Harnessing romantic relationships as a platform for HIV prevention in young sexual and gender minorities
University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health, Queer Union KU, and the AIDS Foundation are inviting you to an afternoon symposium where we will explore how romantic relationships can provide health benefits for sexual and gender minorities.
The event is organised on the occasion of Michael E. Newcomb's visit to the University of Copenhagen. Michael is an Associate Professor and Director of the THRIVE Center for Translational Science in Sexual and Gender Minority Health at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Michael will present his research and afterwards a panel of invited speakers will discuss different aspects of how romantic relationships can provide health benefits for sexual and gender minorities.
We kindly ask participants to register here.
Online participants can join the Zoom Webinar link here.
Programme
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13.30 |
Welcome by Lena Skovgaard Andersen, Assistant Professor and Director of the School of Global Health |
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13.35 |
Talk by Michael E. Newcomb, Associate Professor and Director of THRIVE Center for Translational Science in Sexual and Gender Minority Health, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University: “Harnessing romantic relationships as a platform for HIV prevention in young sexual and gender minorities” |
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14.20 |
Break |
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14.30 |
Panel conversation with: |
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15.15 |
Meet and greet |
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15.45 |
Thank you and goodbye |
About the talk
Romantic relationships confer numerous health benefits to individuals, including reducing mental health problems and improving physical health. Sexual and gender minority individuals experience unique stressors in their romantic relationships (e.g., discrimination), but evidence suggests that SGM relationships are just as important to individual health as they are for heterosexuals. At the same time, data suggests that a large proportion of new HIV infections occur in the context of romantic relationships, and this is particularly true among young sexual minority men in relationships. This presentation will summarize a series of studies evaluating 2GETHER, a couple-based relationship education and HIV prevention program for young sexual and gender minorities in the United States. The talk will review findings from two randomized controlled trials and an ongoing implementation-effectiveness trial, includes evaluations of telehealth and eHealth adaptations of the intervention.