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...]
11th Annual ‘East meets West’ Nurse & Health Advisor meeting – 2nd November 2013
Date Saturday November 2nd 2013 Location Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel {near East Midlands Airport} Booking There are still a couple of places left for speakers for the upcoming East meets West. Do you have a topic you would like to present? Have you been involved with an interesting project you would like to share This is a great opportunity to … [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...]
PROUD Study / PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV) in the UK
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...]