Gay Health Forum
Gay Health Forum 2024
Friday 23 August 9.00am – 3.40pm
Hibernia Conference Centre,
Dublin Castle,
D02 V8R2
The Annual Gay Health Forum (GHF 24)
Friday 23 August 9.00am – 3.40pm
Hibernia Conference Centre
Dublin Castle
D02 V8R2
#GHF24
The Gay Health Forum is an annual conference focusing on the sexual health and well-being of gay, bisexual and Men who have sex with Men (gbMSM). Coordinated annually by the Gay Health Network (GHN), the Gay Men’s Health Service (GMHS) and various partners, the forum is celebrating its 21st edition this year. This year our partners include BelongTo, LGBT Ireland and Men’s Aid.
The Gay Health Forum provides an important platform for presentations from up-to-date research, surveillance, policy, and clinical information, from those involved with, and working in, the area of HIV and sexual health in Ireland and internationally. Importantly, the forum presents an opportunity for the community of MSM to engage with service providers and policymakers in advancing the sexual health and wellbeing of gbMSM.
Conference Programme
| Time | Content | Involved/Speaking/Presenting |
| 9:00am-9:30am | Registration | – |
| 9:30am-9:40am | Welcome and plan for the morning | Chairperson Alan Coyne (GHN) |
| 9.40am-9:50am | Recorded address from the Minister of State for Public Health and Well-Being and National Drug Strategy Colm Burke & GHN response | Minister of State Colm Burke Chairperson Alan Coyne (GHN) |
| Morning Session | Chair | David Field (Gay Men’s Health Service) |
| 9:50am-10.10am
10:10am-10:40am |
Clinical update from Prof. Fiona Lyons – HSE Clinical Lead for Sexual Health
Doxy PEP Panel Discussion |
Prof. Fiona Lyons – Consultant GUM and Clinical Lead Sexual Health & Crisis Pregnancy
Prof. Fiona Lyons; Dr John Gilmore; Aaron O’Sullivan and Adam Shanley |
| 10:40am-10:50am | Q & A | |
| 10:50am-11:00am | GMHS Data | Jessica Ennis (Gay Men’s Health Service) |
| 11:00am-11:10am | HPSC Update | Martha Neary (Health Protection Surveillance Centre) |
| 11:10am-11:20am | Man2Man Campaigns | Pádraig Burke (GHN) |
| 11:20am-11:40am | Coffee Break | Coffee/Networking/Posters |
| 11:40am-11.50am | LGBT Integration Strategy Shadow Report | Pádraig Rice (LGBT Ireland) |
| 11:50am-12.00pm | MPower Report | Adam Shanley (HIV Ireland) |
| 12:00pm-12.10pm | BeLonGTo LGBT Sexual Health | Kelsey Doyle (BeLonGTo) |
| 12:10pm-12:20pm | Community Casework | Hannah Kelly (Outhouse) |
| 12:20PM-12:30PM | RISE: Redefining Institutional Stigma Education – a step towards stigma-free healthcare for people living with HIV in Ireland | Ellen Conlon (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) |
| 12:30PM-12:40PM | Scoping Review of LGBTQI+ Health Research | Dr John Gilmore |
| 12:40PM-12:50PM | Putting LGBTQI+ into Relationships and Sexuality Education in Ireland | Lorraine O’Connell (Sexual Health West) |
| 12:50pm-1:00pm | Q&A | All Participants |
| 1:00PM-1:30PM | LUNCH | POSTERS/NETWORKING |
| Chair | Peter Keogh (GHN) | |
| 1:30pm-1:40pm |
Trans healthcare in Ireland | Jes Black |
| 1:40pm-1:50pm | The Cass Report should not be Ireland’s model of care | Sibéal Coll (Trans Healthcare Action) |
| 1:50pm-2:00pm | Update on institutional violence against trans and nonbinary people in medical settings – ILGA-Europe funded | Daire Dempsey (Transgender Equality Network Ireland) |
| 2.00pm-2:30pm |
Keynote: Expert Session Models of Trans Healthcare |
Dr Beth McElrea |
| 2:30pm-2:45pm | Keynote Panel Q&A | All participants |
| AFTERNOON SESSION | Chair | James O’Hagan |
| 2:45pm-2:55pm | Inter Partner Violence (IPV)PV and Coercive Control | Derek Byrne (Mensaid) |
| 2:55pm-3:05pm | Chemsex: and IPV | Graham Ryall (Rialto Community Drug Team) |
| 3:05pm-3:15pm | Q&A | All participants |
| 3:15pm-3:25pm | Presentation on foundations & history of GHN | Peter Keogh, GHN |
| 3:25pm-3:40pm | Exhibition presentation: ‘Out of the strong came forth sweetness’ (aka The 30 Project) | Brian Teeling |
| 3:40pm-3:55pm | Closing remarks, thank yous and feedback forms | Paul O’Connell (GHN) |
GHF24 is free to attend. Places are limited and are assigned on a first registered basis. It is advised to register as soon as possible. For all enquiries email ghf@ghn.ie.