HIV Scotland

Events

Listings of conferences, workshops and other HIV-related events in Scotland, the rest of the UK and worldwide. Also available are details of forthcoming HIV Scotland events as well as conference reports and presentations.

To advertise your event on this site, please contact info@hivscotland.com with a brief description of your event and contact information.

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Dr Eamonn McKeown, Senior Research Fellow,Department of Public Health City University London is currently recruiting people working in sexual health promotion to complete a survey. The questionnaire will remain online until the end of May If you are interested in taking part The link is http://meshproject.org.uk/providers/ then click onto “Other Staff Survey”

Confidentiality and risks to third parties.

The fact that a person is HIV-positive would normally be regarded as strictly confidential, but difficult questions may arise if someone is thought to be putting a sexual partner at risk by having unprotected sex without disclosure. In exceptional cases, a breach of confidentiality may be legally and ethically permissible (or, arguably, even necessary).

Waverley Care invite you to join them for a talk and discussion on this important issue which will be led by James Chalmers, senior lecturer in law at Edinburgh University

The Venue is Waverley Care Solas on Thursday 20 th September from 6 – 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be available.

Connected Scotland Launch.

Connected Scotland was launched on the 6th July 2007. Healthy Gay Scotland, along with a multi- agency working group has developed resources to support gay and bisexual men who are living with HIV/AIDS.

The resource comprises a pack for gay and bi men newly diagnosed with HIV that can be given out at clinics. There is also an interactive website www.connectedscotland.co.uk providing information and support for all gay and bisexual men living with HIV , their partners, families and friends.

'Sisters Do It For Themselves' conference in Edinburgh June 2007.

Against the background of disproportionate worldwide levels of HIV amongst women, HIV Scotland's AMEHP Project organised this milestone event. This conference was the first of its kind to take place in Scotland with over 120 delegates attending to discuss the need for new HIV prevention options for women in Scotland and worldwide.

A full conference is available.

HIV Scotland and Healthy Gay Scotland took part in the hugely successful Changing the Focus conference.

It was Scotland's first national conference on Gay and Bisexual Men's Sexual Health and Wellbeing and took place in Edinburgh on 29th & 30th June 2006. Presentations from the conference are now available on the 'Changing The Focus Website'

Testing Times Seminar held on the 23rd March 2005 are now available online

Presentations from HIV Scotland's Testing Times Seminar held on the 23rd March 2005 are also available online:

Glenn Codere , Health Protection Scotland: Epidemiology of HIV Testing
Fiona Ross, Sandyford Centre , Glasgow: Current Approaches in HIV Testing - a National Audit
Bruce Fraser, on behalf of Steve O'Donnell , Gay Men's Health, Edinburgh: Testing Barriers: HIV Testing Among Gay and Bisexual Men
Martin Murchie, Sandyford Centre, Greater Glasgow NHS Board : Fast Track Community Testing
Janina Harvey , Genitourinary Medicine Forth Valley: HIV Care in GU Medicine-A Low Prevalence Area
Jayne Sellers, North Glasgow Asylum Team : Asylum Seekers and Refugees
The written report of the seminar will be online soon...

Two new pilot schemes offering online sexual health information and support were launched by Healthy Gay Scotland on Thursday 24th March 2005.

Scotland will benefit from being the first country in the world to have a specific sexual health online chat room. Men will be able to ask questions, request information advice and chat about a range of HIV/sexual health issues and more. The Scottish Netreach Network (SNN) comprising Healthy Gay Scotland, Gay Men's Health, PHACE Scotland and LGBTYouth Scotland will offer support, advice and information to gay men using Gaydar – one of the world's most popular contact/dating websites. Click here to see the press release.

Presentations from HIV Scotland's AGM held on the 20th May 2004 are now available online:

Linda Thompson, Development Officer, Healthy Gay Scotland describes the activities and work plan for HGS: Update on Activities
Professor Peter Aggleton , Institute of Education, University of London talks on "HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Some unaddressed concerns"
Some notes on Peter's speech can be downloaded from " here "

For more information on HIV Scotland please contact: Roy Kilpatrick :
0131-558-3713 Or Email: info@hivscotland.co.uk

Presentations from HIV Scotland/Healthy Gay Scotland ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

The purpose of this round table discussion, held on 2nd July 2003, was: to share information among experts in the HIV prevention field; to work together to come up with priorities and strategies for HIV prevention for gay men; to understand current areas of activity and levels of collaboration, and discuss possibilities for future co-operation over a short, medium and longer term.

The following presentations are now available online:

Paul Flowers, Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University: The impact of HIV health technologies: potential issues for prevention
Lisa Williamson, Medical Research Council: Increased sexual risk behaviour among Scottish Gay Men

Presentations from HIV Awareness 2003

The following Powerpoint presentations from this Conference which was held in March 2003 are now available online.
You can click on them to open them, or right-click them to download and save them.

Gay Men’s HIV Prevention: What Works?
(Graham Hart & Lisa Williamson, MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow and Jonathan Elford City University, London)

Epidemiology of HIV in Scotland to December 2002 with particular reference to current public health issues
D. Goldberg, G. Codere, L.Shaw, & K. Roy On behalf of all those who support Scotland’s HIV surveillance systems

Scotland and the Response to the Global HIV Challenge
(Julia Cleves, UNAIDS)

Please note that you need Microsoft Powerpoint to view these files. If you can't get them to open please contact frances.cresser@hivscotland.com

Conference and event listings in Scotland

Conference and event listings in the rest of the UK

British HIV Association (BHIVA)
Conferences

NAM
NAM information forums are an excellent way to keep up with the latest developments in HIV therapy and care. With topics from side-effects to children and HIV, a wide range of issues are discussed. These events are free and open to all. Further details...

International conference and event listings

The Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases is to be held in Toulon from 28 - 30 May 2008. To view the entire preliminary programme click on http://www.isheid.com/html/en/Symposium/prelim_programme.html

The XVII International AIDS Conference takes place in Mexico City on August 3-8, 2008 (AIDS2008). Abstracts will be accepted through to 19 February 2008.
An estimated 20,000 participants will attend.

For a more extensive list of international HIV-related conferences, HIV Scotland recommends the HIV and Hepatitis.com website.