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HIV Prevention England Conference 2024 Programme and Livestream

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HIv prevention england conference 2024. Prioritising equity and impact

This Friday, 6 September 2024 health professionals, community experts and researchers in HIV prevention and sexual health will gather for the sixth HIV Prevention England Conference.

Programme

The conference sessions include

  • Insights into PrEP awareness and needs
  • Impactful approaches to address HIV stigma
  • Sexual health knowledge and key populations
  • Opt out testing for HIV in emergency departments
  • Achieving equitable access to PrEP
  • Experiences of navigating health systems for Black African and Caribbean communities
  • Addressing inequalities and unmet need in the HIV response
  • Making an impact in re-engagement  and retention in care
  • Developing better insights to achieve equity for underserved communities
  • Working in partnership for impact
  • What’s needed from a new HIV Action Plan for England?
  • Getting to zero by 2030. How can we make it a reality?

Get the full programme here

Livestream

Not able to attend the HIV Prevention England Conference 2024 in-person? You can stream selected sessions via YouTube on Friday 6 September, including our opening and closing plenary sessions. Go to YouTube now, and click the ‘Remind me’ so you don’t miss it.

Opening plenary – 9.30am

Opening remarks around equity and impact in HIV prevention, including from:

  • Andrew Gwynne MP (Minister for Public Health and Prevention)
  • Professor Kevin Fenton (Chief Advisor on HIV to the Department of Health and Social Care)
  • Memory Sachikonye (Co-ordinator of UK-CAB)
  • Richard Angell (Chief Executive, Terrence Higgins Trust)

Closing plenary – 3.50pm

A panel discussion on the vital question of ‘Getting to zero by 2030. How do we make it a reality?’, with:

  • Christina Ganotakis (One Voice Network)
  • Prof Claudia Estcourt (BASHH)
  • James Woolgar (Chair of HIV & Sexual Health Commissioners Group)
  • Olivia De Achaval (Department of Health and Social Care)
  • Rachel Hill-Tout (BBV Clinical Lead for NHS England)
  • Richard Angell (Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust)
  • Sinead Ward (UK General Manager of ViiV)

It promises to be a really exciting day so don’t miss out.

 

Call for abstracts – HIV Prevention England Conference 2024

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Abstract submission for the 6th biannual HIV Prevention England Conference is now open.  The conference will be held on Friday 6 September 2024 in County Hall, London.

This conference brings together health professionals, community experts and researchers working in HIV prevention and sexual health; as well as others who work with people from key target populations. The event provides a platform for delegates to share ideas, best practice, research, and to network.

The conference is free to attend and registration will open on 17 June 2024.

Abstract Topics

The conference theme, ‘Prioritising Equity and Impact’, will draw attention to the need for a significant focus on equity to ensure no one is left behind and the need to prioritise impactful interventions to achieve the 2030 goal for zero new transmissions.

We welcome abstracts that contain original contributions within the following topics:

  • Achieving equitable access to PrEP
  • HIV and STI testing in different settings
  • Population movement and HIV prevention and care
  • HIV prevention and care services for women
  • Achieving retention in care and re-engagement with care
  • Improving the quality of life for people living with HIV
  • HIV and STI prevention research and implementation
  • Partnerships and coproduction approaches
  • The role of community and activism in achieving the 2030 goal of no new transmissions
  • Tackling HIV-related stigma

We encourage the submission of abstracts which focus on health equity for underserved communities, and also those that demonstrate real-world impact.

Submit your abstract

You may submit an abstract for an oral presentation, a poster presentation or an interactive workshop.

Before you submit an abstract please read the guidance [PDF]

Please complete the relevant template:

Oral or poster abstract template [docx]

Workshop abstract template [docx]

The deadline to make your submission is 23:59 BST, Monday 17 June 2024.

New briefing on PrEP and women available to download

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HIV Prevention England have a new briefing paper on PrEP and women available to download. Produced by NAM aidsmap, this briefing provides an overview of PrEP use for cisgender women. It reviews relevant guidance and research relating to types of PrEP, if/how PrEP affects contraception, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause, and the barriers to PrEP use among women.

‘PrEP is an effective tool for HIV prevention, but it’s underused by women in the UK. Even though cisgender women make up a quarter of new HIV diagnoses, only 2.8% of PrEP users in England are women.

This briefing is about how well PrEP works for cisgender women.’

Thanks to Roger Pebody and Abbey Stanford for producing this resource.

Download PrEP and women briefing. [PDF]