British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

Established 2003 through the merger of MSSVD (est. 1922) and AGUM (est. 1992)

HIV Special Interest Group

Membership of the HIV SIG

Dr A Palfreeman, Chair (adrian.palfreeman@uhl-tr.nhs.uk)
Dr M Nelson, Chair of Hepatitis Special Interest Sub Group (mark.nelson@chelwest.nhs.uk)
Dr M Poulton (mary.poulton@kingsch.nhs.uk)
Dr C Orkin (chloe.orkin@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk)
Dr K Radcliffe (keith.radcliffe@hobtpct.nhs.uk)
Dr M Fisher (martin.fisher@bsuh.nhs.uk)
Dr I Williams (iwilliams@gum.ucl.ac.uk)
Dr B Peters (barry.peters@gstt.sthames.nhs.uk)
Dr A De Ruiter (annemiek.deruiter@gstt.nhs.uk)
Dr S Bhagani (Hepatitis Group) (sanjay.bhagani@royalfree.nhs.uk)
Dr G Brook (Hepatitis Group) (gary.brook@nwlh.nhs.uk)
Ms L Power (lisa.power@tht.org.uk)
Dr Raj Patel (prj466@aol.com)
Dr A Pozniak, Co-Chair (anton.pozniak@chelwest.nhs.uk)
Dr R Nandwani, (rak.nandwani@glacomen.scot.nhs.uk)
Dr S Das (tufan_uk@yahoo.co.uk)

HIV SIG report 1st August 2005 – 31st July 2006

The HIV special interest group and its hepatitis subgroup have been active on behalf of BASHH at a UK policy and strategy level , and look forward to greater co-ordination with the British HIV Association in the future. The SIG has also been ensuring that BASHH meets its commitment to ensure that a third of the educational activities are HIV-related.

Educational events
• Joint BASHH/BHIVA meeting October 2005.
• BASHH Ordinary General Meeting January 2006.
• HIV Masterclass at Warwick University 13-14 March 2006. The programme covered new antiretrovirals, virology, vaccines and adolescent issues and included an interactive series of case discussions. The evaluation was excellent and demand for the Masterclass exceeded places available, therefore early booking is advised for 2007.

Guidelines & Standards Published in 2005/06
These are available for download from the BASHH website (www.bashh.org/guidelines/ceguidelines). They have also been accepted by the US National Guideline Clearinghouse (www,guideline.gov).

• Fisher M, Benn P, Evans B, Pozniak A et al, Clinical Effectiveness Group (BASHH). UK guideline for the use of post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV following sexual exposure. Int J STD AIDS 2006; 17:81-92.

• Nandwani R on behalf of the Clinical Effectiveness Group of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH). 2006 United Kingdom National Guideline on the Sexual Health of People with HIV: Sexually Transmitted Infections. Int J STD AIDS 2006; 17:594-606.

• Nandwani R, Fisher M on behalf of the MSSVD HIV Special Interest Group. 2002 Clinical standards for the screening and management of acquired syphilis in HIV-positive adults. Int J STD AIDS 2006; 17:588-593.

National Consultations
• Briefing paper for BASHH board on BHIVA draft standards for NHS hospital care for adults with HIV
• HIV transmission, the law and the work of the clinical team.

Review of membership
Following a review of the HIV SIG membership in 2006 Anton Pozniak and Rak Nandwani were appointed as Joint Chairs with Adrian Palfreeman as Vice Chair. Mark Nelson is Chair of Hepatitis Special Interest Sub Group. A full list of SIG members is available on the BASHH website. Thanks are due to all members who have worked so hard both visibly and behind the scenes.

Dr Rak Nandwani, Joint Chair HIV SIG

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Previous Publications

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Additional Documents

HIV SIG report to Education Committee 12.01.07 (Jan 07)

BASHH Response to the BHIVA Service Standards (Nov 06)

HIV Transmission, the law and the work of the clinical team: draft recommendation document:
This document was open for consultation until July 2006. Please click 'here' to download the full document. All comments were sent to the BHIVA Secretariat at bhiva@bhiva.org.