Central and Eastern European Meeting on Viral Hepatitis and HIV 2021

The seventh edition of the Central and Eastern European Meeting on Viral Hepatitis and HIV was held as a virtual conference from 14 - 15 October 2021. 

The Central and Eastern European Meeting on Viral Hepatitis and HIV is an independent program, initiated in 2014 and developed by regional and international key opinion leaders for the medical and scientific community in Eastern and Central European countries. Advances in the treatment of viral hepatitis and HIV are continuing at a rapid and exciting pace and are presented and discussed at many large international conferences. Key challenges in the treatment of hepatitis B and C as well as HIV are specific for this region and need to be discussed among clinicians and scientists from these countries.

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Practical Information 

The members of the Organizing Committee are a group of carefully selected experts and inspirational leaders in their respective fields. They meet frequently to discuss the scientific program of the workshop, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers, and review all submitted abstracts.

The members of Scientific Committee are hand-picked by the Organizing Committee and the conference secretariat based on their significant contributions and commitment to the field. They assist the Organizing Committee by providing them with suggestions for speakers and topics. In addition, members of the Scientific Committee participate in reviewing submitted abstracts, and play an active role during the workshop as moderators and/or chairs of sessions.

• Viktor Aster, MD, PhD - Charles University, Czech Republic
• Inga Ažiņa, MD, PhD - Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia
• Marine Gogia, MD - Georgian Harm Reduction Network, Georgia
• Andrzej Horban, MD, PhD - Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Poland
• David Jilich, MD - HIV Centre Prague, Czech Republic
• Natalia Matsieuskaya, MD, PhD - Grodno State Medical University, Belarus
• Cristina Popescu, MD, PhD - Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
• Baiba Rozentāle, MD, PhD, MBA - Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia
• Dalibor Sedláček, MD, PhD - University Hospital Plzen, Czech Republi
• Ligita Jančorienė, MD, PhD - Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Lithuania
• Tetiana Kyrychenko, MD, PhD - Poltava Regional HIV/AIDS Prevention And Control Center, Ukraine

The Central and Eastern European Meeting on Viral Hepatitis and HIV 2021, Utrecht (Livestream), Netherlands, 14/10/2021-15/10/2021 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 6 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”