List your qualifications here if you'd be considered an "expert" on sexual health

[rawTOP]

For a while now Google has judged sites on the question "Would you trust this site with your life or your money?" And based on recent changes to the guidelines they've given their site reviewers, questions like that are becoming an even bigger factor in how they rank websites. (Yes, Google manually reviews sites).

So I figured I'd create a thread that will be stickied in the root of the Sexual Health section where people can state ways in which they'd be considered an expert on sexual health. While this is inspired by Google's guidelines it will also be useful to average visitors who come to the site. A lot of you have backgrounds in public health, counseling, and medical care. So I'd like to show off your credentials by formally listing them.

This thread is only for listing credentials, not discussing them. So don't post replies.

But if you have credentials that would make you something of an expert in some aspect of sexual health, and you contribute to the sexual health discussions on this site - please take the time to list them. Examples would be:

• Licensed doctors, nurses and counselors/therapists who have experience with sexual health issues.
  
• People with degrees in public health.
  
• People who've been formally trained to work hotlines that dealt with sexual health issues.
  
• People who have leadership roles in community organizations that deal with sexual health.
  
• Researchers who work on projects related to HIV/AIDS or other sexual health issues.
  

You don't have to be too detailed - feel free to keep your identity private. Things like "Licensed physician in a mid-western state", or "Sexual Health Policy Coordinator for a community organization with 2,000 active clients" are completely sufficient.

[bearbandit]

About ten years working with Lesbian and Gay Switchboard from the first reports of "strange cancers and pneumonias"

2 years working with National Aids Helpline

2 years working with Body Positive

3 years working with myHIV*

*myHIV is an internet project, the rest are/were telephone projects

[Versguy72]

I am a member of Boston Planning Council , which is the body responsible for determine how the over 14 millions of Ryan White Part A funds are used in the Boston EMA.  I also sit on the planning committee who oversee the needs assessment process and looks at area of unmet need  for people living with HIV

 

I am also a member of the NH HIV Planning Group, which oversee the Ryan White part B fund.  I am a member of the advisory committee, the Co-chair of the Consumer Committee and I also sit on an ADHOC committee that was established to make sure that people living in the state have access to PreP and that we offer education to all the primary care physician who need training before they can prescribe PreP

 

I also doing outreach work with JSI out of Boston in conjunction with my states DHHS.  we are looking to find people who living with HIV and who have been out of care for more that an year and why thy are not in care.   

 

I am an advocate for the people living with HIV in my geographical area.  Housing and the why the HOWPA funds are being used are one of those area that I pushing for change.  

 

Since I'm currently unemployed and with the expanded medicaid being role out last year I am battle to keep my ID who is also my PCP.  I have to jump rope and hurtle to get the medicaid manage care program to pay for my current refill of Stirbild as they need to determine that it is medically necessary to have that prescribe for my illness.  Its really mess and it impacting many people who are living with HIV

 

A side note also the chairperson of steering committee for a local AID Walk & 5K run.

[barecub85]

I'm a registered nurse with almost ten years of ambulatory care (clinic) experience, with additional training in HIV/STD prevention and treatment and also a past stint working in HIV clinical research - which I don't actively do anymore but still keep up with the latest in the field. 

At this point I am eligible for ACRN (AIDS/HIV Care Registered Nursing) certification, but have not yet sat for the exam. 

[Leatherman667]

On ‎23‎/‎07‎/‎2014 at 0:21 PM, bearbandit said:

About ten years working with Lesbian and Gay Switchboard from the first reports of "strange cancers and pneumonias"

2 years working with National Aids Helpline

2 years working with Body Positive

3 years working with myHIV*

*myHIV is an internet project, the rest are/were telephone projects

And you have been a huge help to me on more than one occasion on this site bearbandit. Many thanks!

[Guest]

I hold my Master's in Public Health from the University of Texas system.

I have worked in a Ryan White Office of Support and in a clinic as a AIDS Drug Assistance Coordinator.

I have worked in transitional housing with HIV+ homeless men.

I am certified to do HIV testing and counseling in my state.

Users with questions are welcome to DM me.

[Oldercumslut]

Public health and Infectious disease nurse.  On and off for the past 40 years.   Ran military public in health at Subic Bay in the Philippines a while back before they closed it.  Currently working for the VA doing both emergency care and the public health.

My focus is on HIV positive veterans.  I also fill in at a Trucker outreach program.

[Ponystallion]

I’m no expert, but my mother was a nurse, her advice to me about health was this, your eyes, your urine and your poop, tells the story, if anyone of these feel or looks out of place, get to the dr.

[MuscledHorse]

Doctorate degree in the medical field and years of heavy sexual experience from vanilla to kink (fisting, huge toys, sounds, including ongoing experience in adult film and past experience in escortt work. I also present a seminar called "The Responsible and Actualized Slut," which delves into both the practical issues (testing, personal safety, etc.) and cultural issues (pre Xian and post Xian views of sex and the lingering Christian negative view of sexuality that wrongly influences social and medical science). I have presented it at CLAW and to the League of Atlanta Pups. It will be presented at Fist Fest in October 2022 as well.

[ErosWired]

I would like to add a cautionary note to this thread for the benefit of site members who may be looking for medical information in relation to concerns about their own personal condition.

Although a member may be qualified or credentialed in a given medical discipline, that person cannot, and ethically should not, attempt to counsel you in an individual way that implies a diagnosis or recommended treatment. That person has not examined you, is not privy to your medical record or case history, and thus any expertise he may have is only applicable in general terms. It would be irresponsible for someone claiming to have a medical credential to, for example, read what you describe as symptoms and reply, “You’ve got gonorrhea.” There is no way he could know that for certain, yet your knowledge of his qualification might influence the way you approach your healthcare in the situation.

To those who would answer this topic with their qualifications, I would caution you to be wary not to encourage personal correspondence with other members for purposes of individual consultation - you don’t want to hang out a shingle here and find yourself being hit up for free medical advice. Word gets around.

I moderate a mental health support site, and on that site we actually prohibit members from mentioning their professional qualifications in the field for both of these reasons.