Sexual health issues in gay and bisexual men - Massimo Giola

Massimo Giola talks about sexual health issues in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. Massimo is a sexual health and general infectious disease physician for the Bay of Plenty DHB. He holds a PHD in HIV drugs pharmacokinetics and is on the board of trustees for the New Zealand AIDS foundation.

Topics:

• Overview of epidemiology of  HIV in NZ and world
• Risk factors 
• Communication tips for facilitating a patient to open up about their sexuality
• The sexual health consultation questions
• STI Screening best practice
• Key preventative messages to promote
• Pre exposure prophylaxis drugs
• Who should we encourage to start prep treatment?
• Alternate prescribing approaches?
• What side effects to communicate
• HPV vaccination

Clinician resources

MSM sexual health and STI screening:

• Sexual health check - management summary  NZSHS 2017 
  
• How to take an anal swab 
  
• Sexually transmitted infections - Summary of guidelines NZSHS 2017 
• Men who have sex with men. Australian STI management guidelines for use in primary care. MSM  2016 
  

HIV & STI epidemiology and prevention in NZ:

• AIDS Epidemiology Group. Dunedin School of Medicine
  
• Gay Men’s Sexual Health (GMSH) Research Group - University of Auckland
  
• Ending HIV website 
  
• STI Surveillance Annual Reports. NZMOH Public Health Surveillance 
  

Specific HIV PEP & PrEP guidelines:

• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) ASHM
  
• Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) ASHM
  

Presenter

Massimo Giola
Consultant Physician

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