By Professor Lisa Maher

Conference Presentations

Lea T; Hammoud M; Jin F; Hammoud M; Degenhardt L; Grierson J; Mackie B; Pastorelli M; Batrouney C; Bath N; Bradley J; Maher L; Prestage G, 2016, 'Attitudes towards drug use among gay and bisexual men in Australia: evidence for normalisation?', presented at 2016 APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference, Sydney, 30 October 2016 - 02 November 2016

Lea T; Prestage G; Jin F; Hammoud M; Degenhardt L; Grierson J; Mackie B; Pastorelli M; Batrouney C; Bath N; Bradley J; Maher L, 2016, 'Party drug use within gay community networks in an online cohort of gay and bisexual men: baseline findings from the Flux study', presented at 2016 APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference, Sydney, 30 October 2016 - 02 November 2016

Natoli L; Maher L; Kaldor J; Ward J; Shephard M; Anderson D; Guy R, 2014, 'BENEFITS AND BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION OF CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA POINT-OF-CARE TESTING INTO REMOTE COMMUNITIES', presented at STD Prevention Conference, GA, Atlanta, 09 June 2014 - 12 June 2014

Kwon AJ; Iversen J; Maher L; Law MG; Wilson DP, 2009, 'The impact of NSPs on HIV and HCV transmissions in IDUs in Australia: A model-based analysis', presented at International Workshop on Modelling and Data Analysis for Infectious Disease Control, Durras, NSW, Australia, 09 March 2009 - 12 March 2009

Glenday K; Li J; Thein H; Shourie S; White B; Maher L, 2006, 'A decade of HCV antibody prevalence and risk behaviour surveillance among injecting drug users: The Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey', presented at 5th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference, Sydney, Australia, -

Glenday K; Maher L, 2005, 'Antibody HIV and HCV prevalence among Indo-Chinese injecting drug users in the National Needle and Syringe Program Survey', presented at 17th Annual Conference for the Australasian Society of HIV Medicine, Tasmania, Australia, -

Conference Abstracts

Causer LM; Anderson D; Andrewartha K; Armstrong P; Atkinson D; Badman S; Bastian L; Carroll C; Donovan B; Fairley C; Gunathilake M; Guy R; Hengel B; Kaldor J; Leonard J; Maher L; Mak D; Moore L; O'Connor S; Persing D; Rees T; Regan D; Saha A; Shephard M; Smith K; Speers D; Tangey A; Walshe V; Wand H; Ward J; Whiley D; White C, 2022, 'Clinical effectiveness, sustainability and quality of a large, decentralised molecular point-of-care testing network for STIs in regional and remote primary care clinics in Australia', in SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, MA, Boston, Vol. 51, pp. S151 - S152, presented at Annual Meeting of the Infectious-Diseases-Society-for-Obstetrics-and-Gynecology (IDSOG), MA, Boston, 04 August 2022 - 06 August 2022

Price O; Dietze PM; Maher L; Dore GJ; Crawford S; Sutherland R; Salom C; Bruno R; Lenton S; Degenhardt L; Peacock A, 2022, 'COVID-19 pandemic experiences of people in Australia who inject drugs: Analysis of illicit drug reporting system interview data 2020-2022', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S115 - S115

Walker S; Dietze PM; Higgs P; Quinn B; Ward B; Sutton K; Stoove M; Crawford S; Doyle J; Wilkinson A; Hellard M; Agius PA; Hickman M; Maher L, 2022, 'Healthcare, drug treatment and harm reduction service access for people who use and inject drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S145 - S146

Dietze PM; Maher L; Hickman M; Kerr T; Stoove M; Agius PA; Quiroga M; Van Den Boom W, 2022, 'Reviewing the impacts of the Melbourne supervised injecting room', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S55 - S56

Iversen J; Wand H; Kemp R; Bevan J; Briggs M; Patten K; Heard S; Maher L, 2022, 'Uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among people who inject drugs in Australia', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S77 - S77

Prestage G; Storer D; Maher L; Holt M; Saxton P; Philpot S; Jin F; Bavinton B; Hammoud MA, 2021, 'INTENTIONS FOR FUTURE USE OF PREP FOLLOWING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS: RESULTS FROM THE FLUX STUDY OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN IN AUSTRALIA', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Vol. 18, pp. IX - IX, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000693686000019&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Price O; Dietze PM; Maher L; Dore GJ; Trent M; Sutherland R; Karlsson A; Uporova J; Chandrasena U; Gibbs D; Swanton R; Salom C; Lenton S; Bruno R; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Peacock A, 2021, 'COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG AUSTRALIANS WHO USE DRUGS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 40, pp. S120 - S120

