The full SEXrurality Conference Programme is available HERE
Conference Overview
DAY ONE: MONDAY 19th AUGUST
PLENARY SESSION
9am Registration and welcome tea and coffee.
9.30 Welcome to the Rural Health Academic Centre: Professor Julian Wright
9.45 Welcome to country
10am Opening Plenary: Professor Rob Moodie – Health Promotion Principles and Sexual Health.
10.30 Associate Professor Lisa Bourke - A sexy rural health model.
11am Ms. Jacque Philips – Setting up a young person’s clinic in a rural setting.
11.30 Speakers Panel: questions from the floor.
12 - 1pm Lunch and poster viewing
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 1pm – 2.30pm
Stream 1 - Sexual health and diversity in the rural context
Stream 2 - Gender and equity as social determinants of sexual health and respectful relationships
2.30 Afternoon tea break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 3pm – 4.30pm
Stream 1 - continued - Sexual health and diversity in the rural context
Workshop/discussion group focused on showcasing promising rural practice in the field of sexual health and diversity.
Abstracts for this workshop will showcase projects, programs or research that address one of the five key questions:
What are the challenges and barriers to optimal sexual health for diverse rural communities?
What are the enablers for optimal sexual health for diverse rural communities?
How does diversity within organisations influence the work and/or the workers?
How do we match the diversity of practice/services in rural communities with the diversity of the communities they serve?
How do we measure the success of sexual health programs in diverse rural communities?
Stream 2 - continued - Gender and equity as social determinants of sexual health and respectful relationships
Why is this important and what is the current contect in our rural communities.
Facilitated thematic panel/workshop format for 1.5 hours.
4.30 Close of Day One
EVENING PROGRAMME - MONDAY 19 AUGUST
Poster Viewing, Welcome Drinks and Nibbles
Venue: Rural Health Academic Centre
Time: 4.30pm – 5pm
Ilbigeri Theatre Company Performance
Venue: Rural Health Academic Centre
Time: 5pm – 6pm
Conference Dinner
Venue: Friar's Café, Fryers St, Shepparton
Time: 7pm onwards
DAY TWO: TUESDAY 20th AUGUST
PLENARY SESSION
9.30 Welcome tea and coffee.
10am Key note address: Associate Professor Jane Hocking – Overview of the ACCEPt project in rural settings including local findings from the Victorian data.
10.30 Professor Kerry Arabena: Aboriginal Sexual Health
11am Dr Alan Crouch: Addressing sexual health inequity in far north Queensland Indigenous communities.
11.30 Associate Professor Jane Tomnay: CERSH – what we offer rural workers and service providers.
12 – 1pm Lunch and poster viewing or (optional from 12.30pm – 1pm), participants are invited to walk the Labyrinth at the Rural Health Academic Centre with Dr. Helen Malcom.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 1pm – 2.30pm
Stream 1 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sexual health and well-being
Stream 2 - Sexually Transmitted Infections prevention, testing and treatment in the rural context.
2.30 Afternoon Tea Break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 3pm – 4.30pm
Stream 1 - continued - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sexual health and well-being
Facilitated yarning circle focusing on the processes and key principles that guide your work; and that foster community ownership and effective partnerships at the community level.
Stream 2 - continued - Sexually Transmitted Infections prevention, testing and treatment in the rural context.
CLOSING CEREMONY
4.30pm – 5pm Wrap up of conference.
** The Organising Committee reserve the right to make changes to the programme without notice.
