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    GAYCON 2008

    Gay Men's Sexual Health and Wellbeing: 2nd National Conference for Scotland.
    30 & 31 October 2008, Radisson Hotel, Glasgow.

    CONFERENCE AIM

    To provide a motivational learning space for a wide range of workers from across Scotland and enable them to ensure that the Scottish Government's sexual health strategy "Respect and Responsibility" and other sexual health policy can be implemented in ways that meet the specific sexual health needs of gay and bisexual men.

    For presentations available for download, please see below. For further information about the conference, visit Gaycon Website. For details on conference organisation and funding, please see base of this page.

    PRESENTATIONS

    HIV Scotland would like to thank individuals and organisations for allowing us to publish these presentations. Presentations are listed to reflect the programme listings.

    To download a presentation, click on the link below. If you have difficulties downloading these presentations, please e-mail richard(at)hivscotland.com (replace the(at) with @ symbol - this format is an anti-spam mechanism).

    SESSION 1

    IMPLEMENTATING AN HIV PREVENTION STRATEGY FOR MSM 
    Challenges for the clinical services in Scotland
    (Dan Clutterbuck, NHS Lothian)  

    THE CRIMINALISATION OF HIV TRANSMISSION
    How did we get here and where are we going now?
    (James Chalmers, University of Edinburgh)

    LGB DISCRIMINATION
    Factors affecting perceptions, experience and recovery
    (Ian Rivers, Brunel University)

    YOUNG GAY & BISEXUAL MEN'S USE OF SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES SURVEY 2006
    (Seamus Kealey, Training manager for LGBT Youth Scotland)

    OUT IN SCHOOL
    (Phillip Wragg, Terrence Higgins Trust)

    YOUNG MEN & HOMOPHOBIA IN SCHOOL
    (Sara O'Loan, LGBT Youth Scotland)

    IMPLICATIONS OF AGE AND GENERATION IN GAY MEN'S HEALTH PROMOTION 
    (John Goldring, Machester Metropolitan University & Sara MacKian, Open University)
    (Presentation currently unavailable).

    ADDRESSING THE SUPPORT NEEDS OF OLDER MEN 
    (John Thompson & Austen Miall, Gay Men's Health)
    (Presentation currently unavailable).

    SESSION 2

    THE SCOTTISH  NETREACH NETWORK AND GAYDAR
    Outreach work on the internet five years on
    (James Whyte, Gay Men's Health & David Bingham, THT Scotland)

    NEW MEDIA OPTIONS & MULTI-FORM MESSAGES 
    (Tom Lusk and David Brodie, Gay Men's Health)
    (Presentation currently unavailable).

    SEXUAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF GBQ AFFIRMED MEN AND MSMs OF TRANS AND INTERSEX EXPERIENCE
    (Y Gavriel Ansara)  

    WORKING WITH MEN INVOLVED IN PROSTITUTION 
    Strategy and practice
    (Julian Heng, Open Road Project)
    (Presentation currently unavailable).

    AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF MALE ESCORTING WEB SITES
    (Phil Eaglesham, NHS Health Scotland) 

    SESSION 3

    FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CONDOM ACCIDENTS
    (Breakage and slippage) amongst gay men in Scotland
    (Paul Flowers, Glasgow Caledonian University) 
    This presentation is not available.

    HEALTH PROMOTION EFFECTIVENESS OF CONDOM PACKS
    (Shauna Powers, Queen Margaret University)

    THE CONDOM STUDY
    An investigation into condom knowledge, condom provision and 'appropriate' condom availability amongst gay men in Scotland.
    (David Bingham, THT Scotland)

    PARTNERSHIP & COMMUNITY
    Doing it with others is better  
    (Bruce Fraser, Gay Men's Health)
    (Presentation currently unavailable).

    INVOLVING GAY MEN  
    (NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Gay Men's Involvement Project)
    (Presentation currently unavailable).

    THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE SERVICES TO MALE SEX WORKERS
    London content
    (Justin Gaffney, SohoBoyz)

    DAY 2: PLENARY

    HIV TESTING TRENDS AMONG GAY MEN IN SCOTLAND: 1996-2005
    (Dr Lisa Williamson, MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow)
    This presentation is not available as an electronic download. However you can contact lisa@msoc.mrc.gla.ac.uk to request a copy.

    21st CENTURY HIV PREVENTION IN RESOURCE RICH COUNTRIES
    Lost, abandoned or needing renewal?
    (Professor John Imrie. National centre in HIV social research, University of South Wales/ Africa Centre in Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZula-Natal)

    SESSION 4:

    HIV: THE COMEBACK TOUR
    (Steve O'Donnell, Gay Men's Health)

    TARGETING HIV PREVENTION MESSAGES TO GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN 
    (Nicky Coia, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde; Colin Morrison, The TASC Agency)
    (Presentation currently unavailable).

    THE EXPERIENCES OF GAY MEN LIVING LONG TERM WITH HIV
    (Dr Alison Wells, NHS Lothian, Rosslynlee Hospital)

    THE ROLE OF TALKING THERAPIES IN THE REDUCTION OF SEXUAL HEALTH RISK
    (Rachel BlaKe, EdInburgh University)

    REACHING MEN WHO HVE SEX WITH MEN IN RURAL AREAS
    (Chris Kimber, THT Scotland)

    BELOW THE BELT
    Engaging with the rural LGBT community
    (Michael Hawthorne, LGBT Youth Scotland)

    REACHING MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN PUBLIC SEX ENVIRONMENTS
    (David Bingham, THT Scotland)

    SESSION 5

    ACT-IT-OUT
    (Hugh Donaghy, LGBT Youth Scotland)
    This presentation did not include a powerpoint presentation.

    SCENE BUT UNSEEN
    Migrant gay men
    (Paul Dobb, Terrance Higgins Trust)

    WORKING WITH ASIAN MEN
    (Mark Thomson, Yorkshire MESMAC)

    WORKING WITH AFRICAN MEN
    (Simon Nelson, THT West)

    MAKING CONNECTIONS
    (Brian West)

    HIV POSITIVE SUPPORT GROUP
    (Neil Bird, Waverley Care)

    PEER SUPPORT PROJECT
    (Mark Girvan, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde)

    SESSION 6

    ORAL SCREENING FOR SYPHILIS INFECTION IN SEX ON THE PREMISES VENUES
    (Gary Williams, Healthy Gay Life)

    SYPHILIS & HIV CO-INFECTION AMONGST MSM IN GLASGOW
    (Patricia Anderson, Brownlee Centre/ Sandyford University)

    EASY TEST
    (Nicky Coia, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Martin Murchie, Sandyford Initiative)

    TRENDS IN UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE AMONG GAY MEN IN SCOTLAND: 1996-2005
    (Paul Flowers, Glasgow Caladonian University) 
    This presentation is not available.

    THE ROLE OF CONDON NORMS AMONGST GAY MEN IN SCOTLAND
    (Paul Flowers, Glasgow Caledonian University) 
    This presentation is not available.
     

    ORGANISATION AND FUNDING

    GAYCON 08  was organised and hosted by a Steering Group with representatives from the following organisations:

    • Gay Men's Health
    • Glasgow City Council
    • HIV Scotland and its Healthy Gay Scotland project
    • LGBT Youth Scotland
    • NHS Borders
    • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
    • NHS Health Scotland
    • Positive Voice
    • Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland
    • Waverley Care

    Funding for GAYCON was received from:

    • Abbott Virology
    • Boehringer Ingelheim
    • Gay Men's Healthy
    • Gilead
    • Glasgow City Council
    • GlaxoSmithKlein
    • HIV Scotland (through its Healthy Gay Scotland project)
    • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
    • NHS Health Scotland
    • NHS Lothian
    • Scottish Government Sexual Health Team