Hammoud M; Grulich A; Maher L; Holt M; Degenhardt L; Jin F; Murphy D; Bavinton B; Lea T; Haire B; Bourne A; Saxton P; Vaccher S; Ellard J; Mackie B; Batrouney C; Bath N; Prestage G, 2020, 'Impact of physical distancing due to COVID-19 on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and sexual behaviour among gay and bisexual men in Australia: Implications for trends in HIV and other sexually transmissible infections', in JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, Online, Vol. 23, pp. 175 - 175, presented at AIDS 2020: Virtual, Online, 06 July 2020

Bavinton BR; Hammoud MA; Chan C; Holt M; Maher L; Haire B; Murphy D; Ellard J; Lea T; Prestage GP, 2020, 'DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN AUSTRALIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN PRIOR TO AND DURING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Vol. 17, pp. XVIII - XVIII

Prestage G; Hammoud M; Bavinton B; Bourne A; Holt M; Vaccher S; Degenhardt L; Maher L; Keen P; Haire B; Grulich A; Jin F, 2019, 'P443 Eligibility for and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among australian gay and bisexual men over time', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, Vol. 95, pp. a209, presented at Poster Presentations, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.527

Prestage G; Keen P; Hammoud M; Bourne A; Bavinton B; Holt M; Vaccher S; Saxton P; Maher L; Haire B; Jin F, 2019, 'P445 Anxiety about HIV and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay and bisexual men', in Sexually Transmitted Infections, BMJ, Vol. 95, pp. a209, presented at Poster Presentations, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.529

Hammoud MA; Prestage GP; Bourne A; Maher L; Jin F; Haire BG; Lea T; Degenhardt L; Saxton PJ; Bath N; Mackie B; Batrouney C, 2018, 'SYMPOSIUM: THE CURRENT STATE OF DRUG USE AMONG AUSTRALIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DRUG USE, INITIATION AND DEPENDENCE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 37, pp. S10 - S11

Vaccher SJ; Hammoud MA; Bourne A; Haire BG; Lea T; Maher L; Prestage GP, 2018, 'THE NEW MTV GENERATION: USING METHAMPHETAMINE, TRUVADA AND VIAGRA TO ENHANCE SEX AND STAY SAFE', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 37, pp. S11 - S11

Hammoud MA; Vaccher S; Bourne A; Haire B; Lea T; Jin F; Maher L; Prestage G, 2018, 'The new MTV generation: using methamphetamine, Truvada and Viagra to enhance sex and stay safe', in JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, Vol. 21, pp. 114 - 115

Prestage GP; Hammoud MA; Maher L; Degenhardt L; Bourne A; Lea T; Mackie B; Bath N; Haire BG; Batrouney C; Jin F, 2018, 'INITIATION OF ILLICIT DRUG USE IN THE FLUX COHORT OF AUSTRALIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 37, pp. S60 - S60

Hammoud MA; Vaccher S; Haire BG; Lea T; Maher L; Jin F; Bourne A; Prestage G, 2017, 'The new MTV generation- Using Meth, Truvada, and Viagra to stay safe and enhance sex: Results from the Flux Study', in Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference Handbook, Canberra, presented at Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference, Canberra, 06 November 2017 - 10 November 2017

Haire BG; Vaccher S; Callander D; Murphy D; Zablotska-Manos I; Maher L; Cook T; Kaldor JM, 2017, '“I Feel That I’m Finally Fully Enjoying Sex For The First Time In My Life”: The Impact Of Prep On Sexual Cultures From The SIN-Prep Study', in HIV/AIDS and and SH Abstracts, Canberra, presented at Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference, Canberra, 06 November 2017 - 09 November 2017

Hammoud M; Jin F; Lea T; Maher L; Prestage GP, 2017, 'Off-Label Use of Erectile Dysfunction Medication to Enhance Sex Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia', in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 14, pp. e265 - e265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.04.296

Hammoud M; Jin F; Maher L; Prestage GP, 2017, 'Party Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behaviours Among Gay and Bisexual Men', in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 14, pp. e311 - e311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.04.489

Sheppard-Law S; Zablotska-Manos I; Kermeen M; Holdaway S; Lee A; Zekry A; George J; Maher L, 2016, 'Factors associated with adherence to hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in patients undergoing hepatitis B anti-viral therapy in Australia.', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 64, pp. 811A - 811A, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD), MA, Boston, 11 November 2016 - 15 November 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000385493804001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sheppard-Law S; Zablotska-Manos I; Kermeen M; Holdaway S; Lee A; Zekry A; George J; Maher L, 2016, 'Predictors of non-adherence to HBV anti-viral therapy', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 64, pp. 812A - 812A, presented at 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD), MA, Boston, 11 November 2016 - 15 November 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000385493804004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lea T; Hammoud MA; Jin F; Degenhardt L; Grierson J; Mackie B; Pastorelli M; Batrouney C; Bath N; Bradley J; Maher L; Prestage GP, 2016, 'ATTITUDES TOWARDS ILLICIT DRUG USE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN IN AUSTRALIA: EVIDENCE FOR NORMALISATION?', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 49 - 49

