HIV Sweden's Future Conference

Written by Jenny Skånberg

Our future conference was attended by 20 people from Hiv-Sweden's umbrella and open for participation in Skåne where the conference was held at Comfort Hotel The Mill. The conference highlighted challenges in HIV in Sweden.

 

During the conference:

  • Rimi Shah, HIV doctor at the Royal Free Hospital London and Global Medical Affairs Director at Viv Healthcare.
    Rimi spoke about stigma and the health aspect that stigma affects for people living with HIV. Stigma can lead to several different health impacting aspects, including increased cortisol in the individual, thus increasing chronic inflammation, which in turn can affect long-term health through co-morbidity.

  • Emanuel Karlström from Positiva Gruppen Syd. He gave a lecture with the theme 'Openness, peer support and quality of life for people living with HIV - What conditions exist today?' Emanuel highlighted the imbalance and historical development between the legal, medical and social aspects of living with HIV.

  • Stu Fenton, a psychotherapist and world-leading chemsex therapist, gave a lecture and workshop. Chemsex is an increasing phenomenon in Europe and also in the Nordic countries. Chemsex is an exclusive term and usually includes methadrone, crystal meth and GHB. The use of apps in combination with sex, usually in groups, which in some parts is also referred to as 'Party 'n Play' (PNP) or 'Chills'. PNP and Chills is a more inclusive term where other drugs in conjunction with sex create the same phenomenon.

Simon Blom, Ombudsman

Jenny Skånberg
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