SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 Summary In July 2012, the US Food and Drugs Administration approved the use of a daily regimen of oral Truvada (tenofovir co-formulated with emtricitabine) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the sexual acquisition of HIV infection. Based on the existing evidence, the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and British HIV … [Read more...]
Managing a Health Adviser team in times of Austerity
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 Robert Palmer Grad Dip Psy, BA (Hons), MSc (Psy Couns), MBACP (Accred), UKRCP (Lead Advisor and Specialist Psychotherapist – Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust) Robert has a background in the media and arts, working in radio, TV and performance in the UK and US, until he retrained in counselling and psychotherapy. For the last ten years Robert … [Read more...]
HIV Partner Notification
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 Gill Bill (Consultant Sexual Health Adviser – Sheffield) Gill has been a Nurse Consultant Sexual Health Adviser in Sheffield since 2004. She has served on SSHA NPC from 2001 – 2007 as a Regional Representative (2001-2), Conference Organiser (2002-3) President (2003-4) Research Officer (2004-5) Education Officer (2005-7). She chaired the SSHA NICE … [Read more...]
Testing Times [Sexual Health in Universities, Bars & Saunas]
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 SUMMARY “Testing Times” won the “Success in Partnership Working” category due to its close partnership working with Leeds Centre for Sexual Health delivering HIV testing services in non-clinical settings. In 2006, Yorkshire MESMAC launched the “Testing Times” service, to provide Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea tests and then rapid HIV testing in Leeds in response … [Read more...]
MI Trainer: Dorinda Thirlby
Dorinda Thirlby started in Sexual Medicine/HIV in 1988, first as a nurse and then a Sexual Health Adviser. She has worked as Senior and Principal Health Adviser in 7 clinics in London and for the past 6 years as Health Adviser in Withington Sexual Medicine /HIV out patients in South Manchester. She is also a registered Integrative Psychotherapist. She has in the past … [Read more...]