Final Program. 31St NACS Conference, Sept. 4Th-7Th, 2008, Reykjavík, Iceland. Program

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Final program. 31st NACS conference, Sept. 4th-7th, 2008, Reykjavík, Iceland. Program theme: Training and research in sexology.

Thursday, sept.4th

9:00-12:00 Registration.

10:00-18:30 Room: Gullteigur B.

10:00-12:00 NACSES meeting (attended by NACSES group members).

13:00-16:00 Pre-conference workshop: Ethics in professional sexology practice.

Dr. Sólveig Anna Bóasdóttir.

17:00-18:30 NACSAC meeting (attended by NACSAC group members).

18:00-19:30 Welcome reception. Grand Hotel, Reykjavík. Welcome speech:

Matthías Halldórsson, Deputy Medical Director of Health, Directorate of Health in Iceland.

Friday, sept.5th

9:00-12:00 Arrival, registration.

8:00-12:00 Room: Gullteigur A.

8:00-10:00 WAS 2009 scientific meeting (attended by WAS organizers).

10:15-12:00 NACS board meeting (attended by national presidents).

12:00-13:00 Lunch.

13:00-15:45 Room: Gullteigur A.

13:00-13:10 Jóna Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir, Chair of the Icelandic Sexology Association,

Iceland. Opening of the conference.

13:10-14:30 Sessions. Session moderator: Axel Brattberg

13:10-14.00 Ásgeir Helgason, Iceland/Sweden: Opening lecture

"Waning orgasm pleasure after radical treatment for localized prostate cancer and impacts on quality of life – Data from a population based study"

14:00-14:30 Sóley S. Bender, Iceland & Yvonne K. Fulbright, USA/Iceland

“From Policy Making to an Action Plan of Youth Sexual Health”

14:30-14:45 Coffee break

cont. Friday, sept.5th

14:45-15:45 Sessions. Room: Gullteigur A. Session moderator: Áslaug Kristjánsdóttir

14:45-15:15 Sigurlaug Hauksdóttir, Iceland

“Sex isn´t a joke – sex-education that mothers give to their youth”

15:15-15:45Yvonne K. Fulbright, USA/Iceland

“Parent-Child Sex Communication: Findings form Iceland and

Beyond”.

14:00-15:15 Parallel sessions. Room: Gullteigur B.

14:00-15:15 Session moderator: Sólveig A. Bóasdóttir

14:00-14:30 Marianne Klinke et al, Iceland

“Sexuality post stroke: Findings of a systematic review of the literature

14:30-14:45 Coffee break

14:45-15:15 Kadri Soo and Agnes Alvela, Estonia

“Sexual violence in prison and detection of violent incidents in Estonia.”

16:00- 17:00 National meetings.

18:00-21:30 Blue Lagoon tour with light dinner.

Bus departure from Grand hotel is at 18:00

Saturday, sept.6th

9:00-12:00 Sessions. Room: Gullteigur A.

9:00-9:45 Session moderator: Ingólfur V. Gíslason

9:00-9:45 Osmo Kontula, Finland

“Sex research tradition in Finland 1971 – 2007”.

9:45-10:05 Coffee break.

10:05-11:05 Sessions. Session moderator: Birgitta Hulter.

10:05-10:35 Lars-Gösta Dahlöf, Sweden.

“Thirty years of sexual health education and training for the clinician –

any change to the better? A Swedish perspective.”

10:35-11:05 Sven-Axel Månsson and Lotta Löfgren-Mårtenson, Sweden

“The relationship between theory, practice and research.”

cont. Saturday, sept.6th

11:05-11:15 Short break.

11:15-12:00 Sessions. Room: Gullteigur A.

Session moderator: Jóna Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir

11:15-11:40Katri Ryttyläinen et al, Finland

“Building new professional sexual health promotion and capacity in Finland.”

11:40-12:00Maija Ritamo, Finland

“Sexual counsellors in focus.”

10:05-11:05 Parallel sessions. Room: Gullteigur B.

