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Tuesday 10 May 2011
Opening Session
17:00 - 17:15h

Opening of the Workshop
Invited speaker: Dr. Hadji H. Mponda (tbc), Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Tanzania

17:15 - 17:30h

Opening of the Workshop
Invited speaker: Dr. A. Koekkoek BSc, MSc, PhD, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tanzania

17:30 - 18:00h

Epidemiology update
Invited speaker: Linda-Gail Bekker MBChB, DTMH, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, South Africa

18:00 - 18:30h HIV Research and research capacity building in East Africa
Invited speaker: Abraham Siika MBCHb, MMed, MSc, Moi University School of Medicine, Kenya
18:30 - 19:30h

Welcome Reception

Wednesday 11 May 2011
Session 1  
08:30 - 09:00h

CNS disease in the era of HAART
Invited speaker: Andrew Kambugu MBchB, MMed, Mulago Hospital, Uganda

09:00 - 09:15h

Discussion

09:15 - 09:45h

The role of acute infection in HIV transmission
Invited speaker: Fred Sawe MBchB, MMed, Kenya Medical Research Institute/Walter Reed Project, Kenya

09:45 - 10:00h

Discussion

10:00 - 10:30h

Break

Session 2  
10:30 - 11:00h

The contribution of concurrent relationships to the African epidemic
Invited speaker: François Venter FCP, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

11:00 - 11:15h

Discussion

11:15 - 11:45h

HIV vaccine development-update
Invited speaker: Richard Koup MD, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID NIH, USA 

11:45 - 12:00h Discussion
12:00 - 12:30h Lunch session: The use of flow cytometry in resource-poor settings
Invited speaker: Guido Ferrari MD, Duke University Medical Center, USA
12:00 - 14:00h

Lunch

Session 3

 

14:00 - 15:00h

Abstract presentations

15:00 - 15:30h

Discussion

15:30 - 16:00h

Break

Roundtable

 

16:00 - 17:30h

Antiretrovirals for HIV prevention
Speakers & panel:
- Joep Lange MD, PhD, AMC, Univ. of Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Test & Treat)
- Timothy Mastro MD, FACP, DTM&H, FHI, USA
- Regina Osih MD MPH, Wits Institute for Sexual, Reproductive Health, HIV and Related Diseases, South Africa
- Douglas Taylor PhD, FHI, USA (The interpretation of PrEP trial findings and adherence)

17:30 - 18:30h

Poster viewing session I

PharmAccess Symposium
18:30 - 18:50h Bridging HIVAIDS prevention and treatment with building the health system, PharmAccess Tanzania
Invited speaker: Geert Haverkamp, PharmAccess Foundation, Tanzania & Peter Risha, PharmAccess Foundation, Tanzania
18:50 - 19:10h The Medical Credit Fund, a boost for access to quality health care in Tanzania
Invited speaker: Samuel Ogillo, Association of Private Health Facilitates of Tanzania (APHFTA), Tanzania
19:10 - 19:30h North Star Alliance
Invited speaker: Frank Poen, PharmAccess Foundation, Tanzania
19:30 - 20:00h Discussion
20:00 - 20:45h

Drinks & appetizers

Thursday 12 May 2011
Session 4  
08:30 - 09:00h

Prospects for HIV eradication
Invited speaker: Steven Deeks MD, University of California, USA

09:00 - 09:15h Discussion
09:15 - 09:45h Linkage to care and retention in care
Invited speaker: Joep Lange MD, PhD, AMC, Univ. of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
09:45 - 10:00h Discussion
10:00 - 10:30h

Break

Session 5  
10:30 - 11:00h Antiretroviral drug resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Invited speaker: Cissy Kityo MD, Joint Clinical Research Center, Uganda
11:00 - 11:15h Discussion
11:15 - 11:45h Antiretroviral treatment scale up: successes, bottlenecks, loss to follow-up, outcomes
Invited speaker: Kara Wools-Kaloustian MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
11:45 - 12:00h Discussion
12:00 - 14:00h

