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   1. IAS23 Conference Feedback in Brisbane, Australia in July 2023

   Welcome to the 4th episode of the 2023 BMJ Sexually Transmitted Infections Podcast Series. This year the International AIDS Society Conference was held for the first time in Brisbane Australia in July 2023. It was wonderful to learn about many new research findings, community perspectives and to connect with old friends and make new ones. Today we will provide you with some of the many clinical, vaccine and policy research highlights of this conference and share our subjective perspectives. We w

   Sep 18,2023 27:54
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   2. World Hepatitis Day 2023: Unveiling the Hidden Threats of the Hepatitis B Virus

   In honour of World Hepatitis Day, today we focus on the Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a virus that can be transmitted through contact with infected blood and from mother to child during labour. HBV can also be transmitted sexually. It infects liver cells and causes both acute and chronic infections, which can be severe. Since HBV was discovered in 1965, we have made great progress in reducing the burden of infections and disease through prevention and antiviral treatment, but much is left to do. The

   Jul 28,2023 39:11
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   3. A vaccine against gonorrhoea: Is it more than an aspiration?

   Neisseria gonorrhoeae, in short NG, is a ubiquitous sexually transmitted bacteria that can cause both localised and systemic disease if left untreated. NG may also be transmitted vertically from mother to baby. Over the last years, we have seen a rise in the number of people diagnosed with gonorrhoea, alongside growing rates of antibiotic resistance. New research makes us hopeful that a vaccine may soon become available to provide global, large scale benefits. In this podcast, we explore this po

   Jul 03,2023 12:52
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   4. Rise of Syphilis

   Welcome back to the 2023 BMJ STI Podcasts. Today we will focus on the worsening Syphilis epidemic worldwide. Syphilis is a bacteria that infects humans, and is transmitted horizontally through close sexual contact and vertically to unborn babies and neonates. It can cause acute and severe illness in those affected, such as neurosyphilis, and have tragic consequences for mother and baby. With the discovery of penicillin, access to testing, and especially public health interventions such as regula

   Jun 06,2023 22:30
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   5. MPox 101, Community and Global response

   Today we talk about transmission, diagnosis and management of MPox. We will also review the UK community and the World Health’s Organization's perspective on this virus. Please note that after the recording of this podcast the WHO implemented a change of the name of the virus to MPox.Dr Fabiola Martin, STI's Podcast editor, interviews Dr Liesbeth Van Gestel, ID physician and clinical researcher at the Tropical Institute of Antwerp, Belgium; Mr Simon Collins, director and co-founder of HIV iBase

   Dec 12,2022 21:48
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   6. HIV and STI prevention, plus HIV in Ukraine

   In this double-interview podcast, the Editor-in-Chief of the STI journal, Professor Anna Maria Geretti, brings you some of the highlights from the HIV Glasgow 2022 conference.In the first interview (starting at 1:00), Professor Geretti interviews Jean-Michel Molina*, who discusses HIV and STI prevention.The second interview (starting at 12:30) is with Professor Miłosz Parczewski**. They discuss the effects of the war in Ukraine on the country’s healthcare system, in particular on the prevalence

   Nov 29,2022 31:39
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   7. Bacterial STIs: The DoxyPEP Trial

   Today we talk with the principal investigators of the DoxyPEP trial which was prematurely terminated due to its amazing success: participants receiving a stat dose of Doxycycline 200mg in less than 72 hours after condom-less sex were 63% less likely to develop a bacterial STI compared to participants in the control arm. Prof Annie Leutkemeyer based in San Francisco (UCSF) and Prof Connie Celum, based in Seattle (WA)join Dr Fabiola Martin, STI's Podcast editor, in this short interview.Please list

   Oct 24,2022 08:14
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   8. Presumptive and Prophylactic management of Bacterial STIs

