Medical and Clinical
Conferences
International Medical Conferences / National
Medical Conferences / Satellite Medical Conferences.
See also:
The NPIN listing of
conferences not directly related to HIV for medical professionals
Michigan Medical Conferences and events /Additional Conferences /
National
Public Meetings (AIDS related)
Peer-reviewed journal summaries and the latest in Research and Reports.
See also the Care Section.
Latest treatment guidelines and more;
Michigan Laws
available
for medical professionals
Satellite Broadcast
and Pod & Webcast Conferences & Trainings for credit
Rethinking First-Line Therapy and HIV Patient Care in 2008: New
Data and Expert Analysis
The
48th Annual ICAAC/IDSA 46th Annual Meeting (ICAAC/IDSA 2008) may not have
been an HIV-specific meeting, but a number of findings presented there could
change HIV care.
The Body PRO is
proud to present these two highly informative recaps of the most critical
HIV-related studies presented at ICAAC/IDSA 2008. Both reviews are available as
podcasts, written articles and downloadable slide sets; for each summary, you
can also watch an online slide presentation with accompanying audio.
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Evolving Options for First-Line
Therapy
(0.75 hour; CME/CE credit for U.S. physicians and registered nurses)
David Wohl, M.D., explores the clinical importance of new
research on:
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The
use of raltegravir in treatment-naive patients.
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Darunavir vs. lopinavir; atazanavir vs. lopinavir; and abacavir/lamivudine
vs. tenofovir/emtricitabine: Critical, head-to-head clinical trials
of first-line antiretrovirals.
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A
second look at maraviroc's first-line potential, courtesy of an
enhanced tropism assay.
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Tantalizing signs that, when it comes to HAART initiation, 500 may
one day become the new 350.
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Reappraising Key Issues in HIV
Clinical Management
(1.0 hour; CME/CE credit for U.S. physicians, pharmacists and
registered nurses)
Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D., leads an insightful discussion on:
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New
data from clinical trials examining the use of etravirine and
raltegravir in treatment-experienced patients.
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Revisiting the "when to start" question: several studies may tilt
the balance toward even earlier HAART initiation.
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Studies revealing alarming disparities in HIV care among U.S. women,
particularly women of color.
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Emerging data pertaining to the clinical management of aging
HIV-infected patients.
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In addition to these two activities, stay tuned for a CME/CE examination
of highlighted research from ICAAC/IDSA 2008 pertaining to
HIV/hepatitis C coinfection by Daniel Fierer, M.D., of Mt. Sinai School
of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Fierer will review new data
regarding the management and epidemiology of coinfected patients.
Of course, these engaging activities are only part of The Body PRO's
coverage of ICAAC/IDSA 2008.
Visit our conference home page for a wealth of research summaries,
take-home interviews and one-on-one discussions with the researchers who
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See also the Medical Briefs & Conference page listings
Michigan Conferences and
Events
International
Conferences
July 19-22
Cape Town, South Africa
5th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis,
Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009)
NEW OPERATIONS RESEARCH TRACK AT IAS 2009 AIMS TO BOLSTER CONFERENCE GOAL OF
TRANSLATING
AIDS RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN BASIC, CLINICAL, BIOMEDICAL PREVENTION AND OPERATIONS
RESEARCH SCIENCES TO BE PRESENTED AT 5th IAS CONFERENCE ON HIV PATHOGENESIS,
TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
Cape Town, South Africa [11 February 2009] – While continuing its strong
emphasis on basic, clinical and biomedical prevention sciences, the 5th
International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and
Prevention (IAS 2009) –- to be held from 19-22 July in Cape Town, South Africa
-- will feature a new programme track focusing on operations research,
organizers announced today. The new track is intended to further emphasize one
of the defining characteristics of the IAS conference: examining how scientific
advances can be translated into practical interventions that respond to current
challenges in HIV prevention, treatment and care, particularly in low- and
middle-income countries.
Conference Programme
The abstract-driven programme will present the latest HIV research across all
four conference tracks.
In
addition to a stronger focus on operations research, IAS 2009 will examine
basic, clinical and biomedical prevention science. The basic sciences track will
highlight advances in the understanding of HIV biology and the host response to
the virus, including the processes underlying initial infection and the impact
of these processes on viral transmission, the spread of HIV throughout the body,
and the establishment and maintenance of viral reservoirs. The clinical sciences
track will highlight new research findings related to the diagnosis, natural
history and management of HIV infection; the prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of opportunistic infections; co-infections and other co-morbidities; and
antiretroviral therapy and immunotherapy. The final track will focus on HIV
biomedical prevention research and biomedical prevention interventions.
Abstract submissions will be accepted for consideration through 25 February 2009
(24:00 CET).
