Dear all,

We are pleased to share details about the SHIFT - Sexual Health in the over 45s (SHIFT) Final Conference. We’d welcome your engagement and attendance.

SHIFT Project Final Conference (Hybrid) Tickets, Wed 30 Nov 2022 at 09:00 | Eventbrite

This full day conference brings experts and partners from across the 2seas partners together. The agenda for the day is below.

This conference is open to all those that have an interest in improving the health and wellbeing of adults 45s and over.

The conference will be presented in a hybrid style, participants having the choice of accessing the conference remotely via live streaming or through physical attendance at the venue

Venue Location

The Student Hotel The Hague 9 Hoefkade 2526 BN Den Haag Netherlands or Online (details will be sent following registration)

Date and time

Wed, 30 November 2022, 09:00 – 16:30 CET

Conference Agenda

09.00 Registration and Coffee (for in person event)

09.50 Welcome – Alice Chapman-Hatchett (The Health and Europe Centre: SHIFT project Lead Partner)

10.00 “Sexual Rights for Healthy Ageing: Moving Forward, Implementing Change”

Dr. Sharron Hinchliff, Reader in Psychology & Health,University of Sheffield, UK

10.30 Hidden Faces – Bringing Sexual Health to those traditionally missing

• Shifting services from clinics to communities: how we reach those most at risk
• The SHIFT Model and strategy: Why SHIFT, and what did we do?

12.15 “Locality-based approaches to tackle sexual health disparities”

Prof. Dr.  Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Professor of Health Disparities and Person Centred Integrated Primary Care, General Practitioner, and Chair of the European Forum for Primary Care, NL

12.45 LUNCH with networking (for in person event)

13.45 Surmounting the barriers: Encouraging & equipping health & social care professionals to talk about sex


Interactive session to showcase general and specific training programmes developed over the course of the SHIFT project and provide practical and concrete methods for health and social care professionals to engage with people over 45.

14.45 Lessons Learned, Lessons to Share

• Initial findings from Evaluation
• Q&A

15.30 “Perspectives on the Sexual Health needs of people over 45s or socially disadvantaged: A Reflection on the Value of SHIFT”


Prof. Kevin Fenton, CBE, PhD, FFPH, Regional Director London, Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care, UK

16.00 Event Ends

Tickets can be booked via Eventbrite.

SHIFT Project Final Conference (Hybrid) Tickets, Wed 30 Nov 2022 at 09:00 | Eventbrite

Tony Proom

Strategic Commissioning Manager - Sexual Health

Public Health, East Sussex County Council

East C, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent

Lewes, East Sussex. BN7 1UE