HIV Healthcare Training Online

posted: 03/03/2011

HIV and STI doctors and other healthcare staff have an engaging and extensive online learning programme called eHIV-STI. This e-training has been put together by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV and the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians. Keeping HIV clinic staff well trained is an important part of good HIV care.
 

This eHIV-STI training provides the knowledge healthcare professionals need for treating and supporting people with sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and related conditions. It’s designed to be used alongside clinic training.
 

3 knowledge levels

They provide training to three levels of knowledge, from introductory, to more advanced and finally specialist knowledge, so people can learn in stages.
 

The 60 sessions of e-learning with video clips and case studies cover most of what HIV and STI clinic staff need to know. The training is open for doctors and NHS healthcare staff in England who register with the site.
 

HIV & STI e-Learning for Healthcare

Learning and Development for GHT Volunteers!

posted: 26/05/2010

Following the success of last year’s Volunteer Learning and Development Calendar, we are launching our exciting programme for 2010-2011! Highlights include sessions on Hepatitis C and HIV from Sue Russell (Lead Hepatitis Specialist Nurse), Issues for Older People with HIV, Understanding Sexual Orientation and Homophobia, HIV and Asylum Q&A and new training for our awareness raising volunteers!

Click here to download a copy of the 2010-2011 Learning and Development Calendar.

Learning and development is an important part of volunteering at George House Trust and ensures you have the knowledge and skills to undertake your volunteer role. We ask that all volunteers aim to attend 10 hours of learning and development activities each year.

We've tried to make it easy for you to see which courses are right for you. Please check the calendar to see which courses match which types of volunteer roles.

Please note that you will have to book a place, in advance, in order to attend any volunteer learning and development events. You can book onto training courses by following the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/learnanddevelop

If you are having problems using this link, please email: volunteering@ght.org.uk or phone 0161 274 5653.

Happy learning!
 

Action on Teaching HIV in Schools

posted: 17/07/2009

Earlier this week we asked you to stand up for the rights of children and young people to effective HIV education in all schools. One further simple step we ask is for you to give the same message to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Last October the Government announced it would make sex and relationships education (SRE) a statutory part of the National Curriculum by 2011. It has not happened yet - there are two consultations about it. Churches and schools opposed to teaching all children about HIV, sexuality and relationships are actively campaigning against making HIV and SRE compulsory.

Unless there is a strong show of support for making SRE part of the curriculum, the Government may decide not to make this change, and young people will then continue to miss out on basic information about how to protect themselves from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
 

Tell the QCA we must have sex and relationships education in schools

As part of the review, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is consulting with a short questionnaire on PSHE. Please complete the survey, support making sex and relationships education part of the National Curriculum. There are only 10 simple tick-box questions. The more responses the QCA receives in favour, the stronger the pressure to act.

You can download the survey (in Word) and then email it to the QCA
 

You could simply copy the tickbox answers given by THT. They are listed here. You can see all of THT's completed survey here. Section 1 is the most important bit, where you vote for SRE. (Section 2 asks questions about specific areas of the curriculum, which you can ignore if you wish).
 

Making PSHE a part of the National Curriculum will be essential to improving the UK's future sexual health, we have already come a long way in campaigning for this, we just need one final push to make it a reality.

Suggested answers to tickbox questions

QCA PSHE Reform Survey (Word)