Prestage GP; Jin F; Hammoud MA; Degenhardt L; Lea T; Grierson J; Mackie B; Pastorelli M; Batrouney C; Bath N; Bradley J; Maher L, 2016, 'PARTY DRUG USE WITHIN GAY COMMUNITY NETWORKS IN AN ONLINE COHORT OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 62 - 62

Seale H; MacIntyre R; McLaws M-L; Maher L; Newall A; Kaur R; Nga PT; Nguyen TH; Dung TC; Dwyer D, 2012, 'Health care worker practices around face mask use in hospitals in Hanoi, Vietnam', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, Vol. 16, pp. E384 - E384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.503

Guy R; Ward J; Rumbold A; Silver B; Skov S; Boffa J; AhChee D; Donovan B; Law M; Maher L; McDermott R; Kaldor J, 2009, 'THE EVIDENCE FOR PRIMARY HEALTH STI SCREENING PROGRAMS IN REMOTE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Vol. 6, pp. 378 - 378, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271708000091&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Reports

Heard S; Mathers B; Maher L, 2025, Australian NSP survey: Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees, 30-year National Data Report 1995-2024, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31763

Maher L; Heard S, 2024, Australian NSP Survey National Data Report 2019-2023: Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31762

Heard S; Zolala F; Kwon A; Maher L, 2023, Needle Syringe Program National Minimum Data Collection: National Data Report 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/9kav-de21, https://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/research/reports/needle-syringe-program-national-minimum-data-collection-2023-national-data-report

Heard S; Zolala F; Maher L, 2023, Australian NSP Survey National Data Report 2018 - 2022: Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/fr9g-cy94

Heard S; Iversen J; Geddes L; Kwon A; Maher L, 2022, Needle Syringe Program National Minimum Data Collection: National Data Report 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/y3nf-2x07, https://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/research/reports/needle-syringe-program-national-minimum-data-collection-2022-national-data-report

Heard S; Iversen J; Maher L, 2022, Australian NSP Survey National Data Report 2017-2021: Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees., Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/ywgc-0052, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/webform/ANSPS_2017-2021_NationalDataReport.pdf

Price O; Sutherland R; Maher L; Dietze P; Crawford S; Peacock A, 2022, Factors associated with intention to vaccinate against COVID 19 among a sample of people in Australia who regularly use ecstasy or other illicit stimulants, NDARC, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/pnyf-b896

Heard S; Iversen J; Geddes L; Kwon A; Maher L, 2021, Needle Syringe Program National Minimum Data Collection: National Data Report 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/3cg0-jd64, https://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/research/reports/needle-syringe-program-national-minimum-data-collection-2021-national-data-report

Heard S; Iversen J; Maher L, 2021, Australian NSP Survey National Data Report 2016-2020: Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/4q8m-wj75, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/report/australian-nsp-survey-national-data-report-2016-2020

Heard S; Iversen J; Geddes L; Kwon A; Maher L, 2020, Needle Syringe Program National Minimum Data Collection: National Data Report 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/a9gr-tq33, https://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/research/reports/needle-syringe-program-national-minimum-data-collection-report-2020

Heard S; Iversen J; Geddes L; Maher L, 2020, Australian NSP survey: Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees, 25-year National Data Report 1995-2019, The Kirby Institute, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5f332307a7f7e, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/kirby/report/ANSPS_25-Year-National-Data-Report-1995-2019.pdf

Iversen J; Heard S; Maher L; Kwon A, 2019, Needle Syringe Program National Minimum Data Collection: National Data Report 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/cwdt-3t58, https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/report/needle-syringe-program-national-minimum-data-collection-report-2019

Iversen J; Maher L; Geddes L, 2019, New South Wales Needle and Syringe Program Enhanced Data Collection Report 2019.

Iversen J; Heard S; Maher L; Geddes L, 2019, Australian NSP Survey National Data Report 2014-2018, Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees., Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/qvxf-ht86

Iversen J; Maher L; Heard S; Kwon A, 2018, Needle Syringe Program National Minimum Data Collection: National Data Report 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/gsrt-6r60

Iversen J; Maher L; Geddes L, 2018, New South Wales Needle and Syringe Program Enhanced Data Collection Report 2018

Iversen J; Heard S; Maher L; Geddes L, 2018, Australian NSP Survey National Data Report 2013-2017, Prevalence of HIV, HCV and injecting and sexual behaviour among NSP attendees., Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/qjv7-pz68

Heard S; Iversen J; Kwon JA; Maher L, 2017, Needle Syringe Program National Minimum Data Collection: National Data Report 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5t18-bm18

Memedovic S; Iversen J; Geddes L; Maher L, 2017, Australian NSP Survey National Data Report 2012-2016, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/hbvp-5e90

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