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Join Dr. Nneka Nwokolo in discussion of health issues faced by women living with HIV

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ViiV Healthcare, July 2023 Join in the discussion with Dr Nneka Nwokolo on health issues faced by women living with HIV.  Dr Nwokolo is Head of Global Patient Affairs at ViiV Healthcare and an honorary Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London where she continues to see patients in a combined general and menopause clinic. Date & time:...

Rainbow Horizons: Don’t leave me this way (Inclusive end of life care and planning)

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COTA SA Rainbow Hub, June 2023 Rainbow Horizons: Don’t leave me this way –fostering intergenerational compassionate communities to support LGBTI+ people’s end of life is a project report which reveals the unique challenges older LGBTI+ people may face, and advocates for stronger intergenerational links and for providers to ensure a more inclusive approach to end of life experiences for older...

The role of LGBTIQA+ peer-led services in meeting health needs in Australia

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Report: The role of LGBTIQA+ peer-led services in meeting the health needs of LGBTIQA+ people in Australia Meridian (ACT), June 2023 Meridian partnered with Collective Action – a social impact consultancy – to undertake research to find out more about the role of peer-led services in meeting the health needs of LGBTIQA+ people in Australia. Using an online survey, they asked LGBTIQA+ people about...

School-based relationships and sexuality education programmes in primary school

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Roxana Aguilar Alonso, Kerryann Walsh, Lisa van Leent & Claire Moran (2023) School-based relationships and sexuality education programmes in primary schools: contexts, mechanisms and outcomes, Sex Education, DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2023.2167816 Abstract:  This paper presents findings from a literature review on relationships and sexuality education for primary (elementary) school programme...

Updated guidelines for PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) after non-occupational and occupational exposure to HIV 

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Australasian Society for HIV Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), June 2023 ASHM has updated the National Guidelines for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) after non-occupational and occupational exposure to HIV .  These guidelines outline the updated Australian recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following potential or known exposure...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIASB+ people and mental health and wellbeing

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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2023. Authors: Madi Day, Bronwyn Carlson, Dameyon Bonson and Terri Farrelly. The high rates of suicide-related behaviour among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, combined with similar evidence relating to LGBTQIA+ people, suggest that there is a need to investigate the compound risk of suicide-related behaviour among people who are...

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