Thursday October 30th and Friday October 31st, 2014
SFU Harbour Centre
Vancouver, BC
The New Literacy of Gay Men’s Health:
How do you know what you know?
Join us for another stimulating event with a lineup of guest speakers with an interest in gay men and health literacy from multiple perspectives, including…
- Brent Allan, Executive Officer, Living Positive Victoria, Melbourne, Australia will speak on the ENUF campaign to resist HIV stigma and promote resilience
- Paul Flowers from Glasgow Caledonian University will share his perspective on HIV testing and gay men
- Perry Kendall, BC’s Provincial Health Officer, will address recommendations for gay men in his new report, “HIV, Stigma and Society”
Online registration will open later in September.
Deadline for Submissions: September 8, 2014
Send your submission, 300 word max, with title, author(s) and affiliation(s) to:
[email protected]
Presentations: 15-20 minutes
Background/Issues: Research/program objectives; summary of issues
Description: Research methods; description of actions
Results: Summary of data; lessons learned
Conclusions: Implications; next steps
Workshop or Panel: 1 or 1.5 hour
Overview: Background; rationale
Description: Intended audience; learning objectives
Activities: Discussion; speakers
Conclusions: Implications for gay men’s health
Deadline for Submissions: September 8, 2014
The BC Gay Men’s Health Summit is organized by the Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health, in collaboration with the BC Centre for Disease Control and the Health Initiative for Men.