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<td width="132%" colspan="6" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small><a href="http://www.shastd.org.uk/documents/Health%20First.doc" target="_blank">London based courses</a>:
'Supporting Work Aimed at Gay, Bi-sexual and Homosexually Active Men'. </small><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Monday
12<sup>th</sup>, Tuesday 13<sup>th</sup> & Thursday 29<sup>th</sup> March. Also Monday
26<sup>th</sup> March 2001. 10am-4.30pm. </span></b><small>Further details <a href="mailto:Charles.Aina@chsltr.sthames.nhs.uk">Charles Aina</a>, Professional
Development Advisor (HIV/Sexual Health), 020 7955 4366</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="132%" colspan="6" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>"An Introduction to Unintended
Pregnancy & Abortion" in collaboration with the FPA. 1 & 2 March 2001 <o:p></o:p>Cost:
�150 statutory sector,<o:p></o:p> �120 voluntary sector and Sheffield <o:p></o:p>Trainer: Suzie Mackie<o:p> fpa
England<o:p>. <o:p></o:p>Venue:Sheffield Centre For HIV & Sexual Health <a href="mailto:matth@chsheff-tr.trent.nhs.uk">Matt Harrison</a></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="36" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Jan 2001</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="132%" colspan="6" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Practical Strategies for Primary
Care Teams Offering Sexual Health Services and Support for Young People. A One Day
Training Course<o:p>. Thursday February 8th 2001 OR<o:p> Wednesday April 25th 2001<o:p></o:p>. Trainer:Jo Adams
& Edmund Cross<o:p></o:p>. Venue: Sheffield Centre for HIV and Sexual Health details from <a href="mailto:matth@chsheff-tr.trent.nhs.uk">Matt Harrison</a></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="66%" colspan="3" height="60" rowspan="2"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Genital Herpes.
EMPOWERING PARTNERSHIPS: CLINICIANS & PATIENTS. <o:p>Training event of the special interest
group of the MSSVD and open to SHASTD members. Friday 30 March 2001<o:p>. London SW1<o:p></o:p>. 10.00
– 17.00 hrs. Contact <a href="mailto:sue.bird@btinternet.com">sue.bird@btinternet.com</a></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="55%" height="18" valign="middle"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><p align="center"><small><small><a href="http://www.shastd.org.uk/documents/herpes%20seminar.doc"></a>54KB</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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details: above file</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="1" valign="top" rowspan="2"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Oct 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="13%" height="1" rowspan="2" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><p align="center"><small><small>Sexual
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<td width="48%" colspan="3" height="18"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><p align="center"><small><small>SHASTD briefing to
DoH</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="72%" height="18"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><p align="center"><small><small>Strategy Update</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Sep 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="132%" colspan="6" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>SHASTD 2001 CONFERENCE<o:p></o:p>. Bishops
Stortford, Hertfordshire on 18th-20th April 2001.<o:p></o:p> Cost �205. <a href="../professional_interest/conf2003">Details,
'call for papers' & application form</a></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Sep 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="132%" colspan="6" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>The NHS Plan:<a href="http://www.msfhealth.org/01msf01.html">MSF response</a></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="132%" colspan="6" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>The NHS Trusts and Primary Care
Trusts (Sexually Transmitted <br>
Diseases) <a href="http://www.doh.gov.uk/stddirections.htm">Directions 2000</a></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="77" rowspan="3"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>August 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="33%" height="77" rowspan="3"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Contact tracing outcome audit tool
(Developed by Dorinda Thirlby on behalf of SHASTD)</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="16%" height="39" align="center"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small><a href="http://www.shastd.org.uk/documents/contact%20sheet1.pdf"></a></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="63" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>July 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="70%" height="63" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Research to evaluate and
conceptualise Health Adviser interactions with a specific patient group: HIV antibody
positive gay men referred for psychological support.</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="152%" height="63" valign="top" colspan="5"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><p align="center"><small><small><a href="../documents/Monteith.pdf"></a></small></small></p>
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<td width="11%" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>June 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="132%" colspan="6" height="30"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>SHASTD register of health adviser
