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HIV Stigma Symposium
On Friday 15 March 2024, HIV Prevention England hosted the HIV Stigma Symposium at The ICC in Birmingham. We had the pleasure of hearing from fantastic speakers representing community organisations, healthcare, academia, policy, and people with lived experience. The aim of this event was to foster solution-focused conversations and share learning from different projects happening across England.
The HPE team would like to extend our thanks to everyone who attended the event, especially the speakers, panellists, chairs and our partners who supported with the planning of the event.
Programme and Presentation slides
Morning sessions
What is stigma? – presented by Nicola Jones, HIV Prevention England (2024).
Stigma and stigma reduction in different communities
Stepping Up: George House Trust – presented by Adela Senkubuge and Yvonne Richards-Cooper, George House Trust (2023).
Their Story, Your Choice – presented by Takudzwa Mukiwa, HIV Prevention England (2022).
The Ribbons HIV Education Legacy Project – presented by Garry Jones, Designer & founder of The Ribbons B.A.H.M (2023).
HIV Testing as an Enabler for Stigma Reduction – presented by Jose Trueba and Carlos Corredor, Aymara (2024).
Stigma in health and social care, employment, and statutory services
Tackling HIV Stigma in Healthcare using a University Approach – presented by Aled Osborne, Brigstowe (2024).
HIV in the Workplace: A guide for Employers and Employees – presented by Joe Tanzer, BHA for Equality (2023).
Stigma in Healthcare – presented by Liz Okecha, Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV/Clinical Lead (2023).
Unseen Frontlines – presented by Lieutenant Commander Oli Brown MBE, Royal Navy (2024).
Policy and Practice
Tackling Stigma Through Storytelling: HIV Ambassadors – presented by Henn Mossery-Golan and Eugene Lynch, Terrence Higgins Trust, Pank Sethi and LeaSuwanna Griffith, London HIV Ambassadors (2024).
Derby Pledge to End HIV – presented by Helen Stanhope and Rachel Coulton, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (2022).
Researching and Responding to Organisational Stigma – presented by Daron Oram and Annie Howard, National AIDS Trust (2024).
Changing Policy Challenging Discrimination – presented by Daniel Fluskey, National AIDS Trust, Dr Joseph Heskin, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, and Debbie Laycock, Terrence Higgins Trust (2024).
