HIV Cases – From everyday to complex Commissioning forum and panel discussion: Inaugural Lecture January 2014 – Evening OGM: Presentation of BASHH Outstanding Achievement Award to Dr Immy Ahmed, followed by Question and Answer session about the BASHH elections 2014 NATSAL data presentation 2014 – Afternoon OGM: STI Molecular Diagnostics: Present and Potential Challenges with diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea A syndromic approach to the detection of sexually transmitted pathogens Next generation sequencing for sexually transmitted pathogens direct from patient samples Debate: Is the increase in pharyngeal gonorrhoea real? March 2014 – Evening OGM: Mycoplasma genitalium in the British population: Findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3) Use of dual NAATs in the NCSP – unintentional introduction of gonorrhoea screening Monitoring sexual behaviour through GUMCADv3: preliminary findings An update on the trial surveillance data to monitor service delivery at a population level: Past, present and future. June 2014 – Afternoon OGM: Reducing rates of STI and HIV in MSM: balancing improved access with comprehensive provision Providing MSM services in General Practice Enhancing enhanced services for MSM: what are the challenges and why does it matter? Stonewall: Making generic services inclusive Is self sampling for STIs acceptable to men who have sex with men (MSM)? Self-taken NAATs in non-genital sites: limitations of the evidence Hepatitis A and B in MSM: How much do they matter?’ HCV in MSM – Alcohol, Sex and share the love June 2014 – Evening OGM: Hot Topics in Herpes Management: Neonatal Risk and Counselling Patients on Criminalisation HSV Infections- What’s new in HSV disease and pathogenesis - more confusion and less clarity? What is happening to neonatal HSV in the UK - any time for complacency? The new BASHH –RCOG HSV in pregnancy guideline 2014- What’s new for Sexual Health Clinicians An update on the Golding Case: Patient perspectives – what has been the fall out? discussion – how should practice be adapted / questions from the floor Overview Trial
Dr Nick Theobald – training modules Dr Sam Douthwaite – Emerging Infections in HIV Dr Anatole Menon-Johansson – Service Re-design and improvement. Performance/Outputs in the year 2013/14 Meeting as above Future plans To provide at least one educational annual meeting in 2015 with an aim to attract and involve more doctors in training Dr Kazeem Aderogba Thames (SW) Branch Membership Guildford GUM Leatherhead GUM Chertsey (St Peters) GUM Frimley park GUM Crawley GUM Worthing GUM Chichester GUM St Georges’ (London) GUM Objectives To represent the region in the CGC and to feedback to the region of the minutes. Significant Activities Joined with the SW Thames on the Academic joint meeting held on 26th Sept in London. Had excellent speaker and was very much appreciated by the members who attended. Future Plans To arrange for another educational meeting in 2015. Arrange regular feedbacks with the group. Dr Usha Natarajan Virgin Care Home Trent Branch Membership Tana Green – Chair Olofunso Olarinde – Branch Support Officer (Treasure and Secretary roles combined) Objectives: Organise 2 regional meetings per year jointly with West Midlands Branch Organise annual regional nurses and health advisers meeting ‘East meets West’ Organise regional ‘Doctors In Training’ Meeting Oversee Regional group Promote sexual health in a variety of settings across the region