Following the great success of the 1998 conference in Glasgow with a majority of presentations being done by health advisers, we continued this policy in 1999. We also felt we needed to look at the support available to health advisers in an increasingly stressful and pressurised work environment, by having some time to look at complementary therapies, which we could use for clients and ourselves in order to improve the quality of our lives and practice.
Research and audit continue to be an increasing part of our workload and was well presented and displayed during the conference.
Presentations
- A health advisers reflection on gonorrhoea – Rose Das, Health Adviser, Newcastle.
- The treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Sexual Health Setting – Sarah Mulhall, Health Adviser, Plymouth.
- Female Streetworkers- Strategies for promoting attendance in G.U.M. – Gill Bell, Health Adviser, Sheffield.
- Hepatitis C – John Parkes, Health Adviser, London.
Workshops
- The use of Complementary Therapies in Stress Management
- MSc Research into the psychological impact of recurrent herpes – Jane Bowers, Health Adviser, North Devon.
- You and Me – Sexual Health for Young People – Christine Brown, Health Adviser, Southport. Jill Perry, Education Officer.
- Psychosexual Assessment in a G.U. Setting – Wendy Majewska, Health Adviser, London.
- HIV and Families – Issues in Health Advising – Miriam Mackie, Health Adviser, London.
- Towards a Model of Health Advising Practice – Dawn Whittaker, Simon Paragreen, Jo Greenaway and Jane Sudlow, Health Advisers, London.
Poster Presentation
- Contact Tracing in Wakefield G.U.M. Clinic 1998 – Ros Chown and Davina King, Health Advisers, Wakefield.