Introduction to Psychosexual Medicine

Philippa A Brough is a Member of the Institute of Psychosexual medicine (IPM) and a Fellow of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH). She has worked as a Consultant and clinical director in SRH/integrated sexual health, a Faculty trainer, and an MFSRH examiner including OSCE convenor. She set up and led Psychosexual services in the Merseyside region for 20 years before stepping down to concentrate on IPM work. She is currently a psychosexual trainer, examiner and the Council representative of the IPM Training committee. She also co-wrote the psychosexual chapter in Obstetrics & Gynaecology: A Comprehensive Guide for MRCOG, Fourth Edition.

Jasmin Khan-Singh graduated from Southampton University in 1985. She is a Member of the IPM and was a Fellow of the FSRH. She has worked in Psychosexual Medicine, Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and Community Paediatrics, in South Wales for 3 decades plus. She has had a special interest in medical education and was a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators, attributed mainly to her work as the Director of Training for the IPM (2008-2013) but also to the local, regional and national training and examiner roles that she held, in both the IPM and the FSRH. Having retired from clinical practice last year, she currently continues to contribute and work within the IPM as both a Seminar Leader and an Examiner.

Catherine White is a Member of the IPM. She worked as a GP in the Northwest for 30 years with an additional role as a Specialty Doctor in Genito-urinary Medicine, latterly Integrated Sexual Health (ISH). She was instrumental in setting up the psychosexual service in her clinic role being Psychosexual clinical lead from 2017, and was involved in teaching psychosexual skills to GPs and doctors in ISH training. She is a member of the IPM Council, having recently stepped down from her role as Programme Secretary, and continues as a Seminar Leader and Examiner.