Monday & Tuesday, November 9 & 10, 2009
Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University
515 West Hastings St., Vancouver
We're calling for Presentations and Workshops for this year's gay men's health summit. All submissions considering programming, health services, research and community development initiatives for gay men’s health are welcome.
This year's focus is on the social determinants—the health impact of marginalization. What are the factors influencing gay men’s health? Share your knowledge and experience working with gay men across the lifespan.
Suggested areas of discussion include:
· Is heterosexism a determinant of gay health?
· Can we build community organizations that work for us?
· Why do so many gay men want counseling services?
· Who’s looking after our youth and seniors?
· Why is anti-gay violence still an issue?
· Do we have access to the latest HIV testing technologies?
· Do gay men have a special relationship with drugs and alcohol?
· How is the internet changing our community?
· How are we doing with HIV prevention?
Abstract deadline: Friday September 11, 2009
Send your abstract with title, author(s) and affiliation to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Maximum 300 words. Choose Option 1 or 2 to do a 15 minute presentation; Choose Option 3 to do a 1.5 hour workshop
Option 1
Background: Study or program objectives, description of problem
Methods: methods applied, approach taken
Results: specific results, summarized data
Conclusions: main outcome of project
Option 2
Issues: summary of issue(s)
Description: description of project, service, experience
Lessons Learned: conclusions and implications
Next Steps: suggestions for implementation, further action or research
Option 3
Workshop Include description, objectives and outcomes
All abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee with announcements before the end of September 2009.
The Gay Men's Health Summit in BC is a collaborative initiative between the Community Based Research Centre, the BC Centre for Disease Control and the HIM - the Health Initiative for Men.
The Summit is supported by grants from the Province of BC and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).