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Tess Keam

Social Worker

Working groups

Tess.keam@burnet.edu.au
Tess Keam

Background

Tess has a varied career in social justice campaigning, education support and community development in an Aboriginal community, and support for families at risk of entering into the child protection system.

Qualifications

  • 2016 Masters of Social Work (Professional Qualifying), James Cook University
  • 2005 Bachelor of Arts (International Studies), RMIT University

Positions

  • 2016-present: Social Worker, Burnet Institute, Daru, PNG
  • 2015: Engagement and Referral Practitioner, Act for Kids
  • 2011-2015: Admin Co-ordinator and Education Support, Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy
  • 2008-2011: Social Justice Officer, Uniting Church Vic/Tas Synod
  • 2006-2008: Nutrition Co-ordinator and Teacher Aide, Aurukun State School

News

Burnet publications

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21 Oct 2024

The role and value of counsellors in the treatment journeys of people with tuberculosis and their families: Qualitative insights from the South Fly District of Papua New Guinea

PLOS Global Public Health

Allan Kuma, Stephen Bell, Tess Keam, S. S. Majumdar, Stacia Finch, Stephen M. Graham

Open access
01 Sep 2024

Continuous quality improvement in a community-wide TB screening and prevention programme in Papua New Guinea

Public Health Action

Tess Keam, Naomi Pank, Ar Kar Aung, Alexa Murray, Kailiang Huang, Jane Greig, Geoff Chan, Christopher Masah, K. Kaison, Scott Umali

Open access
10 Jan 2023

Contact screening and management in a high-transmission MDR-TB setting in Papua New Guinea: Progress, challenges and future directions

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

S. S. Majumdar, Garry Huang, Geoff Chan, Tess Keam, Tafireyi Marukutira, Melanie Wratten, Scott Umali, Stobdan Kalon, Jane Greig, Stephen M. Graham

Open access

Current projects

Systematic Community-Wide Engagement and Elimination Project for Tuberculosis (SWEEP-TB) in Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea

Systematic Community-Wide Engagement and Elimination Project for Tuberculosis (SWEEP-TB) in Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea

This community-centred public health project will screen all residents of Daru, Papua New Guinea to detect, treat and prevent tuberculosis.

ESCAPE-TB: enhanced screening and preventive therapy for tuberculosis in Daru, Papua New Guinea

ESCAPE-TB: enhanced screening and preventive therapy for tuberculosis in Daru, Papua New Guinea

Burnet Institute was awarded pilot project funding in 2017 by HOT NORTH for a project under the research theme of antimicrobial resistance.

Past projects

RID-TB: Reducing the Impact of Drug-Resistant TB in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

RID-TB: Reducing the Impact of Drug-Resistant TB in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

We're a partner in a multi-stakeholder response to the major tuberculosis epidemic in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis patient education and counselling

Drug-resistant tuberculosis patient education and counselling

We help to reduce the impact of drug-resistant tuberculosis through patient-centred education and counselling.

PRIME-TB: Papua New Guinea and the Republic of Indonesia for the Micro Elimination of TB

PRIME-TB: Papua New Guinea and the Republic of Indonesia for the Micro Elimination of TB

The program operates across Papua New Guinea and Indonesia to progress elimination of tuberculosis in the region.

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