   Today we focus on presumptive and prophylactic management of bacterial STIs, talking with Dr Manoji Gunathilake, Head of sexual health services in Darwin, Australia, and Assistant Prof Will Nutland, the director of the NGO, the Love Tank, in London, UK.Related links:STI Guidelines Australia: https://sti.guidelines.org.au/The Love Tank: http://thelovetank.info/GRASP report: data to June 2021 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1033882/GR

   Sep 20,2022 14:24
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   9. Preventing anal cancer in people with HIV: learnings from the ANCHOR study

   In this podcast, we interview Professor Joel Palefsky about the ANCHOR study. Sexually Transmitted Infections' Editorial Fellow, Dr Ming Lee, speaks to the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Anna Maria Geretti, and Professor Palefsky, chief investigator of the randomised controlled trial, about the study which investigated treatment of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) to prevent progression to anal cancer. The study was stopped early following an interim analysis showing a

   Aug 10,2022 20:56
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    10. HTLV2022: 20th International Conference on Human Retrovirology

    Thank you for joining us for the HTLV2022 Conference review. Dr Fabiola Martin speaks to Joanna Curteis, the Australian patient representative, Dr Carolina Rosadas, researcher associate at National Centre for Human Retrovirology, Imperial College London, who specialises in HTLV-1 vertical transmission and Prof Damian Purcell. Damian's research group investigates the HIV-1 and HTLV-1 human retroviruses that cause AIDS and leukaemia/inflammatory pathogenesis respectively at Doherty Institute, Melb

    Jul 04,2022 17:40
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    11. Mycoplasma Genitalium: Easy to detect, hard to treat

    In this podcast, we focus on the bacterial genitourinary pathogen Mycoplasma genitalium (MGEN). We have known this pathogen for a long-time but only in recent years we have been testing and treating more frequently for this bacteria. In this conversation with Dr Fabiola Martin, STI's Podcast editor, Dr Emma Sweeney, Prof Catriona Bradshaw and Prof Nicola Low provide a clinical and research update on MGEN. Dr Emma Sweeney is a Postdoctoral researcher, The University of Queensland Centre for Clini

    Apr 04,2022 20:26
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    12. NATSAL-COVID: Britain’s National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

    Today we focus on NATSAL and NATSAL COVID. These are Britain’s National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. NATSAL has been undertaken every 10 years since 1990 and is a key data source for sexual and reproductive health policy development. However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many aspects of sexual lifestyles, prompting the initiation of the NATSAL-COVID study with the aim of understanding the impact of COVID-19 on sexual behaviour and service use. Professor Cath Mercer and Professo

    Feb 09,2022 17:13
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    13. World Human T Leukaemia Virus Day: patient, clinician and scientist’s perspectives

    On the World HTLV Day (10th November), we focus on how the Human T leukaemia virus affects people, and review new developments in HTLV treatment and vaccination medicine. HTLV is a retrovirus similar to HIV which incorporates its DNA indefinitely into the human CD4 T lymphocytes. It is predominantly transmitted through condomless sex, but also from mother-to-child and through contact with HTLV positive blood. Unlike HIV, HTLV causes severe disease only in about 5% of PLHTLV, so it is easy for HT

    Oct 29,2021 18:14
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    14. Impact of HIV infection on COVID-19 clinical outcome

    In this podcast we discuss the reported impact of HIV infection on people who are hospitalised with COVID-19, by reviewing three publications: 1. Outcomes of COVID-19 Related Hospitalization Among People With HIV in the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterization Protocol: A Prospective Observational Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 23 October 2020 (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-Clinical-HIV-2021).2.Epidemiology and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected individuals: a systema

    Sep 08,2021 27:36
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    15. 2021 World Hepatitis Day

    On World Hepatitis Day 2021, we discover how Australian patients, patient advocates and health care providers are working together to reach the WHO elimination targets for chronic Hepatitis C virus infection. Professor Gail Matthews, Infectious Diseases Physician and Program Head of Therapeutic Research and Vaccine Program at The Kirby Institute, Ms Carrie Fowlie, CEO of Hepatitis Australia, and Ms Lisa Carter, Patient advocate and peer educator at Hepatitis SA, join Dr Fabiola Martin to discuss

