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3 rd Annual Conference of the Children’s HIV Association ‘ Young People and HIV: Back to the Future’. Dr Colin Ball. King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London. Friday 15 May, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
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3rd Annual Conference of the Children’s HIV Association ‘Young People and HIV: Back to the Future’ Dr Colin Ball King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London Friday 15 May, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
CHIVA HYPNET Guidance on the Management of Sexual and Reproductive Health For Adolescents Living with HIV 2009 Colin Ball Melinda Tenant-Flowers
Adolescent Sexual Health Quotations Paediatrics comes of Age? The bigger picture Draft Guidelines- Melinda Tenant-Flowers What next?
Adolescent Sexual Health “I know nothing!” Manuel- Fawlty Towers
Paediatricians as Experts on Sexual Health John McEnroe- “you cannot be serious!!!!”
Paediatrics Comes of Age?-English Literature University Challenge...your starter for 10 Noddy Goes to Toyland Enid Blyton first published 1949
Synopsis: Noddy runs away through the forest with no money and clothes and is picked up by Big-Ears who accommodates him in a cottage . Big Ears gives him everything he needs. Noddy cruises around town in his shiny yellow car, goes “parp, parp”, says hello to wobbly man, whilst avoiding pc plod the policeman , and allows people to nod his head in exchange for gifts
Questions • Is “Big Ears” a nice man? • What does “wobbly man” look like? • What is Noddy’s main source of income Good bye Mr Plod!
“If you think Education is expensive- try ignorance” Our patients are surviving, thriving, and growing up, we need to “grow” with them Paediatricians and health care professionals in clinics for yp are a trusted source of information and advice- pity if we don’t know anything about sex! We need to up-skill our working knowledge and be able to access reliable, appropriate information on adolescent sexual health
Our Concerns Children infected with HIV from birth can pass it on from the very first time they have sex Immune suppression could increase the risk of STI’s Risk of unwanted pregnancies Most of us have no training in this subject HYPNET to the rescue!!!
Adolescent Sexual Health GuidelinesMain Objectives: Over to Melinda! • How to talk about sexual health • What information to give • How to answer questions