Sex, Drugs and HIV Group
The Sex, Drugs & HIV Group is a long-standing specialist
clinical interest group that functions within the College’s
Clinical Network. It began in the late eighties with a group
of GPs who wanted to challenge the view that general practice had
no place or understanding of HIV infection. The group
developed educational materials and held conferences to keep
colleagues informed of HIV infection, both its prevention and
management. Since then it has expanded its remit to
include issues relating to management of drug users in primary
care, management of sexual health and contraception and management
of other blood borne viruses.
Introductory Certificate on Sexual Health (ICSH)
RCGP Sex, Drugs &
HIV Group (SDHIVG) has developed an Introductory Certificate
in Sexual Health. It is an educational tool for generalist
clinicians and practice nurses already working in general practice
and provides a basic grounding in sexual health issues. The
structure is based on the highly successful RCGP Certificate in Management of Drug Misuse Part
1.
In order to be awarded
the ICSH delegates must complete the e-learning module titled
"Sexual Health in General Practice" which can be
accessed at http://www.elearning.rcgp.org.uk/
followed by a one-day face-to-face training day.
More information can be found by visiting the ICSH Page
Sex, Drugs and HIV Group Meetings
The Group meets three times per year in January/February,
June/July and October/November (variable). Its meetings start
at 11.30 a.m. with a presentation that sometimes includes small
workshops until 1.00 p.m. The Group's business Agenda begins
after lunch at 1.30 p.m. and finishes at 4.30 p.m. Lunch and
Refreshment breaks are provided at every meeting.