    Jul 20,2021 24:14
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    16. STI and HIV 2021 World Congress: taking virtual and accessibility to another level

    July 2021 marks 40 years from the first reports of a 'strange disease' soon to be known as HIV/Aids. In this "very special edition" themed Sexual Diversity and the City, the STI & HIV 2021 World Congress is inviting people from all walks of life, with some being able to participate for free.Listen to all the details in this conversation of STI's Social Media Editor Harrison Austin with Henry de Vries, Professor of skin infections at the University of Amsterdam and President of the Congress, and

    Jul 01,2021 16:27
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    17. HPV vaccine uptake: achievements and challenges

    Today we focus on the challenges and success stories of HPV vaccine uptake, specifically in Italy and Australia. The HPV vaccine rollout has translated into a significant reduction in the prevalence of cervical and anal cancers. Since its discovery, many different strategies have been used to increase and maintain its uptake in school children, both girls and boys.STI's Podcast Editor, Dr Fabiola Martin, interviews Prof Anna Maria Garretti, Diseases at the Policlinico Tor Vergata, University of

    May 26,2021 23:15
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    18. COVID-19 Vaccine and People who live with HIV

    Thousands of people are currently being vaccinated against COVID-19 worldwide. In this podcast, we discuss if the authorised vaccines are useful to people who live with HIV.STI's Podcast Editor, Dr Fabiola Martin, interviews Prof Anna Maria Garretti, Diseases at the Policlinico Tor Vergata, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Chair of the British HIV Association Vaccination Guidelines Panel, and Editor in Chief of the STI Journal; Dr Laura Waters, Sexual Health and HIV specialist at The Mortimer Mar

    Apr 21,2021 24:25
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    19. HIV endemic in Indonesia: Are we there yet?

    In this podcast, we explore how the HIV endemic has evolved over time in Indonesia and is tracking against UNAIDS 90:90:90 treatment for all goals. We discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the already stressed health care system in Indonesia.Dr Fabiola Martin interviews Dr Keerti Gedela, Consultant physician and researcher in HIV and sexual health medicine, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust, London, and Dr Hendry Luis, general physician with an interest in HIV and Sexual Health Medic

    Feb 12,2021 30:31
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    20. Trans and Gender Diverse People and Health Care Services

    In this podcast, we focus on why health care services need to adapt and provide inclusive and non-discriminating services for people independent of their gender or sexual preferences. Dr Fabiola Martin interviews Dr Jae Sevelius, Associate Professor at the University of California San Francisco, USA, and Dr Graham Neilsen, Sexual Health Specialist at Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital and Stonewall Medical Centre, Brisbane, Australia. They also discuss gender affirmation and healthcare empowerment

    Jan 13,2021 44:26
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    21. The U=U Message, ep. 3/3: a conversation with Prof Paul Volberding

    In the third episode to honor World AIDS Day, on the 1st December, we are discussing the U=U message with Professor Paul Volberding, University of California San Francisco. We touch on the recently published multicentre study: Undetectable equals untransmittable (U = U): awareness and associations with health outcomes among people living with HIV in 25 countries discuss by Okoli et al. Read the open-access paper on the Sexually Transmitted Infections website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2

    Nov 30,2020 09:20
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    22. The U=U Message, ep. 2/3: a conversation with Brent Allan

    In the second episode to honor World AIDS Day, on the 1st December, we are discussing the U=U message with Brent Allen, HIV patient representative. He explains why U=U means so much to people who live with HIV and those who are HIV negative.Read the related paper: Undetectable equals untransmittable (U = U): Awareness and associations with health outcomes among people living with HIV in 25 countries. Read the open-access paper on the Sexually Transmitted Infections website: http://dx.doi.org/10.

