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GHF13
1 3 T H A N N U A L G AY H E A LT H F O RU M
F R I DAY 5 TH J UNE 2015 - 9.1 5 A M TO 3 . 3 0 P M
T H E P R I N T WO R K S , D U B L I N C A S T L E
EMPOWERING
SEXUAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
The Gay Men’s Health Service (GMHS) HSE and our
partners Gay Health Network (GHN), with the support
of the Department of Health, the HSE’s National Directorate
“Health and Wellbeing”, and “Primary Care and Mental
Health” is pleased to announce the 13th Annual Gay Health
Forum (GHF13) on Friday 5th June, at The Printworks,
Dublin Castle.
http://www.dublincastle.ie/ConferenceDining/PrintworksConferenceCentre/
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) are recognised as a
key target group for HIV prevention, sexual health awareness
and care and support services. GMHS, GHN, the HSE and
the Department of Health endorse this by holding the
Annual Gay Health Forum.
The GHF 13 theme ‘Empowering: Sexual Health and
Well-Being’, reflects the Healthy Ireland Framework of Actions
- Empowering People and Communities, Partnerships and
Cross-Sectoral Work and Research and Evidence.
GHF13 provides an important platform for presentations from
recent clinical audits, research and surveillance reports on HIV
and STIs.
clinic at Outhouse, HIV Ireland / GUIDE Clinic
partnership, testing at GOSHH in Limerick and the USI and
the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme pilot testing initiative
at colleges as part of SHAG week.
Featured also will be presentations on the LGV Control
Group, trends at GMHS and other STI/GUM Clinics.
Community initiatives and partnerships on ‘sexual health
awareness and support’ among MSM both in Ireland and
abroad from; GMHS, Positive Now, BeLonG To, Gay
Switchboard Ireland and Islington MIND UK. A special
presentation on MSM and bio-medical HIV prevention
(PrEP and TasP): Where do we go from here? by Senior
Lecturer Public Health , The Open University UK.
The Noel Walsh 7th Memorial Presentation will feature
presentations on the;
•National Sexual Health Communications & Partnership led by the Crisis Pregnancy Programme
•‘BELONGTO YES’ Marriage Equality Campaign.
•MSM Internet Survey Ireland (MISI) 2015: Overall
response, and next steps in analysis and presentation
of the findings.
GHF 13 presents an opportunity for those involved in clinical
and community service provision, public health, surveillance,
protection and promotion, and for those involved in HIV,
sexual health and other health-related work, to network,
share and acknowledge all our efforts in advancing the
health and well being of the MSM and LGBT communities.
•GMSS 2014 UK: HIV Prevention Objectives among
MSM in England.
GHF13 is free:
It is advised to register as soon as possible.
•Man2Man.ie, the joint GHN and HSE National HIV
Prevention and Sexual Health Programme for MSM.
To register, please email your details to info@ghn.ie:
(Name, Organisation, Org. Address, Email Address,
Telephone No. and any dietary requirements).
Presentations will include:
•The Road Travelled: marking the 30 years since the birth
of Gay Health Action (GHA) the first AIDS action group in Ireland.
Contributions from community-based initiatives will be
central to the event, including presentations on communitybased HIV and STI testing services from GMHS Outreach
A reply with confirmation will be sent and a final programme
will be emailed to delegates from May 27th.
Further information on GHF13:
mick.quinlan@hse.ie
GHF13
EMPOWERING
SEXUAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
PROGRAMME (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
9.15AM REGISTRATION: (TEA, COFFEE, SCONES)
9.45AM
WELCOME TO GHF13 (CHAIRPERSON: PATRICK LYNCH,
NATIONAL DIRECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND VERIFICATION DIVISION HSE)
• GMHS 22 Annual Report 2014: Mick Quinlan, Manager, GMHS HSE
• GHN Annual Report 2014 & The Man2Man Programme: Susan Donlon, HIV Ireland
• The Road Travelled: GHA 30 - Gay Health Action (GHA) the first AIDS action group in Ireland: Ann Nolan(PhD) TCD & Maynooth College
10.05AM
NOEL WALSH 7TH MEMORIAL PRESENTATION (CHAIRPERSON: DIANE NURSE, NATIONAL LEAD SOCIAL INCLUSION, HSE)
• Official Launch of GHF 13: Jerry Buttimer T.D. Chairperson, Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
• National Sexual Health Communications & Partnerships: Helen Deely, Head of HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme
• Belongto Yes Marriage Equality Campaign: Michael Barron, Director, BeLonG To Youth Service
10.40AM
SURVEILLANCE AND TRENDS (CHAIRPERSON: DANIEL McCARTNEY, RESEARCHER GHN)
• Trends in STIs in MSM in Ireland: Gillian Cullen, Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
• LGV and MSM: Dr. Fionnuala Cooney, Department of Public Health, HSE East
• Q&A
11.10AMBREAK
11.30AM
RESEARCHING MSM (CHAIRPERSON: DANIEL McCARTNEY)
• MSM Internet Survey Ireland (MISI) 2015: Overall response and next steps in analysis and presentation of
the findings. Dr. Derval Igoe, HPSC, Chair of MISI 2015 Steering Group
• GMSS 2014 UK: HIV Prevention Objectives among MSM in England: Data from the Gay Men’s Sex Surveys 2010 and 2014. Dr. Ford Hickson, Sigma Research UK
• Q&A
12.15PM
COMMUNITY-BASED HIV & STI TESTING (CHAIRPERSON, DR SUSAN CLARKE, CONSULTANT ID, GMHS)
• Self Testing for STIs at GMHS & also at the Outreach Clinic at Outhouse LGBT Centre: Mick Quinlan & Colm O’Sullivan, GMHS
• The HIV Ireland and GUIDE Clinic Partnership: Richard Boyle, HIV Ireland, and Sandra Delamere, GUIDE Clinic
• European HIV Testing Week at GOSHH, Limerick: Billie, GOSHH
• HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme and USI ‘Pilot Testing at SHAG Week 2015’: Siobhan O’Dea, GUIDE & USI
• Q&A
1.00PM BREAK: LIGHT LUNCH
1.30PM
EMPOWERING AND SUPPORTING LIVES (CHAIRPERSON: DAVID CARROLL, DIRECTOR BELONGTO)
• Personal Development Courses: Tony Cooney, Gay Health Network
• ‘In The Know’ Positive Sexual Health for Younger MSM: Sean Frayne, BeLonG To Youth Service
• Support Groups & Services for People Living with HIV: Lysander Preston, Chairperson, Positive Now
• GMHS Counselling at Outhouse: Jose Castilho, Counsellor, GMHS,
PROMOTING MSM SEXUAL HEALTH IN OTHER SETTINGS
• Mental Health: Dr Peter Nevins, Director Islington MIND
• MSM and bio-medical HIV prevention (PrEP and TasP): Where do we go from here?
Peter Keogh, Senior Lecturer Public Health, Open University UK
3.30PMCLOSE