Podcasts by STI podcast

Mycoplasma Genitalium: Easy to detect, hard to treat from 2022-04-04T16:33:06

In this podcast, we focus on the bacterial genitourinary pathogen Mycoplasma genitalium (MGEN). We have known this pathogen for a long-time but only in recent years we have been testing and treatin...

NATSAL-COVID: Britain's National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles from 2022-02-09T00:01:20

Today we focus on NATSAL and NATSAL COVID. These are Britain’s National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. NATSAL has been undertaken every 10 years since 1990 and is a key data source fo...

World Human T Leukaemia Virus Day: patient, clinician and scientist's perspectives from 2021-10-29T10:52:03

On the World HTLV Day (10th November), we focus on how the Human T leukaemia virus affects people, and review new developments in HTLV treatment and vaccination medicine. HTLV is a retrovirus simil...

World Human T Leukaemia Virus Day: patient, clinician and scientist's perspectives from 2021-10-29T10:52:03

On the World HTLV Day (10th November), we focus on how the Human T leukaemia virus affects people, and review new developments in HTLV treatment and vaccination medicine. HTLV is a retrovirus simil...

Impact of HIV infection on COVID-19 clinical outcome from 2021-09-08T15:20:09

In this podcast we discuss the reported impact of HIV infection on people who are hospitalised with COVID-19, by reviewing three publications: 1. Outcomes of COVID-19 Related Hospitalization Among...

2021 World Hepatitis Day from 2021-07-20T11:41:53

On World Hepatitis Day 2021, we discover how Australian patients, patient advocates and health care providers are working together to reach the WHO elimination targets for chronic Hepatitis C virus...

STI and HIV 2021 World Congress: taking virtual and accessibility to another level from 2021-07-01T16:30:19

July 2021 marks 40 years from the first reports of a 'strange disease' soon to be known as HIV/Aids. In this "very special edition" themed Sexual Diversity and the City, the STI&HIV 2021 World Cong...

HPV vaccine uptake: achievements and challenges from 2021-05-26T10:49:40

Today we focus on the challenges and success stories of HPV vaccine uptake, specifically in Italy and Australia. The HPV vaccine rollout has translated into a significant reduction in the prevalenc...

COVID-19 Vaccine and People who live with HIV from 2021-04-21T16:53:06

Thousands of people are currently being vaccinated against COVID-19 worldwide. In this podcast, we discuss if the authorised vaccines are useful to people who live with HIV. STI's Podcast Editor, D...

HIV endemic in Indonesia: Are we there yet? from 2021-02-12T13:37:40

In this podcast, we explore how the HIV endemic has evolved over time in Indonesia and is tracking against UNAIDS 90:90:90 treatment for all goals. We discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has h...

Trans and Gender Diverse People and Health Care Services from 2021-01-13T15:49:07

In this podcast, we focus on why health care services need to adapt and provide inclusive and non-discriminating services for people independent of their gender or sexual preferences.

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The U=U Message, ep. 3/3: a conversation with Prof Paul Volberding from 2020-11-30T11:43:57

In the third episode to honor World AIDS Day, on the 1st December, we are discussing the U=U message with Professor Paul Volberding, University of California San Francisco. We touch on the recently...

The U=U Message, ep. 2/3: a conversation with Brent Allan from 2020-11-25T09:57:24

In the second episode to honor World AIDS Day, on the 1st December, we are discussing the U=U message with Brent Allen, HIV patient representative. He explains why U=U means so much to people who l...

The U=U Message, ep. 1/3: a conversation with Chinyere Okoli from 2020-11-23T15:18:15

To honor World AIDS Day, on the 1st December, we are bringing you three special interviews over the next few days. In this first episode, we are discussing the U=U message with Chinyere Okoli, clin...

Sexual health and COVID-19 from 2020-10-09T11:37:43

Dr Fabiola Martin talks to Dr John McSorely about the rapid adjustments applied to UK's sexual health care services as a response to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and deployment of sexual health care ...