    Nov 25,2020 09:03
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    23. The U=U Message, ep. 1/3: a conversation with Chinyere Okoli

    To honor World AIDS Day, on the 1st December, we are bringing you three special interviews over the next few days. In this first episode, we are discussing the U=U message with Chinyere Okoli, clinical pharmacist at ViiV Health care and principle investigator of the study: Undetectable equals untransmittable (U = U): Awareness and associations with health outcomes among people living with HIV in 25 countries. Read the open-access paper on the Sexually Transmitted Infections website: http://dx.do

    Nov 23,2020 16:46
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    24. Sexual health and COVID-19

    Dr Fabiola Martin talks to Dr John McSorely about the rapid adjustments applied to UK's sexual health care services as a response to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and deployment of sexual health care providers to support other health care services. They discuss implemented service innovations such as 'Digital First' and 'Telehealth'.Dr John McSorley is a Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine and President of BASHH (https://www.bashh.org/bashh-groups/board-and-trustees/elected-offic

    Oct 09,2020 30:24
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    25. HIV and COVID-19 - what do we know so far?

    The original content of this podcast was removed in September 2022 after a participant withdrew their consent. This was the first in a series of podcasts on HIV and COVID-19 co-infection, and was recorded at a time when vaccines and treatments were not yet available. You can find later episodes on HIV and COVID-19 co-infection on the Sexually Transmitted Infections channel: - https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/covid-19-vaccine-and-people-who-live-with-hiv?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/sti - https://soundc

    May 28,2020 00:39
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    26. Domestic violence affects a quarter of UK women: the role of sexual health practitioners

    Two women die a week in consequence of domestic violence and abuse in the UK. It is increasingly recognised that enquiry by healthcare practitioners can enable pathways to earlier intervention and support. Editor-in-Chief of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Jackie Cassell, is joined by two specialists in the field to discuss the special issue of the journal on domestic and intimate partner violence, published in March 2018: http://sti.bmj.com/content/94/2.Neha Pathak (Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD

    Mar 12,2018 18:24
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    27. A century of military sexual health: the origins of the speciality of venereal disease

    Dr James Bingham, regarded by many as a father figure of the modern speciality, tells Lt Col Ngozi Dufty about the beginning of the field of venereal disease in the UK and how the origins of the sexual health service developed in consequence of the need to protect the health of the military troops first, and then the general population as a result.This interview is one of two podcasts published by the Sexually Transmitted Infections journal to signal the Centenary of the Venereal Disease Act 19

    Jul 05,2017 20:54
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    28. How we treat STIs: Centenary of The Venereal Disease Act

    Dr. George Kinghorn, genitourinary medicine physician with 35 years' experience, talks to Dr. Maryam Shahmanesh (Consultant and Senior Lecturer at the University College London and Mortimer Market Centre) about the “dramatic changes” introduced in the treatment of STIs with the Venereal Disease Act 1917.Professor George Kinghorn also analyses how the effects of the easier access to travel, the introduction of the contraceptive pill and the decriminalisation of homosexuality lead to a “rapid incr

    Jun 20,2017 25:46
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    29. The Spectrum-STI model: gonorrhoea and syphilis prevalence trends in low and middle-income countries

    How can burdens and trends of gonorrhoea and syphilis be estimated using surveillance data routinely collected in low- and middle-income countries?Eline Korenromp, epidemiologist from the Avenir Health, Geneva, Switzerland, tells STI Editor Jackie Cassell how the Spectrum-STI tool, developed at request of the World Health Organization, facilitates standardised, country-level estimation of trends in adult prevalence of sexually transmitted infections.The Spectrum-STI is an epidemiological framewo

    Mar 16,2017 15:50
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    30. How to integrate quality improvement into GUM and HIV services

    Audit vs. Quality Improvement Methodology. How to undertake quality improvement and integrate it into GUM and HIV services?Hanna Bos, from the Municipal Health Service of Deventer, The Netherlands, discusses with Anna Hartley, one of the authors of a article, which explores the premise that true quality improvement methodology is poorly understood and poorly used in the NHS. Dr. Hartley, from the Ambrose King Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK, brings some examples to the discussion to i

    Feb 06,2017 16:39
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    31. Digital tools: the future for partner notifications?

