Evidence produced by this project
Literature reviews
Review of Published Literature
Centre for Social Research in Health (UNSW)
Interventions to reduce stigma: A narrative review of the literature is available for download from the University of New South Wales website
Community submissions on systemic barriers, stigma and discrimination by people living with or affected by hepatitis B, hepatitis C and/or HIV in accessing health services.
The National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA)
NAPWHA
ACON Here for Health
ACON
Hepatitis Australia
Hepatitis Australia
Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League
AVIL
Scarlet Alliance Australian Sex Workers Association
Scarlet Alliance
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
AFAO
Evidence from other sources
Stigma and Discrimination around HIV andHCV in Healthcare Settings: Research Report — 2012
ASHM in partnership with NationalCentre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR)
Exploring intentions to discriminate against patients living with HIV/AIDS among future healthcare providers in Malaysia
Valerie A. Earnshaw,Harry Jin,Jeffrey Wickersham,Adeeba Kamarulzaman,Jacob John,Frederick L. Altice
Chronic Unfairness Report on the cost of OST
Pennington Institute
The Royal District Nursing Service HIV Program in a changing epidemic: an action evaluation
The Royal District Nursing Service
Confronting discrimination: Overcoming HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcaresettings and beyond
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) | 2017 REFERENCE GUIDE
Related Policy Documents
Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) — 2017
Australian Medical Association
LGBTIQ Health Policy — 2016
Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA)
Deeble Institute Issues Brief No. 18: Reality check — reliable national data from general practice electronic health records
Julie Gordon; Graeme Miller; Helena Britt
Measuring HIV Stigma and discrimination among health facility staff | Standardised brief questionnaire — 2013
The Health Policy Project, USAID
Standards and accreditation
Master Health Service Management competency framework
ACHSM
Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical Programs by the Australian Medical Council — 2012
Australian Medical Council Limited
Training packages
“The Time Has Come” Enhancing HIV, STI and other sexual health services for MSM and transgender people in Asia and the Pacific: Training package for health providers to reduce stigma in health care settings
United Nations Development Programme
Copy of Certificate III in Health Management (HLT32912)
Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
Presentations & Materials
Removing Barriers: Creating better access to health services for people living with HIV,HCV and HBV
Brent Allan | Senior Coordinator | Australasian Society for HIV Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM)
Activity 5 Project Overview
Levinia Crooks | Australasian Society for HIV Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM)
Articles about the project
Addressing systemic barriers, stigma and discrimination for people living with viral hepatitis and HIV (APNA Primary Times Vol. 16 Issue 4, 2016)
Levinia Crooks AM
Joint program with ASHM to smash stigmas (ACHSM: The Health Leader Vol. 3 No. 2 Summer 2016)
Dr Neale Fong, Levinia Crooks AM
SYSTEMIC BARRIERS, STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION PREVENTING PEOPLE LIVING WITH VIRAL HEPATITIS OR HIV ACCESSING CARE (onthewards.org)
Levinia Crooks AM
Integral role of nurses in reducing stigma and discrimination in the care of people with blood borne viruses (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, August edition)
Melinda Hassall, Sami Stewart, Elizabeth Crock
Awareness raising
HIV Nursing — The Nursing Journal sharing best practive in HIV care (website)
Mediscript Ltd
Transgenderism in film and literature (theconversation.com)
Michelle Smith
On the surgical approaches to bad behaviour — Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
Ruth Mitchell