HIV and COVID-19 - what do we know so far? from 2020-05-28T16:34:35

The Sexually Transmitted Infections podcast is back and we start with relevant advice for both clinicians and patients about HIV and COVID-19. STI podcast editor Dr Fabiola Martin* talks to Associa...

Domestic violence affects a quarter of UK women: the role of sexual health practitioners from 2018-03-12T18:01:52

Two women die a week in consequence of domestic violence and abuse in the UK. It is increasingly recognised that enquiry by healthcare practitioners can enable pathways to earlier intervention and ...

A century of military sexual health: the origins of the speciality of venereal disease from 2017-07-05T10:53:39

Dr James Bingham, regarded by many as a father figure of the modern speciality, tells Lt Col Ngozi Dufty about the beginning of the field of venereal disease in the UK and how the origins of the s...

How we treat STIs: Centenary of The Venereal Disease Act from 2017-06-20T16:28:26

Dr. George Kinghorn, genitourinary medicine physician with 35 years' experience, talks to Dr. Maryam Shahmanesh (Consultant and Senior Lecturer at the University College London and Mortimer Market ...

The Spectrum-STI model: gonorrhoea and syphilis prevalence trends in low and middle-income countries from 2017-03-16T17:27:12

How can burdens and trends of gonorrhoea and syphilis be estimated using surveillance data routinely collected in low- and middle-income countries? Eline Korenromp, epidemiologist from the Avenir ...

How to integrate quality improvement into GUM and HIV services from 2017-02-06T09:06:47

Audit vs. Quality Improvement Methodology. How to undertake quality improvement and integrate it into GUM and HIV services? Hanna Bos, from the Municipal Health Service of Deventer, The Netherland...

Digital tools: the future for partner notifications? from 2016-10-06T16:53:30

In this podcast, Jackie Cassell, the Editor in Chief of STI, talks to Anatole Menon-Johansson, from the Department of Sexual Health, Guy's&St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, about partner...

STI Outbreak Issue August 2016: two cases of success in England from 2016-09-06T18:06:30

In this podcast we explore the management of STI outbreaks. Ian Simms, of the HIV&STI Department, Public Health England, interviews two authors who have managed STI outbreaks. Kirsty Foster, of t...

Sexual behaviour abroad: patterns revealed and advice for backpackers and other travellers from 2016-05-06T18:00:56

What do we know about sexual behaviour when travelling? Are backpackers and gap year travellers a special group?These are some of the questions Christopher Lewis, from the University of Birmingha...

Ocular Syphilis: Unanswered Questions and the Role of HIV Co-Infection from 2016-04-21T16:57:55

In this podcast, Dr Khalil Ghanem discusses ocular syphilis with the authors of two studies. Dr Susan Tuddenham, from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is the author of '...

Sexual life of deploying US military shipboard populations from 2015-11-30T18:22:36

A lot has changed since the last study among shipboard populations has been conducted, about 20 years ago. What is the health of shipboard military personnel and why is it important to study their ...

Seasonal differences in sexual behaviour and sexually transmissible diseases in Melbourne, Australia from 2015-11-27T10:49:05

In this podcast Dr Katy Turner talks to Dr Vincent Cornelisse about his recently published paper "Summer Heat: A cross-sectional analysis of seasonal differences in sexual behaviour and sexually tr...

ISSTDR conference - Jane Hocking from 2015-11-10T14:33:40

In this podcast Dr Katy Turner talks to Dr Jane Hocking at the ISSTDR conference in Brisbane, Australia. They discuss Dr Hocking's preliminary results from a Chlamydia screening trial across Aus...

ISSTDR conference - Hayley Denison from 2015-11-10T14:29:59

In this podcast Dr Katy Turner talks to PhD student Hayley Denison at the ISSTDR conference in Brisbane. They discuss the differences studying for a PhD in New Zealand compared to the UK and how...

Sex, drugs, and men who have sex with men from 2015-07-03T16:10:02

How does drug use feed into STI transmission in men who have sex with men? What kinds of behaviours happen, and how can clinicians discuss these issues with men and best help them? In this podcast...

