Dr Melissa Kelly
Dr Mel Kelly is a staff specialist in Infectious Diseases and Sexual Health Medicine at The Albion Centre and the Prince of Wales Hospital. She is the medical lead for the t150 transgender health service. Her clinical and research interests include HIV and Viral hepatitis, transgender health, novel antibiotics in the context of STIs and the provision of optimal healthcare to the LGBTQ community. She holds a conjoint lecturer position with the school of population health at UNSW.
Mark O’Reilly
Dr Mark O’Reilly is a Sexual Health Physician and HIV specialist General Practitioner at East Sydney Doctors. He is a clinical advisor to ASHM and is on the Australian HIV antiretroviral guidelines committee. Current interests include HIV and STI treatment and prevention, HIV clinical trials and medical education.
Vic Perri
Vic has been living with HIV for 35 years and has worked in HIV Health Promotion and Peer Support for 27 of those years. He has previously worked with VAC/GMHC (now Thorne Harbour Health) and the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society (ARCSHS). He is currently a Health Promotion Officer at Living Positive Victoria and provides general information and guidance on the management of HIV that includes peer support, treatments as well as education and training. His focus however is Ageing. In partnership with Thorne Harbour Health, he co-coordinates the Taking Charge project for people with HIV 50 years of age and up. Its members can connect through the Peer Support Network’s monthly social/health promotion events as well as gain self-management skills with the Positive Self-Management Program based on the Stanford model. For more information, linkedin.com/in/vic-perri-836461a8
