On Friday 15 March, HIV Prevention England hosted the HIV Stigma Symposium at The ICC in Birmingham. We had the pleasure of hearing from fantastic speakers representing community organisations, healthcare, academia, policy, and people with lived experience. The aim of this event was to foster solution-focused conversations and share learning from different projects happening across England.
The HPE team would like to extend our thanks to everyone who attended the event, especially the speakers, panellists, chairs and our partners who supported with the planning of the event.
Programme and Presentation slides
Morning sessions
What is stigma – presented by Nicola Jones, HIV Prevention England
Positive Peers – presented by Rachel Greaves, Positive Peers
Stigma and stigma reduction in different communities
Stepping Up – George House Trust – presented by Adela Senkubuge and Yvonne Richards-Cooper, George House Trust
Their Story, Your Choice – presented by Takudzwa Mukiwa, HIV Prevention England
The Ribbons HIV education legacy project – presented by Garry Jones, Designer & founder of The Ribbons B.A.H.M
HIV testing as an enabler for stigma reduction – presented by Jose Trueba and Carlos Corredor, Aymara
Stigma in health and social care, employment, and statutory services
Tackling HIV Stigma in Healthcare using a University Approach – presented by Aled Osborne, Brigstowe
HIV in the Workplace – A guide for Employers and Employees– presented by Joe Tanzer, BHA for Equality
Stigma in healthcare – presented by Liz Okecha, Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV/Clinical Lead
Unseen Frontlines – presented by Lt Cdr Oli Brown MBE, Royal Navy
Policy and Practice
Tackling stigma through stroytelling – HIV Ambassadors – presented by Henn Mossery-Golan and Eugene Lynch, Terrence Higgins Trust, Pank Sethi and LeaSuwanna Griffith, London HIV Ambassadors
Derby pledge to end HIV – presented by Helen Stanhope and Rachel Coulton, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Researching and Responding to Organisational Stigma – presented by Daron Oram and Annie Howard, National AIDS Trust
Changing policy challenging discrimination – presented by Daniel Fluskey, National AIDS Trust, Dr Joseph Heskin, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, and Debbie Laycock, Terrence Higgins Trust
Next steps for stigma reduction
Thank you to our panellists for their participation in this discussion:
Ash Dickson, Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator, Yorkshire MESMAC
Dr Catherine Dodds, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Head of Centre for Health and Social Care Research, University of Bristol
Memory Sachikonye, UK-CAB Coordinator and Co-editor of Our Stories told by us: Celebrating the African Contribution to the UK HIV response
Dr Joseph Heskin, Consultant in GenitoUrinary and HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Olivia De Achaval, Team Leader Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, Department of Health and Social Care
Pank Sethi, GMI Partnership Manager – prevention and testing, Positive East
