: Garret Prestage, Nadine Ezard, Venetia Brissenden, Julie Mooney-Somers Chaired by: Nic Parkhill

Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A Panelists: Garret Prestage, Nadine Ezard, Venetia Brissenden, Julie Mooney-Somers Chaired by: Nic Parkhill

Break / Meeting hub / Meet the Exhibitors / Interest based networking

Abstract Spotlight Session
Improving psychosexual healthcare for LGBTIQ+ cancer survivors: A mixed-methods study of oncology healthcare providers Sylvia Eugene Dit Rochesson, Research Assistant, The University Of Sydney - Transitioning Flip Books Associate Professor Meghan Kelly, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Arts and Education - Priorities and practices of risk reduction among gay and bisexual men in Australia who use crystal methamphetamine for sex Kerryn Drysdale, Research Fellow, Health Equity Research and Development Unit, Centre for Social Research in Health - Does the targeting of cancer prevention and screening interventions to LGBTQ communities achieve better outcomes? Kerryn Drysdale, Research Fellow, Health Equity Research and Development Unit, Centre for Social Research in Health - Queerability: an national disability insurance scheme toolkit for sexuality and gender diverse communities Joanna Leigh, Disability Project Community Health Promotion Officer & Charbel Zada, Disability Project Community Health Promotion Officer, ACON

Improving psychosexual healthcare for LGBTIQ+ cancer survivors: A mixed-methods study of oncology healthcare providers Sylvia Eugene Dit Rochesson, Research Assistant, The University Of Sydney - Transitioning Flip Books Associate Professor Meghan Kelly, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Arts and Education - Priorities and practices of risk reduction among gay and bisexual men in Australia who use crystal methamphetamine for sex Kerryn Drysdale, Research Fellow, Health Equity Research and Development Unit, Centre for Social Research in Health - Does the targeting of cancer prevention and screening interventions to LGBTQ communities achieve better outcomes? Kerryn Drysdale, Research Fellow, Health Equity Research and Development Unit, Centre for Social Research in Health - Queerability: an national disability insurance scheme toolkit for sexuality and gender diverse communities Joanna Leigh, Disability Project Community Health Promotion Officer & Charbel Zada, Disability Project Community Health Promotion Officer, ACON

Disability & Inclusion
Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A “ Panelists: Ruby Mountford, Giancarlo Devera, Renee Dixon Chaired by: Margherita Copplolino

Six speakers in moderated discussion. 40mins Panellists, 20 mins live Q&A “ Panelists: Ruby Mountford, Giancarlo Devera, Renee Dixon Chaired by: Margherita Copplolino

Closing Remarks | Mon Shafter | Carolyn Gillespie

Meeting hub / Meet the Exhibitors / Interest based networking

Fri 16 April
Fri 23 April
Fri 30 April
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