    In this podcast, Jackie Cassell, the Editor in Chief of STI, talks to Anatole Menon-Johansson, from the Department of Sexual Health, Guy's & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, about partner notification technologies.The STI blog post "Improving Partner Notification with a new online tool from SXT Health CIC [Community Interest Company]" is the starting point for a broad conversation about why is partner notification on STIs so important, what's the tool about and what the future holds

    Oct 06,2016 20:11
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    32. STI Outbreak Issue August 2016: two cases of success in England

    In this podcast we explore the management of STI outbreaks. Ian Simms, of the HIV & STI Department, Public Health England, interviews two authors who have managed STI outbreaks. Kirsty Foster, of the Public Health England North East, investigated an outbreak of gonorrhoea in young heterosexual adults in that area of the UK.Read the full letter here: http://sti.bmj.com/content/92/5/364.full.Giri Shankar, of the Health Protection Team, Public Health England, talks about hepatitis B in the East of

    Sep 06,2016 31:29
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    33. Sexual behaviour abroad: patterns revealed and advice for backpackers and other travellers

    What do we know about sexual behaviour when travelling? Are backpackers and gap year travellers a special group? These are some of the questions Christopher Lewis, from the University of Birmingham, and Dr Clare Tanton, from the UCL's Centre for Sexual Health and HIV research, answer in this podcast.They are the authors of two recent studies published at sti.bmj.com.Read the full studies:'Sexual behaviour of backpackers who visit Koh Tao and Koh Phangan, Thailand: a cross-sectional study', by

    May 06,2016 24:41
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    34. Ocular Syphilis: Unanswered Questions and the Role of HIV Co-Infection

    In this podcast, Dr Khalil Ghanem discusses ocular syphilis with the authors of two studies. Dr Susan Tuddenham, from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is the author of 'Increasing Case Reports of Ocular Syphilis in the United States: An Opportunity to Address Important Unanswered Questions', accessible here: http://goo.gl/cPcbLM and Dr Motoyuki Tsuboi, from the AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, is the author of 'Prognosis

    Apr 21,2016 13:41
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    35. Sexual life of deploying US military shipboard populations

    A lot has changed since the last study among shipboard populations has been conducted, about 20 years ago. What is the health of shipboard military personnel and why is it important to study their sexual health? How is life in a deployment? How can the findings of this study apply to civilian populations? In this podcast, Judith Harbertson of San Diego State University and US Military HIV Research Program talks to Tom Nadarzynski, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, about these questions and th

    Nov 30,2015 16:39
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    36. Seasonal differences in sexual behaviour and sexually transmissible diseases in Melbourne, Australia

    In this podcast Dr Katy Turner talks to Dr Vincent Cornelisse about his recently published paper "Summer Heat: A cross-sectional analysis of seasonal differences in sexual behaviour and sexually transmissible diseases in Melbourne, Australia".They discuss the seasonal differences in sexual activity and disease transmission across different sexual pairings and the seasons. Full text: http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2015/11/05/sextrans-2015-052225.full?sid=1b9dd132-b40c-4e25-afb6-995380d28d03

    Nov 27,2015 18:02
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    37. ISSTDR conference - Jane Hocking

    In this podcast Dr Katy Turner talks to Dr Jane Hocking at the ISSTDR conference in Brisbane, Australia. They discuss Dr Hocking's preliminary results from a Chlamydia screening trial across Australia and the logistics for testing and collecting data across such a large area.

    Nov 10,2015 08:52
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    38. ISSTDR conference - Hayley Denison

    In this podcast Dr Katy Turner talks to PhD student Hayley Denison at the ISSTDR conference in Brisbane. They discuss the differences studying for a PhD in New Zealand compared to the UK and how social media has helped people keep up to date at conferences.