The disruptive influence of syphilis cures within specialist venereal systems from 2015-01-22T11:19:28

Simon Barton, Clinical Director, HIV&Sexual Health, Chelsea&Westminster Hospital, London, talks to Joseph D Tucker, International Diagnostics Centre, Keppel Street, London, about his editorial on ...

Scrotal recall from 2014-10-23T16:05:27

Nicola Low, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland, talks to Tom Edge, writer of the Channel 4 sitcom Scrota...

Gonorrhoea and chlamydia screening in HIV clinics: time for new tools and targets from 2014-10-06T16:31:12

Prevalence studies indicate approximately 10% of patients in HIV clinics may be infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and/or Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) at any given time, and a study recently pu...

The prevalence of and factors associated with paying for sex among men resident in Britain from 2014-08-20T16:59:50

STI associate editor Katy Turner talks to Kyle Jones, Infection&Population Health, University College London, about his studying examining who in the UK pays for sex.

Alcohol consumption and prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among US men from 2014-08-20T15:32:54

Jennifer Smith, STI associate editor, talks to Matthew Schabath, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center&Research Institute, US, about his paper: Alcohol consumption and prevalence of human papillomavirus ...

The third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles in the UK from 2014-02-10T17:35:36

Dr Clare Tanton, UCL's Centre for Sexual Health and HIV research, and Soazig Clifton, NatCen Social Research, both researchers on The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (http://n...

Chlamydia point-of-care tests in a tropical, low-resource setting from 2014-01-24T17:06:46

Barbara Van Der Pol, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Dermot Hurly and Monika Buehrer-Skinner, both Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Me...

Trichomonas vaginalis from 2013-09-13T13:07:41

To go alongside this month's special STI issue on Trichomonas vaginalis, Dr Scott McClelland, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Global Health, University of Washington, and Prof Sharon Hil...

HPV vaccination for gay men from 2013-08-15T15:07:37

Mark Lawton, Mayura Nathan, and David Asboe, the authors of a recent editorial in STI, discuss why they think it's time to include young MSM in the national vaccination programme for HPV.

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STI in Vienna 2013 - Jonathan Ross from 2013-08-05T14:07:21

Seán Cassidy, doctor in GU medicine at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, and social media editor for STI, talks to Jonathan Ross, a professor of Sexual Health and HIV based at Universit...

STI in Vienna 2013 - Katie Turner from 2013-08-05T14:06:51

Seán Cassidy, doctor in GU medicine at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, and social media editor for STI, talks to Katie Turner, a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) fellow,...

STI in Vienna 2013 - Marita Van Der Laar from 2013-08-05T14:06:17

Seán Cassidy, doctor in GU medicine at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, and social media editor for STI, talks to Marita Van De Laar, Head of Program for HIV and Sexually Transmitted a...

STI in Vienna 2013 - Myron Cohen from 2013-08-05T14:05:23

Seán Cassidy, doctor in GU medicine at Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, and social media editor for STI, talks to Myron Cohen,

Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health and Dir...

STI podcast: Non disclosure of HIV status in the clinic from 2013-02-04T14:04:32

In the UK, it is estimated that 24% of HIV positive patients are unaware of their infection. This figure is derived from statistical modelling, but how often do people who are identified as havi...

STI podcast: Routine HIV testing for acute medical admissions from 2013-01-29T15:20:22

The 2008 UK National Guidelines for HIV testing recommended HIV testing should be offered to all general medical admissions aged 16–60 years in high prevalence areas, and that this should be eva...

STI podcast: Recent infection testing algorithm (RITA) tests for HIV from 2013-01-29T15:19:09

Katy Turner (NIHR research fellow, School of Social and Community Medicine, Bristol University) talks to Elizabeth Carlin (consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals) ...

STI podcast: Low sperm counts in genitourinary medicine clinic attendees from 2013-01-29T15:17:29

Peter Greenhouse (consultant in sexual health at Bristol Sexual Health Centre and Western) talks to Christopher Carne (consultant in the Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospit...

