Dr Adam R Winstock MBBS, BSc, MSc, MD MRCP MRCPsych FAChAM Adam is a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London. He has spent over a decade researching new trends, focusing on their patterns of use, effect profiles and predictors of harm. He has also monitored … [Read more...]
The New National HIV Prevention Programme for England – Targeting our most at risk populations (MARPs)
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 Patrick Dollard Patrick is the Well-being and Communities Programme Manager at MBARC. He has worked in the NHS (public health and commissioning) for 11 years. Currently, he leads the Development and Engagement work stream for the national HIV prevention programme and provides commissioning support for the programme. At NHS Kensington and Chelsea he was … [Read more...]
Why BASHH Needs Health Advisers
Ceri Evans (Senior Health Adviser - West London Centre for Sexual Health) Ceri has been a Health Adviser since 1991. She is currently the Senior Health Adviser at the West London Centre for Sexual Health at Charing CrossHospital in London. Specialised interests in working with people with Learning Disabilities and People with in the Adult Entertainment Industry. Ceri is … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference Debate
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 "This house believes that providing PrEP to HIV negative MSM’s is an effective health promotion strategy" FOR: Dr. Michael Rayment Mike is a Locum Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Homerton University Hospital, having recently completed his clinical training at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He has a career-long research interest in … [Read more...]
Dry blood spot testing for HIV and syphilis in Greater Manchester
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 Summary RU Clear? , undertook a 2 phased pilot offering home sampling for HIV and syphilis to Greater Manchester residents using dry blood spot testing in 2012 and 2013. The pilot aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of offering this method for home sampling as part of a remote screening postal service. The pilot was initially funded by a … [Read more...]