    Nov 10,2015 06:24
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    39. Sex, drugs, and men who have sex with men

    How does drug use feed into STI transmission in men who have sex with men? What kinds of behaviours happen, and how can clinicians discuss these issues with men and best help them?In this podcast Adam Bourne, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and David Stuart, substance use lead at the 56 Dean Street sexual health clinic, discuss the issues and offer their advice.Read the related article:Illicit drug use in sexual settings (‘chemsex’) and HIV/STI transmission risk behaviour among gay

    Jul 03,2015 14:36
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    40. The disruptive influence of syphilis cures within specialist venereal systems

    Simon Barton, Clinical Director, HIV & Sexual Health, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, talks to Joseph D Tucker, International Diagnostics Centre, Keppel Street, London, about his editorial on how the history of syphilis cures provides some guidance on preparing for a HIV cure. More information about the working group can be found here http://searchiv.web.unc.edu/Read the full editorial:http://sti.bmj.com/content/91/1/2.full

    Jan 22,2015 19:46
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    41. Scrotal recall

    Nicola Low, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland, talks to Tom Edge, writer of the Channel 4 sitcom Scrotal Recall, a drama where a young man explores his past relationships via contact tracing after discovering he has chlamydia.Tom discusses the medicine and research behind the writing, and the tensions between storytelling and science.

    Oct 23,2014 13:51
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    42. Gonorrhoea and chlamydia screening in HIV clinics: time for new tools and targets

    Prevalence studies indicate approximately 10% of patients in HIV clinics may be infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and/or Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) at any given time, and a study recently published in STI by Burchell and colleagues reveals that a modest increase in testing in their clinic did not improve detection of CT and NG.Khalil Ghanem, STI associate editor, asks Stephen Berry, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to comment on the paper and w

    Oct 06,2014 16:33
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    43. The prevalence of and factors associated with paying for sex among men resident in Britain

    STI associate editor Katy Turner talks to Kyle Jones, Infection & Population Health, University College London, about his studying examining who in the UK pays for sex.

    Aug 20,2014 12:25
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    44. Alcohol consumption and prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among US men

    Jennifer Smith, STI associate editor, talks to Matthew Schabath, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, US, about his paper: Alcohol consumption and prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among US men in the HIM (HPV in Men) Study http://goo.gl/kVaHcm

    Aug 20,2014 16:02
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    45. The third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles in the UK

    Dr Clare Tanton, UCL's Centre for Sexual Health and HIV research, and Soazig Clifton, NatCen Social Research, both researchers on The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (http://natsal.ac.uk) join us to discuss the survey, how it was carried out, and some of the reaction to their findings.Read the papers online:What's new about Natsal-3: http://goo.gl/IDaRYNConsistency in reporting sensitive sexual behaviours in Britain: http://goo.gl/Zu5qzcMethodology of Natsal-3: http://goo.gl/y

    Feb 10,2014 12:00
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    46. Chlamydia point-of-care tests in a tropical, low-resource setting

    Barbara Van Der Pol, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Dermot Hurly and Monika Buehrer-Skinner, both Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, have a conversation about issues related to chlamydia point-of-care tests and the need to continually assess the performance of these assays in real-use settings.Read the full paper here: bit.ly/1nizXj5

    Jan 24,2014 19:26
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    47. Trichomonas vaginalis

    To go alongside this month's special STI issue on Trichomonas vaginalis, Dr Scott McClelland, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Global Health, University of Washington, and Prof Sharon Hillier, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, talk about our current understanding of the condition, and future clinical and academic directions.View all the content from the special issue here: http://sti.bmj.com/content/89/6.toc

    Sep 13,2013 16:37
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    48. HPV vaccination for gay men

    Mark Lawton, Mayura Nathan, and David Asboe, the authors of a recent editorial in STI, discuss why they think it's time to include young MSM in the national vaccination programme for HPV.Read the full editorial: http://sti.bmj.com/content/89/5/342.full

    Aug 15,2013 18:31
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    49. STI in Vienna 2013 - Jonathan Ross

    Seán Cassidy, doctor in GU medicine at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, and social media editor for STI, talks to Jonathan Ross, a professor of Sexual Health and HIV based at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

    Aug 05,2013 05:00
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    50. STI in Vienna 2013 - Katie Turner

    Seán Cassidy, doctor in GU medicine at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, and social media editor for STI, talks to Katie Turner, a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) fellow, based in the Department of Social Medicine at the University of Bristol.