STI podcast: HIV/AIDS today and tomorrow from 2013-01-29T15:15:54

William Wong (Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China) and Till Bärnighausen (Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of ...

STI podcast: Running a prison sexual health service in the UK from 2013-01-29T15:14:05

Dr Alan Tang from Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, discusses approaches to setting up and running a prison based sexual health service with Éamonn O’Moore, unit director for Thames Valley H...

STI podcast: STI programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2013-01-29T15:12:34

King Holmes (director, Center for AIDS and STD, University of Washington; past president of the IUSTI) talks to Patricia Garcia (dean of the School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano...

STI podcast: Australia’s HPV vaccination programme and disappearing genital warts from 2013-01-29T15:10:57

Dr Colm O’Mahony (consultant at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK) talks to Professor Christopher Fairley (director of the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, University of M...

STI podcast: Surveillance and treatment of antibiotic resistance from 2013-01-29T15:09:38

Catherine Ison and Gwenda Hughes, Health Protection Agency UK, and Craig Tipple, Imperial College London, discuss strategies for the surveillance and treatment of antibiotic resistance bacteria....

STI podcast: Recognising sexual addiction. from 2013-01-29T15:08:07

Michael Waugh discusses with David Goldmeier how to recognise sexual addiction in the sexual health clinic.

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STI podcast: Electronic records and sexual health outcomes from 2013-01-29T15:06:18

In this STI podcast, Andy Winter (consultant in sexual health and HIV, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK) talks to Gary Brook (Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK) about the effectiveness of ...

STI podcast: How you ask really matters from 2013-01-29T15:04:02

Cath Mercer, an associate editor with STI, asks Lisa Langhaug (Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, London, UK) about her work investigating the best way to ask Zimbabwean youth about thei...

STI podcast: Emergent properties from 2013-01-29T14:00:29

Khalil Ghanem (associate editor on STI) talks to James Blanchard

(University of Manitoba) Charlotte Watts (London School of Hygiene and

Tropical Medicine) and Sevgi Aral (Center(s) f...

STI podcast: Condom use and attitudes in teenage boys from 2013-01-29T13:56:13

In this episode of the STI podcast, Richard Crosby from the University of Kentucky talks to Mary Ott from Indiana University about her research on condom use, and attitudes towards, in 14-16 yea...

STI podcast: Treating and testing for gonorrhoea from 2013-01-29T13:54:31

Cathy Ison (director of the Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Laboratory, HPA) talks to David Barlow (consultant physician at the Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital...

STI podcast: Syphilis in HIV from 2013-01-29T13:52:21

Gary Brook and Khalil Ghanem discuss a case report of syphilis uncovering drug resistance in HIV published in the journal STI.

STI podcast: Computer assisted interviewing from 2013-01-29T13:50:28

Anatole Mennon-Johansson and John Richens discuss the advantages and disadvantages of computer assisted interviewing in sexual health clinics.

STI podcast: Bisexual concurrency in Southern Africa from 2013-01-29T13:47:19

Professor Graham Hart (Director of the UCL Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, UCL STI editorial board member) talks to Dr Stefan Baral (Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns H...

STI podcast: Candida glabrata, internet testing, and minimum standards from 2013-01-29T13:40:34

In this podcast we’ll be looking at chronic candida glabrata infection, discussing the reliability of STI testing on the internet, and looking at the set of standards set for all UK STI clinics....

STI podcast: Condom fit from 2013-01-29T13:37:53

In this second STI podcast, Michael Waugh (FRCP, FRCPI) talks to William Yarber (Senior research fellow, The Kinsey Institute) about his paper on the impact of condom fit.

STI Podcast: The Avahan Initiative from 2013-01-29T13:36:12

In this first STI podcast, Jackie Cassell (STI editor, Professor of clinical epidemiology) talks to Ashok Alexander (Director, Avahan India AIDS Initiative, Bill and Melinda Gates foundation) a...