HIV Treatments Update Seminar 2017
HIV Treatments Update Seminar 2017
A One Day Seminar on HIV in New Zealand
A One Day Seminar on HIV in New Zealand
Friday 25th August 2017
The Clinical Education Centre at Auckland Hospital
The Clinical Education Centre at Auckland Hospital
Friday 25th August 2017
The Clinical Education Centre at Auckland Hospital
The Clinical Education Centre at Auckland Hospital
2017 Objectives
The objectives of the seminar will be:
- To provide an overview of HIV/AIDS epidemiology in New Zealand today
- To provide an understanding of the current experience of HIV in New Zealand
- Insight into international responses to HIV from the US and Australia.
- To provide the basic science associated with HIV including transmission and viral reproduction
- To provide a brief overview of changing treatment options and complications
- To provide an understanding of the issues around and the importance of HAART and resistance
- To provide an update on Mental Health and Ageing with HIV
- To provide an overview of public health interface with Criminal Law
- To provide an overview of HIV services delivered in New Zealand today
2017 Guest Speakers
A/Prof Patricia Priest
Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
Dr James McMahon
Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
Mark Fisher
Executive Director, Body Positive Inc.
A/Prof Garrett Prestage
HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program, The Kirby Institute, Sydney
Dr Sunita Azariah
Auckland Sexual Health, ADHB
Dr Jason Myers
Executive Director, New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Joe Rich
Operations Director, New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Dr Chris Hopkins
Auckland DHB Infectious Diseases
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris
University of Auckland
Dr Peter Saxton
University of Auckland
Dr David Sinclair
Medical Officer of Health with the Auckland Regional Public Health Service
Brian Dickey
Partner, Meredith Connell
David Cooper
Director, Malcolm Pacific Immigration
Dr Simon Briggs
Auckland DHB Infectious Diseases
2017 Programme
8:30am
Coffee and Registration
Coffee and Registration
9:00am
Welcome and Introductions
Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher
9:05am
HIV Trends in New Zealand
A/Prof Patricia Priest
A/Prof Patricia Priest
9:30am
Towards a Cure
Dr James McMahon
Dr James McMahon
10:00am
Rapid Initiation of ART
Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher
10:15am
Morning Tea
Morning Tea
10:45am
MSM, Drug Use & Sex
A/Prof Garrett Prestage
A/Prof Garrett Prestage
11:15am
NZPrEP Study - Progress to Date
Dr Sunita Azariah
Dr Sunita Azariah
11:35pm
PrEP in the Community
Joe Rich
Joe Rich
11:55pm
PrEP Panel Discussion
A/Prof Garrett Prestage, Dr Sunita Azariah,
Dr Jason Myers & Joe Rich
A/Prof Garrett Prestage, Dr Sunita Azariah,
Dr Jason Myers & Joe Rich
12:15pm
Lunch
Lunch
1:00pm
Retention in Care
Dr James McMahon
Dr James McMahon
1:25pm
Barriers to Testing
Dr Chris Hopkins
Dr Chris Hopkins
1:45pm
Gonorrhoea Vaccine
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris & Dr Peter Saxton
Dr Helen Petousis-Harris & Dr Peter Saxton
2:05pm
Undetectable: The Patients Response
Peer Navigator Team
Peer Navigator Team
2:25pm
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
2:45pm
HIV: A Public Health or Criminal issue?
Dr David Sinclair, Dr Simon Briggs & Brian Dickey
Dr David Sinclair, Dr Simon Briggs & Brian Dickey
3:15pm
HIV & New Zealand Immigration
David Cooper
David Cooper
3:35pm
Long Acting Injectables
Dr Simon Briggs
Dr Simon Briggs
4:00pm
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