Taking pride in our health Health, sexual health and well-being for LGBT communities De Montfort University, Leicester Wednesday 24 February 2016 To mark the launch of the new Centre for LGBT research at DMU, we are holding the Taking Pride conference on Wednesday 24 February 2016. This conference will uniquely bring together academic researchers in health alongside voluntary sector and provider organisations in health sexual health and well-being. This is the second annual conference, held during #DMUPride and UK national LGBT history month, to showcase current research and collaborations at De Montfort University. All welcome 10.00-3.30pm – registration from 9.30am
Venue: Edith Murphy Building De Montfort University, Leicester 10.00 Introduction, Director of Strategic partnerships, Sarah Thomson 10.05 Paul Flowers, Professor of Sexual Health Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University: ‘Thinking about health inequalities among MSM: Identifying multiple intervention opportunities.’ 10.40 Chaka Bachmann, Stonewall: ‘Unhealthy Attitudes: barriers to accessing healthcare in the NHS’. 11.00 Refreshments 11.15 Panel Q&A 11.30 Dr.Iain Williamson Using Minority Stress Theory to understand LGB people’s experiences of cancer care. 11.50 Makinder Chahal and Wlad Jagiello: ‘Stats for Life – Using data to improve services and change lives’. Trade Sexual Health 12.10 Call me Kuchu short film followed by discussion led by LGBT asylum seekers 1.00 lunch 2.00 -2.45 Workshops: Choice of 4 workshops 1. Sarah Thomson: involving students in international volunteering opportunities in New York and DMUGlobal. 2. Martin Wells: LGBT people’s experiences of cancer 3. Dennis Bradley: Older LGBT people’s health and well-being: the silver sippers group 4. Lisa Vine: Trans people’s health and well-being 2.45 Coffee 3.00- 3.30 Plenary feedback
How to register partnerships@dmu.ac.uk