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About Dr Stuart Aitken

Dr Aitken's areas of interest include HIV medicine, sexually transmissible infections, skin conditions affecting the genitals, and gender medicine. He offers discrete, specialist consultations in sexu ...

Special interests

Gender medicine

Qualifications

M.B, B.S University of Queensland 1996, Dip. Ven. 2001, MPHTM 2018, FAChSHM 2006

Awards and Publications

Publications:

  • Aitken S, Bisshop F. Is an STI causing this Man's Jaundice? Australian Doctor 2019
  • Aitken, S. A Dramatic Reaction to Penicillin. Australian Doctor, 2020.
  • Aitken S. A rare Reaction to Endocrine Therapy. Australian Doctor, 2018
  • Aitken S, O'Connor V. How To Treat: Genital skin conditions. Part 1. Australian Doctor, 2017
  • Aitken S, O'Connor V. How To Treat: Genital skin conditions. Part 2.Australian Doctor, 2017
  • Aitken S. The Primary health care of transgender adults. Sex Health. 2017 Jun 5. doi: 10.1071/SH17048.
  • Aitken S. Herpes. In Australian STI Management Guidelines. Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexual Health Medicine. Sydney 2015. www.sti.guidelines.org.au
  • Aitken S. Ano-Rectal Syndromes. In Australian STI Management Guidelines. Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexual Health Medicine. Sydney 2015. www.sti.guidelines.org.au
  • Hale A, Coombes I, Stokes J, Aitken S, Clark F, Nissen L. Patient satisfaction from two studies of collaborative doctor-pharmacist prescribing in Australia. Health Expectations 2015 Jan 23 doi: 10.1111/hex.12329
  • Aitken SD. Sexually Transmissible Infections. In Temple-Smith M and Gifford S editors. Sexual Health: an Australian Perspective, 2nd edition. Melbourne: IP Communications, 2015.
  • Aitken SD. Penile, Epididymal and Scrotal Conditions. In Russell D, Bradford D, Fairley C, editors. Sexual Health Medicine, 2nd edition. Melbourne: IP Communications, 2011.
  • Aitken SD. Sexual Health. In Phelps K, Hassed C, editors. General Practice: an Integrative Approach. Sydney: Elsevier, 2010.
  • Aitken SD, Pavlin NL. Talking about Sex. In Groves M, Fitzgerald J, editors. Communication Skills in Medicine. Melbourne: IP Communications, 2010.
  • Aitken SD. Urethritis in Men. In National Managment Guidelines for Sexually Transmisible Infections. Venereology Society of Victoria. Melbourne, 2009.
  • Bialasciewicz S, Whiley DM, Buhrer-Skinner M, Bautista C, Barker K, Aitken S, Gordon R, Lambert SB, Debattista J, Nissen MD, Sloots TP. A novel gel-based method for self collection and ambient temperature postal transport of urine for PCR detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. Sexually Transmissible Infections 2009;85(2):102-105.
  • NPEP Reference Group. National Guidelines for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis after Non-occupational Exposure to HIV. Sexual Health 2007;4(4):227-283.
  • Aitken SD. Pathology and Sexual Function. In Temple-Smith M, and Gifford S, editors. Sexual Health: an Australian Perspective. Melbourne: IP Communications, 2006.
  • Aitken SD. Sexually Transmissible Infections. In Temple-Smith M, and Gifford S, editors. Sexual Health: an Australian Perspective. Melbourne: IP Communications, 2006.
  • Aitken SD. Penile, Epididymal and Scrotal Conditions. In Russell D, Bradford D, Fairley C, editors. Sexual Health Medicine. Melbourne: IP Communications, 2005

 

Conference Presentations:

  • Hale A, Coombs I, Stokes J, Aitken S, Clark F, Nissen L. Patient satisfaction from two studies of collaborative doctor-pharmacist prescribing in Australia. Oral presentation. SHPA National Medicines Managment Conference, Darwin 2014.
  • Srirajalingam M, Ngieng M, Aitken S, Chuah J. Comparison do survey methods to access young people attending a music festival: chlamydia awareness survey. Oral presentation. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Perth, 2009.
  • White S, Aitken S, Farrngton A, Harvey C, Lambert S. sexual and reproductive health knowledge among general practitioners. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, 2008.
  • Clark F, Aitken S. Non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in an Urban Setting. Poster. Society of Hospital Pharmacists National Conference, Sydney, 2007.
  • Clark F, Aitken S. Non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in an urban setting. Poster. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Gold Coast, 2007.
  • Edmiston N, Henry B, Aitken S, Chuah J. Innovation and design:improving contact tracing in sexual health clinics. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Gold Coast, 2007.
  • Henry B, Aitken S, Barker K, Edmiston N, Heidrich T, Taylor D. Do two Amsel criteria have clinical utility in the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis? Poster. Australasian Sexual Health Conference, Melbourne, 2006.
  • Garrett R, Bradford D, Aitken SD, Turner R. Prevalence of anal intraepithelial neoplasia in a regional setting. Poster. Australasian Society of HIV Medicine Conference, Sydney, 2004.
  • Aitken SD, O'Sullivan M, Chuah J. Seroprevalence of HSV1 and 2 among Commercial Sex Workers. Oral presentation. International Herpes Managment Forum. Noordwijc, Netherlands, 2004.

 

Awards:

  • University Medal JCU 2018
  • Australasian Colege of Sexual Health Physicans Prize, 2002.
  • Venereology Society of Victoria Prize, 2001.

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