CategorySexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Deadly Liver Mob: Engaging Aboriginal people in viral hepatitis, HIV and sexual health services (Website & Webinar)

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Hepatitis, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health, August 2021 Deadly Liver Mob program is an incentivised, peer-led program that offers education and screening for hepatitis C, hepatitis B and STIs for Aboriginal people. The primary purpose of the Deadly Liver Mob program is to provide hepatitis C virus education and referral to blood borne virus and sexually transmissible infections screening and...

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Program & registrations for the 2021 Sexual Health + HIV&AIDS Conference

By J Pope
In HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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SiREN (WA Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network), August 2021 Standard registrations for the 2021 Sexual Health + HIV&AIDS Conferences close this Sunday, August 22! Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS and Sexual Health Conferences will once again be hosted in a virtual format between 6 to 9 September, following the success of last year’s inaugural virtual...

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The First National Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Research Strategy 2021-2025

By J Pope
In Hepatitis, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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The Australian Government Department of Health,  July 2021 The First National Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) and Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) Research Strategy (the Strategy) will ensure that future funded research activities best align with the priorities of the BBV and STI research agenda and support measurable progress towards the goals and targets of the five National BBV and STI...

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BBV/STI Glossary – Simple definitions in English for interpreters, translators, and workers in a health setting

By J Pope
In Hepatitis, HIV, Multicultural communities, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health, 2020 The BBV/STI Glossary is a resource for interpreters, translators and others who work in a health setting. It offers an extensive list of English terms related to sexual health and blood-borne viruses (such as hepatitis), with easy to understand definitions. This is a joint project of the following individuals and agencies: Suzanne Lau-Gooey...

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Respect Me + You, Is Your Syphilis Check Up Due? (New Campaign)

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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May 2021 The Respect Me + You, Is Your Syphilis Check Up Due? Campaign has now launched! This campaign was originally conceived by Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AHCSA), and was adapted as a collaboration with SHINE SA in 2020. The campaign is a response to the rise in syphilis infections in South Australia which has been particularly devastating for Aboriginal communities. It is a...

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Experts are worried more STIs are going round undetected because of COVID

By J Pope
In HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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ABC News, 28th April 2021 The initial stats were looking good: that sexually transmissible infection (STI) rates have dropped during the pandemic, thanks to things like lockdown and social distancing. But new research from the Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre and University of Sydney suggests that might only be a short-term thing, and that rates of undetected STIs could be a lot higher than we...

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