Background

Jason joined Burnet Institute after eight years of working in HIV community-based prevention and support in both Toronto and Melbourne.

During his tenure at the Victorian AIDS Council, Jason has been a community partner on several Burnet projects, most notably the Suck It and See HIV seroprevalence study in 2008, and the ongoing Queer as F**k/Being Brendo social media project addressing HIV among gay and bisexual men.

Building on this experience, Jason will be leading the national coordination of the COUNT study, which will be looking at seroprevalence and undiagnosed HIV among gay men in Australian cities.

Jason has an interest in HIV epidemiology among gay and other men who have sex with men (GMSM), and risk practices of young men who have sex with men (YMSM).

Qualifications

• 2005: Grad Dip Health Promotion, Centennial College, Toronto, Canada
• 2004: BSc (Hons), University of Toronto, Canada

Projects (4)

Current (2)

• ACCESS: STI and BBV surveillance system
  ACCESS is a surveillance system that collates important information on a range of STIs and BBVs.
• SHARP: Sexual Health And Risk Prevention Study
  Assessing responses to HIV prevention measures among Australian MSM.

Past (2)

• Altered States: An evaluation of VAC drug and alcohol services
  An evaluation of drug and alcohol services at the Victorian AIDS Council targeting GLBTI individuals.
• COUNT: Community-based undiagnosed infection and HIV testing study
  Identifying undiagnosed HIV infection among Australian gay men while delivering HIV testing.

Publications (14)

2019 (2)

• Assessment of service refinement and its impact on repeat HIV testing by client's access to Australia's universal healthcare system: a retrospective cohort study.
  Ryan KE, Wilkinson AL, Asselin J, Leitinger DP, Locke P, Pedrana A, Hellard M, Stoové M
  J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 Aug; 22(8):e25353
• Association of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Individuals at High Risk of HIV Infection.
  Traeger MW, Cornelisse VJ, Asselin J, Price B, Roth NJ, Willcox J, Tee BK, Fairley CK, Chang CC, Armishaw J, Vujovic O, Penn M, Cundill P, Forgan-Smith G, Gall J, Pickett C, Lal L, Mak A, Spelman TD, Nguyen L, Murphy DA, Ryan KE, El-Hayek C, West M, Ruth S, Batrouney C, Lockwood JT, Hoy JF, Hellard ME, Stoové MA, Wright EJ; PrEPX Study Team
  JAMA. 2019 Apr; 321(14):1380-1390

2018 (5)

• Evaluation of PrEP eligibility criteria using sexually transmissible infections as HIV risk markers at enrolment in PrEPX, a large Australian HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis trial.
  Cornelisse VJ, Fairley CK, Stoove M, Asselin J, Chow EPF, Price B, Roth NJ, Willcox J, Tee BK, Penn M, Chang CC, Armishaw J, Forgan-Smith G, Wright EJ; PrEPX study team
  Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Nov; 67(12):1847-52
• Monitoring the Control of Sexually Transmissible Infections and Blood-Borne Viruses: Protocol for the Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance (ACCESS).
  Callander D, Moreira C, El-Hayek C, Asselin J, van Gemert C, Watchirs Smith L, Nguyen L, Dimech W, Boyle DI, Donovan B, Stoové M, Hellard M, Guy R
  JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 Nov; 7(11):e11028
• Measuring and understanding the attitudes of Australian gay and bisexual men towards biomedical HIV prevention using cross-sectional data and factor analyses.
  Wilkinson AL, Draper BL, Pedrana AE, Asselin J, Holt M, Hellard ME, Stoové M
  Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Jun; 94(4):309-3014
• Protocol for an HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Population Level Intervention Study in Victoria Australia: The PrEPX Study.
  Ryan KE, Mak A, Stoove M, Price B, Fairley CK, Ruth S, Lal L, Asselin J, El-Hayek C, Nguyen L, Batrouney C, Wilson D, Lockwood J, Murphy D, Cornelisse VJ, Roth N, Willcox J, Chang CC, Armishaw J, Tee BK, Penn M, Forgan-Smith G, Williams C, Montgomery J, Byron K, Coelho A, Allen B, Wiggins J, Kelsall J, Vujovic O, West M, Pierce AB, Gallant D, Bell C, de Wit JBF, Hoy JF, Wesselingh SL, Grant RM, Wright EJ
  Front Public Health. 2018 May; 6:151
• Declining prevalence of undiagnosed HIV in Melbourne: results from community-based bio-behavioural studies of gay and bisexual men.
  Stoové M, Asselin J, Pedrana A, Lea T, Hellard M, Wilson D, Prestage G, de Wit J, Holt M
  Aust N Z J Public Health. 2018 Feb; 42(1):57-61

2016 (2)

• A longitudinal cohort study of HIV 'treatment as prevention' in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: the Treatment with Antiretrovirals and their Impact on Positive And Negative men (TAIPAN) study protocol.
  Callander D, Stoové M, Carr A, Hoy JF, Petoumenos K, Hellard M, Elliot J, Templeton DJ, Liaw S, Wilson DP, Grulich A, Cooper DA, Pedrana A, Donovan B, McMahon J, Prestage G, Holt M, Fairley CK, McKellar-Stewart N, Ruth S, Asselin J, Keen P, Cooper C, Allan B, Kaldor JM, Guy R
  BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Dec; 16(1):752
• The Impact of a Social Marketing Campaign on HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infection Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia.
  Wilkinson AL, Pedrana AE, El-Hayek C, Vella AM, Asselin J, Batrouney C, Fairley CK, Read TR, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Jan; 43(1):49-56

2015 (1)

• The prevalence and correlates of undiagnosed HIV among Australian gay and bisexual men: results of a national, community-based, bio-behavioural survey.
  Holt M, Lea T, Asselin J, Hellard M, Prestage G, Wilson D, de Wit J, Stoové M
  J Int AIDS Soc. 2015 Nov; 18(1):20526

2014 (1)

• No Drama: Key Elements to the Success of an HIV/STI-Prevention Mass-Media Campaign.
  Pedrana AE, Hellard ME, Higgs P, Asselin J, Batrouney C, Stoové M
  Qual Health Res. 2014 Apr; 24(5):695-705

2013 (1)

• Queer as F**k: Reaching and Engaging Gay Men in Sexual Health Promotion through Social Networking Sites.
  Pedrana A, Hellard M, Gold J, Ata N, Chang S, Howard S, Asselin J, Ilic O, Batrouney C, Stoové M
  J Med Internet Res. 2013 Feb; 15(2):e25

2012 (2)

• Stop the Drama Downunder: A Social Marketing Campaign Increases HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Knowledge and Testing in Australian Gay Men.
  Pedrana A, Hellard M, Guy R, El-Hayek C, Gouillou M, Asselin J, Batrouney C, Nguyen P, Stoovè M
  Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Aug; 39(8):651-658
• Developing health promotion interventions on social networking sites: recommendations from The FaceSpace Project.
  Gold J, Pedrana AE, Stoové MA, Chang S, Howard S, Asselin J, Ilic O, Batrouney C, Hellard ME
  J Med Internet Res. 2012 Feb; 14(1):e30

News Articles (6)

2019 (1)

• Burnet at Midsumma

2018 (2)

• ACCESS a perfect ten
• Burnet at the heart of Midsumma

2017 (1)

• U=U addressing HIV stigma

2016 (1)

• Burnet supports expanded PrEP study

2014 (1)

• Midsumma Carnival attracts 90,000