Visit
www.ias2009.org for more information, registration
Online registration (for media and
delegates) is available at
www.ias2009.org and delegates are encouraged to register by 6 May to
avoid a last-minute surcharge. Satellite meeting and exhibition space booking is
also available online, with 31 March and 31 May deadlines, respectively. Visit
the conference website for more details, including information about a number of
exciting pre-conferences, such as an invitation-only pre-conference entitled,
“Accelerating the Impact of HIV Programming on Health Systems Strengthening,”
organized by the IAS with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation.
To
encourage broad participation in the conference, organizers are offering a
two-tiered fee structure, with lower registration fees for delegates from
middle- and low-income countries (as defined by the World Bank).
Organizers will also offer up to 200
scholarships. In an effort to further expand access, webcasts of
plenaries and other key sessions, as well as coverage and analysis of scientific
developments, will be provided through the IAS’ online partners.
National Conferences and Meetings
April 5-7 Miami, FL
Sponsored by the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC).
May 15-17 Denver, CO
The 2009 American Conference for the Treatment of HIV
This conference is designed for frontline health care professionals, in
scientific collaboration with multiple federal and independent agencies,
including HRSA/HAB. This biennial conference targets clinicians providing HIV
care for adults, adolescents, children, and pregnant women. For more
information, please go to their website at:
http://www.acthiv.org/default.asp
See also Satellite Conferences on the
Conferences and Events page.
Fellowships and Grants
Check the list of recently added sources to the NPIN
funding database. And the career advancement
opportunities.
Patient Education and Risk
Reduction Counseling
Let's Start Talking
http://aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=et-05-00#S22X
A tool for patient education and risk reduction counseling. Offers
space on back for clinic information label.
Source: Mountain-Plains AETC
Risk Reduction Prescription Pad
http://aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=et-05-00#S22X
A patient education tool used in risk reduction counseling, formatted
like a prescription pad for easy use.
Source: Mountain-Plains AETC
Positive STEPS Posters for Exam Rooms
http://www.mpaetc.org/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=105
Poster designed to go into clinic exam rooms addressing risk reduction
and prevention. Mountain-Plains AETC Web site
(
http://www.mpaetc.org/scripts/prodList.asp ) offers 3 versions
for
ordering.
Source: Mountain-Plains AETC
Positive STEPS Posters for Waiting Rooms
http://www.mpaetc.org/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=106
Poster designed to go in clinic waiting areas addressing risk reduction
and prevention. Mountain-Plains AETC Web site
(
http://www.mpaetc.org/scripts/prodList.asp ) offers 3 versions for
ordering.
Source: Mountain-Plains AETC
HIV Prevention: Working with PWHAs in a Clinical
Setting - A
Multidisciplinary Team Approach
http://aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=et-04-00#S11X
Date: 12/2004
Source: New York/New Jersey AETC
This is an interdisciplinary curriculum for clinicians and HSSPs.
Includes demographic information, risk reduction examples, and guidelines.
Treatment Resources -
Guidelines
AIDSinfo's Publication Ordering Policy Goes
"Green"
Starting in January, AIDSinfo will no longer provide hard copies of
the HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines via ordering from the Web site. In the future,
hard copies will only be available by contacting AIDSinfo directly via
telephone (1-800-448-0440) or e-mail (Contactus@aidsinfo.nih.gov).
This step is being taken as part of an effort to reduce AIDSinfo's
carbon footprint; the printing and shipping of thousands of copies of guidelines
per year produce a significant amount of greenhouse gases. Additionally, the
guidelines are updated frequently and constant reproduction of hard copies is
not conducive to maintaining "living documents" such as the treatment
guidelines.
Guidelines will continue to be available for download from the Web site or by
e-mail from the Pubs Ordering section at no cost to users. (Or the environment!)
The Latest Treatment Guidelines
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/
More Treatment Resources
Michigan HIV Laws
How They Affect Physicians and Other Health Care Providers Revised
September 2002
This includes: reporting requirements, confidentiality issues, mandatory
counseling and informed consent for testing,
prenatal
testing requirement, duty to warn
and other notification, anti-discrimination laws and more.
Contact MDCH-HAPIS for a copy. (517)241-5900.
New resource booklet created by Planned Parenthood
"Providing Transgender Inclusive Healthcare"
Special Concerns About HIV Infection in the Older
Adult
http://aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=et-01-00#S7X
Date: 01/2005
Source: New York/New Jersey AETC
Focuses on the prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS in older
individuals (those over age 50) and the specific issues concerning this
population. 30 slides with speaker notes.
JournalView: A New Way to Keep Up With the Latest in
HIV Medicine
The Body Pro, The Body's sister site for HIV healthcare
professionals, has launched JournalView, a new, monthly analysis of HIV research
authored by an HIV physician. Every month, JournalView will scour top medical
journals and other publications, selecting key findings and providing expert
commentary on their importance to the world of HIV medicine.
http://www.thebodypro.com/journalview
U of M HIV/AIDS Treatment Program
http://www.med.umich.edu/hivaids/
The amfAR Global Link
http://www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/td/index.html
This new site
succeeds amfAR’s HIV/AIDS Treatment Directory. Its searchable databases
summarize current research on treating HIV and HIV-associated conditions and
include detailed descriptions of approved and experimental drugs. This unique
treatment resource also features an extensive listing of active clinical trials
in North America and worldwide.
