Nearly 300 delegates attended the HIV Prevention England Conference 2024, a one-day conference focussing on equity and impact in HIV prevention. The conference brought together community organisations, commissioners, clinicians and the private sector for vital conversations during this time of change in HIV prevention.
The question of how to end new cases of HIV ran throughout the conference, from the opening address of Andrew Gwynne MP (Minister for Public Health and Prevention) where he confirmed a new HIV action plan will be published next year, to the closing plenary panel discussion on the practical steps to the 2030 goal.
You can view the slides and watch selected sessions below, including our opening and closing plenaries.
Opening plenary
Speakers:
- Richard Angell OBE, Terrence Higgins Trust
- Andrew Gwynne MP, Minister for Public Health and Prevention
- Professor Kevin Fenton, Department for Health and Social Care
- Memory Sachikonye, UK-CAB
Insights into PrEP awareness and need
Chair : Catherine Dodds
- BePrEPed – a project to increase awareness of and access to PrEP – Mike Downey: Renaissance UK
- What are the PrEP and sexual health needs of young queer men? – Phil Samba: The Love Tank
- PrEP awareness, access and adherence: a qualitative exploration between three minority population groups in London – Dr Renee West: Positive East
Impactful approaches to address HIV stigma
- Tackling HIV stigma in healthcare using a university-based approach – Aled Osborne: Brigstowe
- Tackling HIV stigma: a peer-led, co-produced transformation of a stigma reduction and HIV awareness service – Eugene Lynch: Terrence Higgins Trust
- Common Ambition Bristol (CAB): Co-producing community-led initiatives to tackle HIV stigma and increase HIV testing in African and Caribbean heritage communities – Jeremy Horwood & Temilola Adeniyi: University of Bristol
Sexual health knowledge and key populations
- Emerging trends in sexual health data – Katy Sinka: UK Health Security Agency
- Sexual health knowledge and service access needs of people of Black heritage resident in the City of London and Hackney – Euriza Mata: Positive East
- Knowledge, uptake and intention to use antibiotic post-exposure prophylaxis and meningococcal B vaccine (4CMenB) for gonorrhoea reported in the ‘Reducing inequalities in Sexual Health’ (RiiSH) survey, a large, online community sample of GBMSM in the UK, 2023 – Dana Ogaz: UK Health Security Agency
Opt-out testing for HIV in emergency departments
- Making the case for opt-out testing expansion: how together we made it happen – Katie Clark: Terrence Higgins Trust and Stuart Smith: Hepatitis C Trust
- Opt-out blood borne virus (BBV) screening at a local emergency department (ED): a 2-year retrospective analysis – Suzan Potts: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Emergency department blood borne virus opt-out testing: an intervention optimisation study – Siobhan Allison and Dr Tom May: University of Bristol
Achieving equitable access to PrEP
- What are the key barriers and facilitators of community pharmacy PrEP delivery for UK pharmacists and community members – China Harrison: University of Bristol
- Improving access and awareness of PrEP for women from Black African and other marginalised communities in Leeds: a stakeholder engagement approach – Kemi Ogunrinola: Yorkshire MESMAC
- Improving access to HIV PrEP for people living with inequalities: a multi-modal approach – Jodie Crossman: NHS University Hospitals Sussex
Experiences of navigating health systems for Black African and Caribbean communities
- Mind, body and soul: engaging Black African and Caribbean communities to develop community-led approaches to Sexual Health promotion – Chantelle Walker: BHA for Equality
- Treatment journey of Black African women in London – Dr Renee West: Positive East
- Navigating the Health Care System as a migrant – Juddy Otti: Africa Advocacy Foundation
Making an impact in re-engagement and retention in care
- Non-retention in HIV care – how many and who? – Alison Brown: UK Health Security Agency
- Factors to reduce disengagement from, and increase re-engagement into, care – an updated London-based literature review – Dee Wang: Spectra
- Harnessing the power of in-clinic peer workers to improve access to and uptake of support – Garry Brough: Fast-Track Cities London
Developing better insights to achieve equity for underserved communities
- Black community representation in HIV research, ethics and practice – Juddy Otti: Africa Advocacy Foundation
- Leaving no one behind study: an exploration of the drivers of HIV testing inequities in women of Black African heritage in the UK – Glenda Bonde: University of Bristol
- Barriers to HIV health inclusion for sex workers in London – Grace Desouza: Spectra
Working in partnership for impact
- Mission Zero – a partnership approach towards 2030 goals in Calderdale – Malcolm Struthers: Brunswick Centre and John Fox & Asjad Mahmood: Hepatitis C Trust
- A partnership approach to preventing HIV/STIs for women selling sex in the North Central London area – Sive O’Reagan: Inclusion Health
- Empowering communities through partnerships with industry: collaborating to achieve the 2030 goals Rebecca Dandridge: Gilead Sciences
Getting to zero by 2030. How do we make it a reality?
Closing plenary panel discussion.
Chair: Ian Jackson
Panellists: Christina Ganotakis (One Voice Network), Prof Claudia Estcourt (BASHH), James Woolgar (English Sexual Health Commissioners Group), Adam Winter (Department of Health and Social Care), Rachel Hill-Tout (NHS England – BBV Clinical Lead), Richard Angell OBE (Terrence Higgins Trust) & Sinead Ward (ViiV Healthcare)
The conference is organised by Terrence Higgins Trust for HIV Prevention England, which is commissioned by the Departments of Health and Social Care. Many thanks to our sponsors: Pasante Healthcare, ViiV Healthcare and, our lead sponsor, Gilead Sciences.