    Aug 05,2013 02:54
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    51. STI in Vienna 2013 - Marita Van Der Laar

    Seán Cassidy, doctor in GU medicine at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, and social media editor for STI, talks to Marita Van De Laar, Head of Program for HIV and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections in the Office of the Chief Scientist of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (EDCD)

    Aug 05,2013 05:18
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    52. STI in Vienna 2013 - Myron Cohen

    Seán Cassidy, doctor in GU medicine at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, and social media editor for STI, talks to Myron Cohen, Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health and Director for the Center for Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina.

    Aug 05,2013 06:18
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    53. STI podcast: Non disclosure of HIV status in the clinic

    In the UK, it is estimated that 24% of HIV positive patients are unaware of their infection. This figure is derived from statistical modelling, but how often do people who are identified as having been unaware of their infection are actually just non-disclosing instead? In this podcast Gary Brooks talks to Ann Sullivan from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, about her research into this phenomenon.Read the full paper online: http://tinyurl.com/bdccuwd

    Feb 04,2013 17:15
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    54. STI podcast: Routine HIV testing for acute medical admissions

    The 2008 UK National Guidelines for HIV testing recommended HIV testing should be offered to all general medical admissions aged 16–60 years in high prevalence areas, and that this should be evaluated to ensure this was effective in diagnosing previously undiagnosed HIV. In this podcast, Gary Brook talks to Adrian Palfreeman, University Hospitals Leicester, about his evaluation in the city.

    Jan 29,2013 19:02
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    55. STI podcast: Recent infection testing algorithm (RITA) tests for HIV

    Katy Turner (NIHR research fellow, School of Social and Community Medicine, Bristol University) talks to Elizabeth Carlin (consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals) about the possibilities, limitations and practicalities of using recent infection testing algorithm (RITA) tests to detect HIV.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/b3tp9wu

    Jan 29,2013 16:43
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    56. STI podcast: Low sperm counts in genitourinary medicine clinic attendees

    Peter Greenhouse (consultant in sexual health at Bristol Sexual Health Centre and Western) talks to Christopher Carne (consultant in the Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University) about his recent case-controlled study looking at semen abnormalities in genitourinary medicine clinic attendees.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/bgrvx8e

    Jan 29,2013 13:42
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    57. STI podcast: HIV/AIDS today and tomorrow

    William Wong (Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China) and Till Bärnighausen (Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) discuss March’s STI HIV/AIDS themed issue.They talk about patient perspectives of ART, the future of providing treatment in different countries and contexts, and political and donor commitment to treating the disease.Read the special issue online: http://tinyurl.

    Jan 29,2013 23:51
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    58. STI podcast: Running a prison sexual health service in the UK

    Dr Alan Tang from Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, discusses approaches to setting up and running a prison based sexual health service with Éamonn O’Moore, unit director for Thames Valley Health Protection Unit of the HPA.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/b6s2nv6

    Jan 29,2013 50:59
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    59. STI podcast: STI programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean

    King Holmes (director, Center for AIDS and STD, University of Washington; past president of the IUSTI) talks to Patricia Garcia (dean of the School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru; regional director for IUSTI in Latin America and the Carribbean) about the progress in treating STIs in Latin America and the Caribbean.Professor Garcia discusses what a recent survey by The Latin American and Caribbean Association for the Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ALAC-I

    Jan 29,2013 17:58
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    60. STI podcast: Australia’s HPV vaccination programme and disappearing genital warts

    Dr Colm O’Mahony (consultant at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK) talks to Professor Christopher Fairley (director of the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia) about the near disappearance of genital warts in Australia’s young women following the start of their human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme.They also discuss the UK’s decision to provide Cervarix, rather than Gardasil, through its HPV programme.

