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Sexual health services for older adults including those with disabilities are often times overlooked and this has resulted in the lack of tailored sexual health services for this group of population across different settings.  Overall, older adults have sex late into their lives. A population-representative study of older adults found that 86% of men and 60% of women aged 60–69 years were sexually active. Despite these trends, many sexual health services fail to adequately serve the unique sexual health needs for older adults. There is need for more inclusive sexual health services for older adults. In response to this, the Sexual Health in Older Adults Research (SHOAR) study team at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) employed a series of community-engaged and participatory approaches to obtain evidence for improving sexual health services among middle-aged and older adults in the UK.   

SHOAR team members

​Prof. Joseph D Tucker  

​I am an infectious diseases physician and social scientist with a special interest in crowdsourcing and related participatory methods. Crowdsourcing has a diverse group of individuals attempt to solve a problem and then share selected solutions with the public. I organized 100 crowdsourcing open calls to improve health, including 13 global challenge contests. I led the development of a practical guide on crowdsourcing for health and health research. 

​Dr. Eneyi Edith Kpokiri 

​I am a Clinical Pharmacist and an Assistant Professor of social innovation with the clinical research department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases. I have a special interest in community-engaged, participatory methods for health research. This largely includes Designathons, Hackathons and crowdsourcing. 

​Prof. Dan Wu 

​I am a professor at Nanjing Medical University, have a special research interest in using innovative strategies to promote public health. I have been intensively engaged in designing and implementing innovative health interventions, such as crowdsourcing, pay-it-forward, and secondary distribution research, to improve the uptake of essential public health services among priority populations. 

​Prof. Bingyu Liang 

​Bingyu Liang is a Professor at Guangxi Medical University and a visitor scholar at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her research focuses on sexual health, HIV molecular epidemiology,  HIV care management. Besides, she holds profound interest in social innovation method, aiming to develop innovation method to improve healthcare uptake among older adults living in the community.

​Ms. Yoshiko Sakuma

​I am a physiotherapist with extensive experience in clinical practice, education, and research in Japan. I have honed my expertise in providing patient-centred care. Beyond clinical practice, I hold a profound interest in disability research, aiming to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes and services for people with high health/social support needs. 

Panellists

Tom Shakespeare

​He is a disability researcher who works mostly with qualitative methods. His interests include disability policy, disability rights, disability inclusion. He contributes to Parliamentary Committees, FCDO, DfT, HMTreasury and other public bodies. He is a regular BBC Radio broadcaster.

​Prof. Ian Tyndall

​He leads the Chichester project evaluation team as part of the European Union project called Sexual Health in over 45s (SHIFT) to increase knowledge, awareness, and access to sexual health and services and reduce stigma around sexual health for adults over 45.

​Mr. Jeffy Wong

​Jeffy, a community partner, has been bringing his valuable lived experiences to the SHOAR project.​ 

Ms. Suzanne Noble

Suzanne Noble is the host of the chart-topping podcast Sex Advice for Seniors, which explores sex, dating, and relationships in later life. Since its launch in 2022, she has interviewed nearly 100 experts on various topics related to maintaining a thriving and fulfilling sex life as we age. Suzanne has been featured in numerous publications, including The Telegraph, The Times, Saga Magazine, the BBC, Metro, and others.

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