The NewsDesk @ HIV Ireland

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The NewsDesk @ HIV Ireland
30th April 2021

Listen Back

Adam Shanley, MPOWER Programme Manager at HIV Ireland, joined Louise McSharry on 2FM to talk about the importance of the Gay Men's Health Service, HIV and STIs in Ireland, and the relaunch of HIV Ireland's home HIV self-test service.

HIV Ireland's Executive Director, Stephen O'Hare, speaks to Newstalk FM reporter Josh Crosbie, about the rising demand for HIV self-test and STI home-test services in Ireland.

Stephen O'Hare, Executive Director with HIV Ireland, joined Ciara Plunkett on Kildare FM, to chat about the importance of HIV testing and the re-launch of HIV Ireland's HIV self-test service (go to 11:35 mns)

News Review Summary: April 2021

Big demand for home-testing HIV kits (rte.ie)

1,800 STI testing kits ordered in Cork, Kerry and Dublin in one week (irishexaminer.com)

Special Report: 'it was going to be slow, painful and secretive... they just assumed you would die' - forty years of HIV and AIDS (independent.ie - Premium)

UNAIDS strategy aligns HIV priorities with development goals (thelancet.com)

Gareth Thomas interview: HIV stigma, the power of It's a Sin and leaving a greater legacy than rugby memories (Evening Standard)

London’s first AIDS memorial planned for Tottenham Court Road (bbc.com)

HIV charities write to MPs to oppose the Nordic model on sex work (nat.org.uk)

Most male partners of women using the dapivirine vaginal ring support its use in HIV prevention (aidsmap.com)

Fewer condoms, but more safer sex: historic shifts among Australian gay and bisexual men (aidsmap.com)

England's big PrEP implementation trial releases its enrolment data: young people under-represented (aidsmap.com)

Higher rates of non-communicable diseases contribute to persisting mortality in people with HIV (aidsmap.com)

Transgender Women urgently need more HIV prevention and treatment services, new CDC data show (cdc.gov)

Opinion: 'The Reclassification of Chemsex drug GHB misses the point' (Attitude.co.uk)

Benefits of continuing to provide life-saving HIV services outweigh the risk of COVID-19 transmission by 100 to 1 (who.int)

Risk of dying from COVID-19 doubled for people with HIV in England (aidsmap.com)

Testing homeless people during COVID-19 identifies several new HIV cases, especially in Black people (aidsmap.com)

What happened to people's sex lives during lockdown in Britain? (aidsmap.com)

High rates of hepatitis C and HIV coinfection among key populations (unaids.org)

Walking the hard road to HCV elimination (medicalindependent.ie)

Reinfection after hepatitis C cure in people with HIV predicted by sexually transmitted infections (aidsmap.com)

Watch Back

HIV activist Robbie Lawlor on the Tommy Tiernan Show (RTÉ Player)

RTE's Tommy Tiernan Show viewers in awe of Robbie Lawlor's 'vital' and educational chat about HIV and sexual health (irishmirror.ie)

Recent Publications

Addressing inequalities and getting back on track to end AIDS by 2030: Report of the Secretary-General (United Nations General Assembly)

The EACS European Standard of Care Meetings 2020-2021: Report and Summary of Workshops (European AIDS Clinical Society)

My Body is My Own: Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination (UNFPA State of World Population 2021)

Scoping Study to inform a Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours on Sexual Health and Wellbeing and Crisis Pregnancy among the general population in Ireland (Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme, HSE Health and Wellbeing

Healthy sexuality and relationship development: The education and support needs of children and young people in care - A toolkit for practitioners (Tusla)

Hidden Lives, Hidden Stress - presentation based on the findings from the European MSM Internet Survey 2017 (Gay Health Network)

Men from Afar - presentation based on the findings from the European MSM Internet Survey 2017 (Gay Health Network)

Research briefing: Sex, PrEP and HIV in trans and non-binary people (Aidsmap)

Briefing Paper: HIV perspective on the 'Nordic' or 'end-demand' model (National AIDS Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust, and the Love Tank)

Journal and Research Articles

Potential alcohol use disorder among MSM in Ireland - Findings from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS 2017) (ScienceDirect: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)

Understanding reasons for HIV late diagnosis: A qualitative study among HIV-positive individuals in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (AIDS and Behavior)

Cost-Effectiveness analysis of a national Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) program in Ireland (ScienceDirect: Value in Health)

Bisexual men living with HIV: Wellbeing, connectedness and the impact of Stigma (AIDS and Behavior)

Projected HIV and bacterial sexually transmitted infection incidence following COVID-19 related sexual distancing and clinical service interruption (The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

Service Update

HIV Ireland's HIV self-test service has resumed - a free national service for gay and bisexual men. To allow for the processing of orders, and to ensure support services capacity, a limited number of self-test kits can be ordered online every Tuesday at 1pm.

www.hivireland.ie/mpower

Conferences & Events

IUSTI Europe Spring Series of Webinars, 26th May, 30th June

HepHIV Conference 2021 (Lisbon and virtual), 5^th to 7^th May 2021

UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS, 8th to 10th June 2021

25th Annual Health Promotion Conference (NUIG), 24th June 2021

STI & HIV 2021 World Congress - Sexual Diversity and the City, 14th to 17th July 2021

11th Annual IAS Conference on HIV Science, 18th to 21st July 2021

HIV Nursing Conference 2021, 16th to 17th October 2021

Sex, Drugs and Scotland’s Health, 19^th to 21^st October 2021

18th European AIDS Conference (EACS2021), 27th to 30th October 2021

Fast-Track Cities 2021, 20^th to 22^nd October 2021

Adherence 2021, 7th to 9th November 2021

ESCAIDE 2021, 16th to 19th November 2021

HPSC Weekly HIV & STI Reports

HIV Ireland: Update on Our Services

During current restrictions, our community and outreach support services for people living with HIV continue to be available remotely. Contact our Community Support team at 01 873 3799 or email: info@hivireland.ie

Our MPOWER programme team, providing free and confidential HIV and sexual health services for gay and bisexual men, can be contacted by phone, Whatsapp or email. Contact the community outreach support team.

Our rapid HIV testing service for gay and bisexual men continues every Wednesday and Saturday.

Our in-person education and training programmes are currently suspended. We are now providing a series of Education Webinars.