10:05-11:05 Session moderator: Ingólfur V. Gíslason

10:05-10:35 Elsa Almås, Norway

“Research on sexological treatment.”

10:35-11:05 Katri Ryttyläinen, Finland.

"Needs for competence in sexual health promotion in Finland.”

12:00-13:15 Lunch.

13:15-14:00 Sessions. Room: Gullteigur A.

Session moderator: Áslaug Kristjánsdóttir

13:15-13:40Jóna I. Jónsdóttir and Sóley Bender, Iceland

“Developing a diploma/master program in sexology in Iceland.”

13:40-14:00 Löfgren-Mårtenson, L, and Månsson, S-A, Sweden

“The master student in sexology - a pilot study at Malmö University.”

13:15-14:00 Parallel session. Room: Gullteigur B.

13:15-14:00 Session moderator: Ingólfur V. Gíslason

13:15-13:40 Kaj Haldre et al, Estonia

“Teenage girls’ sexual health in Estonia”

13:40-14:00 Guðbjörg E. Hermannsdóttir, Iceland.

"Sexual and reproductive health of men between 18 and 24 in Iceland.”

cont. Saturday, sept.6th

14:00-14:10 Short break.

14:10-15:10 Sessions. Room: Gullteigur A.

Session moderator: Sólveig A. Bóasdóttir

14:10-14:40 Tommi Paalanen, Finland

“Designing ethical basis for modern sexology”.

14:40-15:10 Birgitte Schantz Laursen et al, Denmark,

"Sexuality: a vulnerable dimension in life - the influence of chronic non

malignant pain on women's sexuality.”

14:10-15:10 Parallel sessions. Room: Gullteigur B.

Session moderator: Peter Zachariassen.

14:10-14:40 Jörgen Buttenschön, Danmark

“The sexual instructor- training course in Denmark and Norway”.

14:40-15:10 María Jónsdóttir, Iceland.

"Meeting the needs.”

15:10-15:30 Coffee break.

15:10-15:30 Poster session: Ester Väljaots, Estonia

"Creative way of taking the anamnesis; healing process".

15:30-16:25 Sessions. Room: Gullteigur A.

Session moderator: Osmo Kontula.

15:30-15:35 Tone Maria Hansen and Mikael Bjerkeli, Norway.

World Assoc.for transgender health (WAPH) symposium, Oslo, 2009.

15:35-16:00Elsa Almås, Norway

"Motives for sexual activity. Changes in the Norwegian population

over three decades.”

16:00-16:25Esben Esther P. Benestad et al, Norway

”The importance of different activities in order to be satisfied with

daily living.”

cont. Saturday, sept. 6th

15:35-16:25 Parallel sessions. Room: Gullteigur B.

Session moderator: Katri Ryttyläinen.

15:35-16:00 Sóley S. Bender, Iceland & Yvonne K. Fulbright, USA/Iceland

"Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Youth: A Global

Perspective.”

16:00-16:25 Kjartan Ólafsson, Iceland:

"The Positive Side of Making Love.”

16:25-16:35 Short break.

16:35-18:30 NACS annual meeting.

20:00 Banquet at Hótel Borg, the Golden Room. Toast master: Óttar Guðmundsson, Iceland. Bus departure from Grand hotel is at 19:30.

Sunday, sept.7th

10:00-12:00 Room: Gullteigur A.

10:00-10:20 Prize award winning short film “Wrestlers” (“Bræðrarbylta, 20. min., 2007). A love story about two gay wrestlers living in rural Iceland who must keep their relationship a secret from the inner world of Iceland's national and very macho sport. Writer and film director: Grímur Hákonarson.

10:20-10:45 Coffee break.

10:45-11:15 Session. Session moderator: Ingólfur V. Gíslason

10:45:11:15 Óttar Guðmundsson, Iceland.

“Sex and sexuality in the Icelandic Sagas and Nordic mythology.”

11:15-11:30 Short break

11:30-11:55 Presentation – WAS 2009 in Gothenburg.

11:55-12:00 Final remarks –closing of conference. Jóna Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir.

Departure