Lunch

12:00 - 12:30h

Lunch Session: where are we today, where are we going?
Invited speaker: Regina Osih MD, MPH, Wits Institute for Sexual, Reproductive Health, HIV and Related Diseases, South Africa 

Session 6  
14:00 - 15:00h Abstract presentations
15:00 - 15:30h Discussion
15:30 - 16:00h

Break

Roundtable  
16:00 - 17:30h State-of-the-ART: HIV monitoring
Speakers & panel:
- Pascale Ondoa MD, PhD, AMC, The Netherlands (Virological monitoring tools & immunological monitoring tools)
- François Venter FCP, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa (Optimal monitoring of HIV treatment)
- Ronald D'Amico DO, MSc, Abbott, USA
- John Hackett PhD, Abbott, USA
- Lloyd Mulenga MD, CIDRZ, Zambia
17:30 - 18:30h Poster viewing session II
18:30 - 20:00h

Workshop dinner (pre-registration required)

Friday 13 May 2011
Session 7  
08:30 - 09:00h MDR tuberculosis: critical steps for prevention and control
Invited speaker: Robin Wood MBChB, BMBCh, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, South Africa
09:00 - 09:15h Discussion
09:15 - 09:45h PMTCT
Invited speaker: Coceka Mnyani MBChB, FCOG, Anova Health Institute, South Africa
09:45 - 10:00h Discussion
10:00 - 10:30h

Break

Roundtable  
10:30 - 12:00h

When to start cART and when to switch: opportunities and challenges
Speakers & panel:
- François Venter FCP, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
- Andrew Kambugu MBchB, MMed, Mulago Hospital, Uganda
- Robb Sheneberger MD, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland, Zambia
- Shobha Vakil MD, National AIDS and STI Control Program, Kenya
- Papa Salif Sow MD, MS, University of Dakar, Senegal

12:00h Closing of the Workshop
  • Confirmed speakers:
    Bekker, Linda-Gail 2011

    Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTMH, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD,

    Epidemiology update



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    Ronald D'Amico DO, MSc

    Round table: State-of-the-ART: HIV monitoring
     


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    Deeks, Stephen

    Steven Deeks MD

    Prospects for HIV eradication




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    Ferrari, Guido

    Guido Ferrari MD

    The use of flow cytometry in resource-poor settings




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    Hackett, John 2011

    John Hackett PhD

    Round table: State-of-the-ART: HIV monitoring



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    Kambugu, Andrew 2011

    Andrew Kambugu MBchB, MMed

    CNS disease in the era of HAART


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    Mnyani

    Coceka Mnyani MBChB, FCOG

    PMTCT


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    Pascale Ondoa MD, PhD

    Round table: State-of-the-ART: HIV monitoring




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    Osih, Regina 2011

    Regina Osih MD, MPH

    Lunch Session: where are we today, where are we going?
     

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    Sawe, Fred 2011

    Fred Sawe MBchB, MMed

    The role of acute infection in HIV transmission



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    Sheneberger, Robb 2011

    Robb Sheneberger MD

    Round table: When to start cART and when to switch: opportunities and challenges



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    Siika, Abraham 2011

    Abraham Siika MBCHb, MMed, MSc

    HIV Research and research capacity building in East Africa
      

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    Taylor, Doug 2011

    Douglas Taylor PhD

    The interpretation of PrEP trial findings and adherence



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    Shobha Vakil MD

    Round table: When to start cART and when to switch: opportunities and challenges

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    Venter, Francois 2011

    François Venter FCP

    Round table: When to start cART and when to switch: opportunities and challenges
     

     
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    Robin Wood MBChB, BMBCh

    MDR tuberculosis: critical steps for prevention and control
      


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    Kara Wools-Kaloustian MD

    Antiretroviral treatment scale up: successes, bottlenecks, loss to follow-up, outcomes





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Important dates

Registration Timeline

 Early

:

 1 - 28 February 2011 

 Regular

:

 1 - 31 March 2011

 Late

:

 1 - 30 April 2011

 On-Site

:

 10 - 13 May 2011


Abstract Submission

Start 

:

 1 February 2011 

Deadline 

:

 11 March 2011 

Program

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