New Zealand Sexual Health Society

The New Zealand Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) Incorporated is a group of professionals working or interested in the field of Sexual Health. Membership is multidisciplinary and includes doctors, nurses, counsellors, educators, health promoters and others in Public Health working in the field of sexually transmissible infections, including HIV/AIDS, and sexual and reproductive health. The New Zealand Sexual Health Society Inc. was formerly the New Zealand Venereological Society (NZVS). This change occurred in 2006 to more fully express the wider aims of this society. OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY • To advocate for and promote Sexual Health for all in New Zealand. • To promote high standards of clinical practice within Sexual Health in New Zealand • To promote the speciality of Sexual Health amongst colleagues and peers • To encourage research within New Zealand with regard to Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs). The Society organises an annual conference, which includes an Annual General Meeting (AGM) and an academic programme. The Society's executive committee is elected at the AGM. Members must be financial to participate in the AGM or at Special General Meetings.