research. <a href="../professional_interest/research">Now available</a>.</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="42"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>May 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="132%" colspan="6" height="42"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Web based <a href="../discussi">discussion
groups</a> have now been set up. There is an open one for the general public and a closed
one for SHASTD members only. You will need to <a href="mailto:chrisf@shastd.org.uk">let us
know your email</a> so that access can be given to the latter. </small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="98" valign="top" rowspan="2"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>May 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="120%" height="18" valign="top" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><h4 align="center"><!--mstheme--><font color="#003366"><small>SHASTD
Conference Reports now available:</small><!--mstheme--></font></h4>
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<td width="55%" height="30" valign="top" colspan="2"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><p align="center"><small> 1998
Glasgow </small></small></p>
<p align="center"><a href="/"><small><small>Members
Only section</small></small></a><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="65%" height="30" valign="top" colspan="4"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><p align="center"><small>1999
Bishop Stortford </small></small></p>
<p align="center"><a href="/"><small><small>Members
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<td width="11%" height="42"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>April 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="122%" height="42" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>The 'Green Book' of GUM clinics as
published on the<a href="http://www.agum.org.uk/" target="_blank"> AGUM website</a> is to
be printed and circulated to all clinics before Mid May 2000. Check your entry to see if
it is correct. Also look at your details on <a href="../clinics/clinics">this site</a>.</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="58"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>April 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="122%" height="58" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>SHASTD 2000 Annual General meeting,
Cwmbran, April 26th to 28th. A big thankyou to the organisers and all who attended.
It was a big success. Miriam Mackie from Tooting will be pulling together a report of the
Conference in Newsletter form. A copy will be posted here in due course.</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="42"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>April 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="122%" height="42" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>Would SHASTD members who have an
email address <a href="mailto:chrisf@shastd.org.uk">let us know</a> what it is so that we
can keep you better informed of any news or developments. Also it will enable you to gain
access to the SHASTD web based discussion group.</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="206"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small>April 2000</small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="122%" height="206" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><p class="MsoNormal"><small><small>SHASTD
Website. <a href="mailto:chrisf@shastd.org.uk">Chris Faldon</a> is looking for help to
maintain and develop the site. For example:</small></small></p>
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<td width="120%" height="30" valign="top" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small>The<a href="../professional_interest/good">
'Health Adviser Good Practice Guidelines'</a> are now available to download.</small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="58" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small><small>Jan 2000</small></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="120%" height="58" valign="top" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><span lang="EN-AU">The
Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases <a href="http://www.mssvd.org.uk/">(MSSVD)
website</a> has now published their ‘National Effectiveness Guidelines on STI’s
and Related Conditions’. They have also introduced the opportunity to discuss
professional issues on the web by visiting <a href="http://www.mssvd.org.uk/contactslip.htm">www.mssvd.org.uk/contactslip.htm</a>.</span></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="30" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small><small>Nov 1999</small></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="120%" height="30" valign="top" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small>The <a href="/">Autumn
1999 SHASTD newsletter</a> came out early November.</small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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<td width="11%" height="30" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small><small>March 1999</small></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="120%" height="30" valign="top" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><font face="Verdana"><a href="../professional_interest/bma">BMA Foundation for AIDS booklet</a> - 'Take the HIV Test' A SHASTD
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<td width="11%" height="30" valign="top"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><small><small>Feb 1999</small></small></small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
<td width="120%" height="30" valign="top" colspan="6"><!--mstheme--><font face="verdana, Arial, Helvetica"><small><a href="../professional_interest/sti">Contact
Tracing - Letter to STI journal</a> Feb. 1999 Vol. 75 No. 1 - by Dr Hiscock,
Birmingham</small><!--mstheme--></font></td>
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