{"id":271672,"date":"2025-11-08T19:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T19:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/271672\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T19:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T19:18:11","slug":"sat-8th-nov-2025-dr-varun-kommidi-gp-prahran-market-clinic-richard-keane-ceo-living-positive-prep-world-aids-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/271672\/","title":{"rendered":"Sat, 8th Nov, 2025: Dr Varun Kommidi, GP \u2013 Prahran Market Clinic; Richard Keane, CEO, Living Positive, PREP, World AIDS Day."},"content":{"rendered":"

9 Nov 2025<\/p>\n

Sat, 8th Nov, 2025: Dr Varun Kommidi, GP \u2013 Prahran Market Clinic; Richard Keane, CEO, Living Positive, PREP, World AIDS Day.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Varun completed his medical degree from the University of Melbourne in 2014 and worked as a junior doctor at Monash Health in internal medicine before transitioning to General Practice.<\/p>\n

Since completing General Practice training in 2020 he has also commenced further training in HIV medicine, and Sexual Health for all individuals.<\/p>\n

Clinical interests include: General preventive medicine, Chronic disease management, Sexual Health, and Mental health.<\/p>\n

Varun talks to Macca and Kenny about New medication for prep that is a 6-monthly injection,\u00a0 and how the bulk-billing issue is playing out.<\/p>\n

Richard Keane is CEO of Living Positive Victoria, a community-based organization representing people living with HIV. He has worked in health promotion and community development for decades and is a leader in challenging stigma, advocating for health equity, and empowering people living with HIV through lived experience.<\/p>\n

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Richard joined Macca, Kenny and Varun live in the studio as they discuss world AIDS day + multicultural engagement strategy being launched on Monday 24 Nov.<\/p>\n

Podcast: Play in new window<\/a> | Download<\/a> (Duration: 13:08 \u2014 18.0MB)<\/p>\n

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