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Programme

The programme below is subject to change. Final agenda will be confirmed closer to the event.

Day 1: 28 October 2026

09:00-10:00

Registration

10:00-10:15

Opening & Welcome Remarks

10:15-10:45

Keynote Speech: The Life Around Chemsex: Pleasure, Risk and Care

​Prof. Adam Bourne, La Trobe University, Australia

10:45-11:10

Themed Presentation: Innovation in Chemsex Harm Reduction

Dr. Jakkrapatara Boonruang, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), Thailand

11:10-12:00

Panel: Pleasure, Pain and Power in Chemsex

  • Dr. Maha Yewtuck See, Community Mental Health Consortium International (CMHCi), Myanmar, Singapore & US

  • Dr. Mo Hammoud, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia

  • Prof. Po-Yao Huang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

  • Dr. Charlie Witzel, Mahidol University, Thailand

 
Moderator: Dr. Nittaya Phanuphak, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), Thailand and Dr. Chia-Wen Li, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan​

12:00-13:30

Lunch Break​

12:20-13:20

Satellite Meeting: Patient-Centred AI: Transforming HIV Care Through Shared Decision Making (SDM)​

Nai-Ying Monica Ko RN, PhD, FAAN, Senior Fellow of HEA
Distinguished Professor of Department of Nursing and Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University

13:30-14:30

Oral Abstract Presentations​

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  • Farewell, Shame, and Rebirth: Psychodrama Group Therapy in Chemsex Harm Reduction — A Qualitative Analysis from a Therapeutic Community
    Su, Lun-Hui, Taiwan Lourdes Association, Taiwan

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  • Perception, Acceptability, and Cultural Relevance of the Pleasuremeter Among Thai Men Who Have Sex with Men and Trans women Engage in Chemsex and substance use: A Qualitative Study
    Kanokwan Sinchai, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), Thailand

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  • Transforming Chemsex Intervention and HIV Care: The Impact of an Integrated Mental Health Counseling Model at the RSAT Community-Led Clinic in Bangkok
    Niphon Raina, Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand, Thailand

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  • Building Trust Before Care: Community-led Digital Engagement Connecting People Engaging in Chemsex to Integrated Health Services in Viet Nam
    Phạm Thị Nhật Mai, Lighthouse Social Enterprise, Viet Nam

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Chairpersons

Dr. Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa, Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC), Malaysia and Dr. Norman Chong, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia

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14:30-15:30

Oral Abstract Presentations​

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  • Beyond the Dance Floor: Intersections of Nightlife Experiences, Recreational and Sexualized Drug Use, and Harm Reduction Needs in Myanmar
    Min Thet Phyo San, Drug Policy Advocacy Group Myanmar, Myanmar

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  • Chemsex Transitions after a Publicized Chemsex-related Death among Hong Kong Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Mixed-Methods Markov Counterfactual Analysis
    Ian Leung Chun Ho, PS33 Tsimshatsui Centre, Hong Kong Christian Service, Hong Kong    ​

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  • Substance Use and Chemsex among Transgender People in Southeast Asia: Findings from the SEATrans Study

       Tanabodee Payuha, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), Thailand

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  • Not all chemsex is the same: chemsex engagement and LGBTQ+ social connectedness shape PrEP use and HIV testing
    Norman Chong, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia

 

Chairpersons

Prof. Carol Strong, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan and Mr. Tung Doan, Lighthouse Social Enterprise, Vietnam

15:30-16:30

Tea Break + Poster Tour​

16:30-17:00

Keynote Speech​: National Health Insurance and Mental Health Policy in Taiwan
Dr. Lian-Yu Chen, Director General of National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan

17:00-17:30

Keynote Speech: Addressing Chemsex within HIV and STI Care Systems: The Taiwan CDC Experience
Dr. Yi-Chun Lo, Director General of Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan​

17:30-17:45

Closing

18:30-20:30

Dinner Reception

Day 2: 29 October 2026

08:00-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:10

Day 2 Opening

09:10-10:00

Panel: Policy Shaping From All Sectors and Levels

  • Yasir Ali Khan, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada & Pakistan

  • Dr. Khin Cho Win Htin, UNAIDS - Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific

  • Matteo Cassolato, Key Populations, CRG, The Global Fund

  • Prof. Jorge Flores-Aranda, Universite du Quebec, Canada

 
 Moderators: 

  • Dr. Shu-Hsing Cheng, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taiwan

  • Dr. Stephane Wen-Wei Ku, HIV Education and Research Taiwan (HEART), Taiwan

10:00-11:00

Tea Break + Poster Tour

11:00-12:00

Oral Abstract Presentations​​

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  • Two Cities After Dark: A Rapid Situational Analysis of Chemsex among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Male Sex Workers in Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand
    Adirek Rueanpin, Service Workers in Group (SWING), Thailand

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  • Sustainable Decentralized Financing through Community-based Organization and Local Government Partnerships for Chemsex Harm Reduction Services in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
    Nattawut Keadkaew, Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand, Thailand

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  • Breaking the Silence: Introducing Chemsex Harm Reduction in Criminalised Asian Settings

       Brandon Goh, Sustainability of HIV Services for Key Populations in Southeast Asia (SKPA-2),       

       Malaysian AIDS Council, Malaysia

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  • Strengthening Community Governance and Partnership for Harm Reduction Service Delivery in a Criminalized Chemsex Setting in Malaysia: Lesson from Project Comred
    Justin Tien Wei Long, PT Foundation Malaysia, Malaysia

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Chairpersons

Dr. Chien-Yu Cheng, Division of Infectious Diseases, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taiwan and Ms. Rena Janamnuaysook, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), Thailand

12:00-13:30

Lunch Break​

13:30-15:30

  • Workshop A: Harm Reduction Skills 101 (in English)​

    • Chi-An Hsieh, Taiwan SaveANNE Education Association, Taiwan​

    • Yueh-Ling Lo, Taiwan SaveANNE Education Association, Taiwan

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  • Workshop B: Law Enforcement and Legal Harm Reduction (in English)

    • Vincent Chiang, Prisma Attorneys-at-Law​

    • Prof. Shen-Feng Tai, Department of Criminology, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

    • Dr Chun-Hung Lee, Taoyuan Psychiatric Centre, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan

    • Dr Po-Chiao Liao, Department of Psychiatry, Cathay General Hospital, Taiwan

    • Jarunee Siriphan, Foundation for Action on Inclusion Rights (FAIR), Thailand

    • Kittinun (Danny) Daramadhaj, Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand (RSAT), Thailand

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  • Workshop C: Community- & Hospital-based Harm Reduction Programs in Taiwan (in Mandarin)

    • Na-Li Sun, Department of Infectious Diseases, Taoyuan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan​

    • Prof. Sen-Chieh Hsu, Taiwan Lourdes Association, Taiwan

    • Chi-Hsuan Guo, Taipei City Hospital, Kunming Prevention and Control Center, Taiwan

    • An-Chun Chung, Taiwan Love & Hope Association / HERO Center - Healing, Empowerment, Recovery Of Chemsex, Taiwan

15:30-16:00

Tea Break + Poster Tour

16:00-17:00

Feedback + Panel Discussion + Closing​

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