BASHH

The 2007 BASHH Spring Meeting was held in Blackpool with Dr John Sweeney and Dr Wafaa Wasef as our local hosts and organisers. The conference venue was the Winter Gardens. The conference was well attended and had plenary talks on a number of topics, HIV guideline review, a debate on access to HIV treatment and a medico-legal and ethical session based on cases with a panel discussion. There were 23 oral presentations and 146 poster presentations covering a wide range of topics in the field of sexual health, genitourinary medicine and HIV medicine. In addition, on Wednesday 2 May the Adolescent Special Interest Group held a parallel programme on child protection issues.

Click here for the final programme

The best oral presentation
"How Much Do Delayed Health Care Seeking And Delayed Care Provision Contribute To The Transmission Of STIs?" presented by Catherine Mercer.

The second best oral presentation
"Patient Reported Waiting Times - How Accurate A Reflection Of Clinic Service?" presented by Emma Rutland.

The best poster
"Post Exposure Prophylaxis following Sexual Exposure to HIV (PEPSE): First Do No Harm?" presented by Kate Nambiar

The second best poster
"Domestic Violence In A GUM Setting - An Anonymous Prevalence Study In Women" presented by Wai Ching Loke.

The Maggie Godley prize
"Do All Patients Attending Genitourinary Medicine Services Want To Be Seen Within 48 Hours?" Poster by Guy Rooney