Professional development

Target Audience:

Medicine: Gynecology, Urology, Dermatology, as well as Psychology, Epidemiology, Social Sciences, Social Work, Public Health, and many other professional fields

Topic/Content:

The conference offers a platform for interdisciplinary exchange on STIs, their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as infectious and tropical diseases and their impact on sexual health. The focus is on current scientific findings, clinical updates, prevention strategies, and discussions about new challenges in research, care, and public health issues.

Date:

Thursday, June 11 – Saturday, June 13, 2026

Location:

On the Virchow-Klinikum campus, Charité, Berlin

Cost:

• Partial conference ticket (Friday noon – Saturday evening): approx. €170 – €190 incl. VAT
• Full conference tiicket (Thursday to Saturday): approx. €75 – €320 incl. VAT (various options)

Module I - Fundamentals of Sexual Medicine [WB 4]; Curricular Continuing Education “Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections” [CF 9]

Topic/Content:

The objective of Module I of the continuing education program is to provide knowledge about HIV and other STIs (including epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention, treatment, diagnostics), as well as on sexual health (including what sexual health entails, definitions of sexuality, sexual rights, and sexual behavior) and communication about sexuality (including doctor-patient conversations, communication with adolescents, and discussing sexuality). The module’s content is conveyed using various methods (presentations, case studies, films, exercises). The German STI Society (DSTIG) and the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) are the lead organizations involved.

Date:

May 29, 2026 – June 27, 2026

Location:

Münster

Cost:

• Academy members: €1,149
• Non-members of the Academy: €1,325
• Unemployed/on parental leave: €999
• Member of the German Society for Sexual Research (DGfS): €1,149
• Member of the German STI Society (DSTIG): €1,099