HIV Prevention England (HPE) organises a biennial conference to bring together HPE partners, commissioners, health promoters, HIV service providers and faith leaders working in England, as well as other key figures and influencers in the field of HIV. The 2017 conference took place on Thursday 18 May in central London.
Download the programme [PDF]
The conference had the following outcomes:
- Increased understanding of and attachment to the HPE programme
- Increased understanding of the latest developments and current issues in HIV prevention in England
- Delegates can take away at least one new idea for local implementation.
The presentations from the HPE conference are available below, where applicable.
Main Plenary Sessions
Morning Plenary
- Ian Green – Welcome (00:00 – 06:30)
- The Rt. Hon the Lord Fowler – Opening remarks (06:30-23:15)
- Dr Valerie Delpech – Towards eliminating HIV in the most affected communities in the UK [PDF] (23:15-1:01:26)
- Dawn Austwick – Using generous leadership to meet the needs of our communities (1:01:26-1:25:46)
Afternoon Plenary
- Cary James – We started something: HIV prevention in England [PDF] (00:00-10:30)
- Deborah Gold and Kat Smithson – The state of HIV and sexual health prevention services in England [PDF] (10:30-43:00)
Closing Plenary
Panel and discussion:
- Professor Jim McManus, Hertfordshire County Council
- Marion Wadiba, The NAZ Project London
- Dr Michael Brady, Terrence Higgins Trust/King’s College Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Will Nutland, PrEPster
- Winnie Sseruma, community advocate
Workshops
Workshop 1: Combination Prevention
- Nalini Iyanger – Update on the PrEP Impact trial [PDF] (00:00-7:50)
- Dr Alan McOwan – Rapid initiation of treatment in a central London clinic [PDF] (07:50-20:20)
- Cary James – Size matters: promoting choice to increase engagement with condom promotion [PDF] (20:20-29:30)
Please note that due to technical issues on the day the audio quality for this clip is limited.
Workshop 2: HIV Prevention Innovation Fund Project Showcase
- Owen Brigstock-Barron – Introduction to the HIV Prevention Innovation Fund [PDF]
- Jenny Hand – Innovative HIV testing in the workplace [PDF]
- Jeni Hirst and Rob Cookson – POCT in partnership [PDF]
- Ali Orhan – Let’s stop HIV: targeting Latin American communities [PDF]
Workshop 3: Prevention for Gay and Bisexual Men
- Dr Ellen Hensbroek – Sexualised drug use: the national picture [PDF]
- Matthew Harrison – Impact of an online sexual health promotion project in Sheffield [PDF]
- Professor Rusi Jaspal – Attitudes towards PrEP among MSM in London and the East Midlands [PDF]
Workshop 4: HIV Testing in Community Settings
- Matthias Kuske – Increasing the quality and innovation in HIV testing for MSM: learning from European Checkpoints Toolkit [PDF]
- Michelle Ross – Engaging trans communities in HIV testing [PDF]
- Yasmin Dunkely – Assisted HIV self testing and self sampling in London [PDF]
Workshop 5: PrEP: from Trial to Reality
- Etienne Fouquay – Implementing PrEP in France: lessons and insights [PDF] (00:00-14:30)
- Winnie Sseruma – PrEP: an opportunity to refocus HIV prevention (14:30-27:05)
Workshop 6: Home Sampling and Self Testing
- Luis Guerra – Update on the National HIV Home Sampling Programme [PDF]
- Laura Streeter – Increasing the return rate of self sampling kits using behavioural insights [PDF]
- Dr Michael Brady – HIV self testing: feasibility and acceptability of a large-scale national service [PDF]
Workshop 7: Engaging African Communities
- Takudzwa Mukiwa – Using social and digital media to reach African communities [PDF]
- Wellington Moyo – Welcome Hear: HIV prevention targeting new arrivals in Wakefield [PDF]
- Chenai Dhilwayo and Sherine Edwards-Dodds – Champions of change: using a peer-led model to drive community-led HIV prevention in African communities [PDF]
Workshop 8: Systems Approaches to Testing and Prevention
Aaron Chady and Catherine Foulk-Jones – Increasing outreach HIV testing in Leeds using a model of effective partnership work [PDF]