EP 47 - HIV Testing Week 2024

Sydney Sexual Health Centre

HIV Testing Week occurs every year during the first week of June. This health awareness week aims to encourage clinicians to incorporate HIV testing into their practice. In this podcast we hear from Clinical Professor Louise Owen who shares the need to test for HIV more often and 'rule out' HIV as a cause when a patient presents with possible symptoms. Then we hear from Dianne Nyoni, a heterosexual woman living with HIV. She shares her experience despite not being a member of the groups that would typically be thought of when offering HIV testing. More information: The SESLHD Blood Borne Virus Testing Policy https://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/SESLHDPD%20330%20-%20Blood%20Borne%20Virus%20Testing.pdf Host: Thomas Munro (he/him) Guests: Clinical Professor Louise Owen, Staff Specialist SSHC (she/her) Dianne Nyoni, Former Consumer Representative for the SESLHD HIV Outreach Team (she/her) This podcast was developed in collaboration with the HIV And Related Programs (HARP) team within SESLHD. To stay up to date with the latest information in sexual health, follow us on social media: www.facebook.com/SydneySHC www.twitter.com/SydneySHC www.instagram.com/sydneysexualhealth/ www.linkedin.com/company/sydney-s…al-health-centre We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which this podcast was produced. We pay our respects to the elders past, present, and emerging wherever you are listening from.