HIV&AIDS and Sexual Health Conferences 2019 Peer-based

A report back on Teddy Cook and Shoshana Rosenberg’s presentation, ‘The inaugural Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Survey: Barriers, Resilience, and the Impact of Trans-Led Research’ 

I was delighted to see trans sexual health included in the opening plenary of the ASHM Sexual Health conference this year. Teddy Cook (Manager, Trans & Gender Diverse Health Equity, ACON) and Shoshana Rosenberg (University Associate, Curtin University) presented the findings from the largest ever Australian sexual health survey relating specifically to the trans and gender diverse (TGD) community. 

A report back on the HIV&AIDS Opening Plenary.

This morning I was reminded of the importance of peers, not only in efforts to end HIV but more broadly, in providing quality sexual health care to all of our patients and in research.

We were told that science alone cannot end HIV and that while people living with or at risk of acquiring HIV remain marginalised, criminalised or stigmatised we will never end the epidemic.