25 years ago George House Trust sprang out of outrageous stigma and discrimination to fight for respect and rights of people living with HIV.
Once again we look ahead – building tomorrow’s future for people living with HIV.
Our one day National HIV Social Care conference will be held:
Tuesday 20th April 2010, Manchester Central Convention Complex
The 2nd Joint Conference of BHIVA and BASHH (20 – 23 April) follows, in the same venue in the heart of Manchester city centre.
‘Still Living With HIV: Building Together for Tomorrow’
Our own conference will focus on
• planning for the future
• changing needs of people living with HIV
• the impact of the recession, the general election, the ageing population
• HIV related stigma
• positive prevention strategies.
Speakers include:
Dr Ade Adeagbo, Chief Executive Officer of the African HIV Policy Network
Baroness Gould, Chair of the IAG on Sexual Health
Ford Hickson, Sigma Research
Dr Ed Wilkins, Clinicial Director of Infectious Diseases at North Manchester General Hospital
Fees
£95 for voluntary / community organisations
£150 for private and statutory organisations
You can also complete and return this PDF Booking Form to Kath Morgan by email at conference@ght.org.uk or by post to:
GHT25 Conference
George House Trust
77 Ardwick Green North
Manchester
M12 6FX
Workshops
There will be two workshop session slots as part of the agenda, please select your preferred workshop from each slot on the booking form to ensure your place.
Morning Session
A1 Consistency in Health Messages Aligning messages to positive people about sex & risk from clinicians & community sector
A2 HIV Social Care Framework: Refreshing HIV Social Care What is the HIV Social Care Framework and how do we take it forward?
A3 Women and HIV (hot topic)
A4 'Lost to Clinics' and the Path Ahead Issues and solutions for people ‘lost’ to clinical care
A5 Practical Support for Immigration
Practical tips and skill sharing on how to support positive people subject to immigration controls
Afternoon Session
B1 Positive People Challenging Stigma Impact of positive people speaking out. Skill sharing.
B2 Promoting Positive Prevention
Skills sharing around positive prevention work
B3 Ageing Population: Older Survivors – What Future?
Long term survivors & impact of an ageing population. How do we keep these groups on the agenda?
B4 Ex Benefits: Benefits to Work Transformers
Helping positive people back into employment
B5 Summary of BHIVA’s themes
Venue
For details on how to get to Mancheser Central Convention Complex, information on parking and disabled access click here.