International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021
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Day 1: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Day 2: Thursday, 30 September 2021
Day 3: Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Day 4: Thursday, 7 October 2021
Welcome
The International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021 took place as a virtual program over 4 days: 29-30 September & 6-7 October.
Adolescents are developmentally at a difficult crossroad, which makes it challenging to attract and sustain adolescents’ focus on maintaining their health. Every effort must be made to engage and retain adolescents in care so they can improve and maintain their health for the long term.
The medical advances that have transformed HIV treatment into a manageable disease have yet to alter the stark reality for young people within key populations, particularly in low to middle-income countries, such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Even as AIDS-related mortality has decreased overall in recent years, AIDS-related deaths among adolescents increased by 50%. In other words, AIDS is far from over - especially for young people.
At major meetings, advances in HIV management focuses mainly on either adults or children, often excluding adolescents as a key population. We have initiated the International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence to meet this need for international interchange and advance the field by addressing challenges with innovative solutions.
This workshop is set up as an inclusive summit for multidisciplinary experts working with adolescents affected by HIV. The objective will be to share experiences, knowledge, and best practices with the aim of defining a pathway forward for optimizing the care of adolescents living with HIV.
The program will cover the entire spectrum of developmental changes in adolescents including social, behavioral, physiological, and biological aspects and the impact of an HIV-positive status. Prevention programs, testing, treatment, and support services among adolescents shall be discussed. The barriers encountered in delivering these services and ways to mitigate these barriers shall be key areas of discussion during the workshop.
Workshop Chairs
Local Chairs
The Conference Organizers will continue to observe the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and will take necessary steps to ensure that the meeting will be held in compliance with relevant regulations, prioritizing the health and safety of our participants.
We are available to answer any questions or concerns that you may have about your participation at the International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021. please contact Rikke Rode at Rikke.Rode@amededu.com
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• Clinicians and other HCP’s involved in care of Adolescents living with HIV;
• Researchers;
• Adolescents and youth;
• Policymakers;
• Programmers;
• Implementing partners;
• Community representatives; and
• (Non-)Government representatives.
• Facilitate the meaningful engagement of adolescents;
• Explore research design solutions for adolescents, including the use of program data;
• Translate the latest research results into best practices to optimize interventions and services for adolescents;
• Identify evidence-based practices that can be translated into programs, policy, and guidelines;
• Highlight the importance of bridging the gap between research and implementation;
• Share experiences with taking innovations and interventions to scale; and
• Stimulate networking and the formation of collaborations.
• Describe the challenges and barriers faced by adolescents affected by and living with HIV, including systematic and structural barriers;
• Identify effective strategies for youth engagement and leadership to improve health services, implementation of programs, and research;
• Summarize the latest research on new therapeutics and innovative services and their potential impact on adolescent health;
• Describe ways to scale up interventions, and improve the quality and sustainability of programs;
• Identify the need for psychosocial support and how to implement interventions to improve mental health services for adolescents and young people affected by and living with HIV;
• Discuss the role of technologies and mHealth for improved communication and engagement of adolescents and young people in health services; and
• Reflect on how to address challenges and barriers in their own setting along the whole HIV cascade from prevention, testing, and treatment, to care and support.
Practical Information
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Organizing Committee Members
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 Youth Reference Group (YRG) consists of young people from key networks and organizations across all regions. They come together on regular basis to advise the organizing committee on program and format as well as led on youth focused content. The main aim is to maximize meaningful youth engagement in the workshop.
Scientific Committee
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Job Akuno, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, Kenya
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Wole Ameyan, WHO, Switzerland
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Sarah Bernays, University of Sydney, Australia
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Tom Churchyard, Kwakha Indvodza, Swaziland
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Chelsea Coakley, Triggerise, South Africa
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Jane Ferguson, Independent, Switzerland
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Luann Hatane, PATA, South Africa
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Igor Kuchin, Y+, Russia
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Zanele Mabaso, Sonke Gender Justice, South Africa
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Aveneni Mangombe, Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Children, Zimbabwe
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Shirley Mark, UNICEF East Asia, Thailand
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Zandile Masangane, Ministry of Health, Eswatini
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Webster Mavhu, CeSHHAR, Zimbabwe
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Nyaradzo Mavis Mgodi, University of Zimbabwe / University of California San Francisco, Zimbabwe
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Boyd Mkandawire, Grassroots Soccer, Zambia
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Linda Barlow Mosha, Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda
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Lloyd Mulenga, Ministry of Health, Zambia
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Saiqa Mullick, WITS, South Africa
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Nicholas Niwagaba, In Their Hands (ITH), Uganda
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Maryanne Ombija, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator for PEPFAR, United States
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Laura Bonareri Oyiengo, Ministry of Health, Kenya
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Natella Rakhmanina, EGPAF / Children’s National Research Institute, United States
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Mastidia Rutaihwa, National AIDS Control Program Tanzania/UNICEF, Tanzania
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Renata Sanders, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
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Wipaporn Natalie Songtaweesin, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
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Nametsego Tswetla, NACA, Botswana
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Kossy Umeh, Y+, Nigeria
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Marissa Vicari, MA, IAS, Switzerland
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Daniel Were, Jhpiego, Kenya
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Nicola Willis, Zvandiri, Zimbabwe
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.
The International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021 is supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Science.
Gilead Sciences was not involved in the development of content or selection of faculty for this educational activity.