National HIV/AIDS Clinician's Consultation Center
http://www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr/
- Provider warmline
National HIV Telephone Consultation Service 1-800-933-3413
Assistance with HIV patient treatment
- PEPline
National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline 1-888-HIV-4911
(1-888-448-4911)
New
National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service
HRSA/HAB has developed a new 24-hour clinical consultation service, the National
Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service (PerinatalHotline). This service
provides 24-hour advice from HIV experts on indications and interpretations of
HIV testing in pregnancy as well as consultation on treating HIV-infected
pregnant women and their infants.
The Perinatal Hotline not only answers callers' immediate questions and helps
solve urgent perinatal HIV issues, but also assists clinicians in linking
HIV-infected pregnant women and HIV-exposed infants to the mostappropriate care.
Callers are referred to a national network of education, training and
consultation services available from regional AIDS Education and Training
Centers (AETCs). The Perinatal Hotline is an expansion of the HRSA National
HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center (NCCC) at San Francisco General
Hospital, which currently operates the National HIV Telephone Consultation
Service (Warmline) and the National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Hotline (PEPline).
The NCCC is part of the AETC Program funded by HRSA/HAB in partnership with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and HAB's Division of Community
Based Programs. The Perinatal Hotline (888-448-8765) and the PEPline
(888-448-4911) are both available 24 hours, seven days per week.
The Warmline (800-933-3413) is available 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (EST) Monday through
Friday.
THE AIDS KNOWLEDGE BASE
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=KB
A comprehensive textbook for medical professionals and researchers. Chapters
include: Transmission, Testing, Natural History, Clinical Spectrum and General
Management of HIV Disease, Clinical Management. One of the most important and
comprehensive works on AIDS and HIV available today.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS IN AIDS CARE (IAPAC)
http://www.iapac.org
The IAPAC web site is an educational resource to introduce physicians, other
healthcare professionals, and people with HIV disease to some of the clinical
and scientific information developed by IAPAC. Review news summaries, current
updates, special clinical reports, IAPAC consumer publications, schedule of
seminars and meetings, and information about IAPAC services and membership.
JAMA AIDS-RELATED WEBPAGE
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/hivhome.htm
JAMA's HIV/AIDS Information Center is an easy-to-use, interactive collection of useful
and high-quality resources for physicians, other health professionals and the public.
Included are links to clinical updates, news, and information on a broad range of social
and policy questions relating to HIV/AIDS.
The New England Journal of Medicine
http://www.nejm.org/content/index.asp
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
http://www.natap.org/
Related Resources
"The Practitioner's Handbook for the
Management of Sexually Transmitted Disease"
The Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at the University of
Washington announces that "The Practitioner's Handbook for the
Management of Sexually Transmitted Disease, 3rd Edition" by Connie L. Celum, MD,
MPH, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, Negusse Ocbamichael, PA-C, Anne Meegan and Walter
Stamm, MD is now available online (complete with
downloadable color slides) at
http://www.STDhandbook.org.
Training
Looking for training for you and/or your staff? See
the training section. Providers
include MATEC Michigan and Wayne State University's AIDS Research and Education
Program, and now the Kent Co. Health Department provides training in west
Michigan and southeast Michigan including:
- Prevention with Positives: an overview of prevention strategies for
HIV positive patients and offer strategies for incorporating risk
assessment, risk reduction and harm reduction services into services for
persons with HIV
- New Responses to Old Infections: competently discuss patients’
sexual health and provide risk assessment, risk reduction, HIV
counseling, testing and referral services to persons at risk of HIV
infection
- Healthcare student trainings
Additional Trainings
HIV/AIDS Web-Based CME Program
Opportunity to Participate in the Development of an Innovative
Interactive Online CME Program on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Diagnosis, and
Treatment of Adults Aged 50 and Over. See Details.
CDC
web-based training on Hep C
THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PREVENTION TRAINING CENTERS (NNPTC)
http://www.stdhivpreventiontraining.org/
The National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training
Centers (PTCs) is a CDC-funded group of regional centers created in
partnership with health departments and universities. The PTCs are dedicated
to increasing the knowledge and skills of health professionals in the areas
of sexual and reproductive health. The National Network provides health
professionals with a spectrum of state-of-the-art educational opportunities,
including experiential learning with an emphasis on prevention.
HIV/AIDS Web-Based CME Program
Opportunity to Participate in the Development of an Innovative
Interactive Online CME Program on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Diagnosis, and
Treatment of Adults Aged 50 and Over.
You may register for the program at any time at:
http://www.hiv50.com
Fellowships and Grants
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