    Jan 29,2013 13:34
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    61. STI podcast: Surveillance and treatment of antibiotic resistance

    Catherine Ison and Gwenda Hughes, Health Protection Agency UK, and Craig Tipple, Imperial College London, discuss strategies for the surveillance and treatment of antibiotic resistance bacteria.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/bfdnnf7

    Jan 29,2013 19:45
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    62. STI podcast: Recognising sexual addiction.

    Michael Waugh discusses with David Goldmeier how to recognise sexual addiction in the sexual health clinic.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/bahzwkv

    Jan 29,2013 13:59
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    63. STI podcast: Electronic records and sexual health outcomes

    In this STI podcast, Andy Winter (consultant in sexual health and HIV, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK) talks to Gary Brook (Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK) about the effectiveness of electronic records in chlamydia and gonorrhoea treatment and partner notification.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/b6edcd6

    Jan 29,2013 19:25
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    64. STI podcast: How you ask really matters

    Cath Mercer, an associate editor with STI, asks Lisa Langhaug (Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, London, UK) about her work investigating the best way to ask Zimbabwean youth about their sexual health.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/9wbsegt

    Jan 29,2013 17:05
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    65. STI podcast: Emergent properties

    Khalil Ghanem (associate editor on STI) talks to James Blanchard(University of Manitoba) Charlotte Watts (London School of Hygiene andTropical Medicine) and Sevgi Aral (Center(s) for Disease Control) about thephenomenon of emergent properties, and how it relates to STI control.

    Jan 29,2013 17:31
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    66. STI podcast: Condom use and attitudes in teenage boys

    In this episode of the STI podcast, Richard Crosby from the University of Kentucky talks to Mary Ott from Indiana University about her research on condom use, and attitudes towards, in 14-16 year-old boys.Read the article online: http://tinyurl.com/atc2rah

    Jan 29,2013 17:02
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    67. STI podcast: Treating and testing for gonorrhoea

    Cathy Ison (director of the Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Laboratory, HPA) talks to David Barlow (consultant physician at the Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital) about the future of treating and testing for gonorrhoea.

    Jan 29,2013 17:26
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    68. STI podcast: Syphilis in HIV

    Gary Brook and Khalil Ghanem discuss a case report of syphilis uncovering drug resistance in HIV published in the journal STI.

    Jan 29,2013 19:56
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    69. STI podcast: Computer assisted interviewing

    Anatole Mennon-Johansson and John Richens discuss the advantages and disadvantages of computer assisted interviewing in sexual health clinics.

    Jan 29,2013 13:50
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    70. STI podcast: Bisexual concurrency in Southern Africa

    Professor Graham Hart (Director of the UCL Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, UCL STI editorial board member) talks to Dr Stefan Baral (Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins) about his research into bisexual concurrency, bisexual partnerships, and HIV among Southern African men who have sex with men.

    Jan 29,2013 14:10
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    71. STI podcast: Candida glabrata, internet testing, and minimum standards

    In this podcast we’ll be looking at chronic candida glabrata infection, discussing the reliability of STI testing on the internet, and looking at the set of standards set for all UK STI clinics.Firstly, David White and Janet Wilson discuss the formulation of treatment for chronic non-albicans vaginal candidiasis.Also, there has been an explosion in the number of websites offering STI testing - Charlotte Kent and Charlotte Gaydos discuss the relative merits of this, and the possible future of int

    Jan 29,2013 28:12
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    72. STI podcast: Condom fit

    In this second STI podcast, Michael Waugh (FRCP, FRCPI) talks to William Yarber (Senior research fellow, The Kinsey Institute) about his paper on the impact of condom fit.

    Jan 29,2013 13:23
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    73. STI Podcast: The Avahan Initiative

    In this first STI podcast, Jackie Cassell (STI editor, Professor of clinical epidemiology) talks to Ashok Alexander (Director, Avahan India AIDS Initiative, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation) about the work that has been carried out to fight AIDS and HIV in India.

    Jan 29,2013 18:53