Andean Pacific
Meeting category
Date(s)
30 Jun 2017 - 1 Jul 2017
Location
Santiago, Chile
Organizer
Platinum Level Support
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ViiW

Andean Pacific Workshop on HIV & Hepatitis 2017

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Program

Day 1 - Friday, 30 June 2017

Session 1: Challenges for HIV care in Latin America -
HIV in Latin America: 35 years later
Marcelo Wolff, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
WHO Target 90-90-90 : Achievable for Latin America
Alejandro Afani, MD
University of Chile Clinical Hospital, Chile
Difficult to reach populations in Latin America
Ana Paulina Celi de la Torre, MD
Novaclinica Santa Cecilia, Ecuador
Session 2: Prevention to transmission -
New approaches for preventing transmission
Charles Boucher, MD, PhD
Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands
State-of-the-art lecture on PrEP
Mauro Schechter, MD, PhD
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Session 3: Clinical strategies -
Clinical Implications of low level viremia/ failure and resistance
Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, PhD
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
Abstract presentations
Proviral DNA as a Target for HIV-1 Resistance Analysis
Dr. Lara
SidaChile, Santiago, Chile
Transmitted Drug Resistance in HIV-Infected Treatment-Naïve Patients in Chile between 2014 and 2017
Dr. Palma
SidaChile, Santiago, Chile
Transmitted HIV Resistance in ART-Naïve Patients, Colombia (not available)
Dr. Galindo-Orrego
Taller Latinoamericano, Bogotá, Colombia
Risk factors for virologic failure in a cohort of patients with HIV in Colombia (coming soon)
Dr. Del Carmen Figueredo Pena
University Hospital San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
Session 4: Diagnostic tools -
Early diagnosis & testing
Susana Cabrera, MD
Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Abstract presentations
Risk profiles for HIV transmission and HIV status in MSM versus heterosexual men populations in the South West of Colombia.
Dr. Mueses-Marín
Corporación De Lucha Contra El Sida, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Moving forward to 90-90-90: Analysis of a cohort of recently-diagnosed patients in a tertiary hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dr. Barletta
Hospital General De Agudos Juan A. Fernández, Argentina
High rates of retention on ART and virological suppression in a large cohort study from The Chilean AIDS Group
Dr. Beltrán
Chilean AIDS Cohort (ChiAC), Santiago, Chile

Day 2 - Saturday, 1 July 2017

Session 5: Viral hepatitis in Latin America -
Local situation in LA (epidemiology / treatment options)
Jorge Contreras
Jorge Contreras, MD
Clínica Alemana - Universidad del Desarrollo Chile, Santiago, Chile
Implementation of DAAs in clinical management
Mark Nelson, MA, MBBS, FRCP
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital / Imperial College Medical School, United Kingdom
Strategies for hepatitis C elimination
Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, PhD
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
Session 6: Special Populations -
HIV- hepatitis co-infected patients
Pedro Cahn, MD, PhD
Fundación Huésped Buenos Aires, Argentina
HIV in Women - PTMCT - pregnancy
Isabel Cassetti, MD
Funcei (Center of Infectious Diseases Foundation); Trinidad Hospital, Argentina
The aging HIV infected patient - neurological issues - poly pharmacy
Ernesto Martinez Buitrago, MD
Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Session 7: ARV Therapy: present and future -
Do we really need new drugs?
Mark Nelson, MA, MBBS, FRCP
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital / Imperial College Medical School, United Kingdom
Present and future of ART in Latin America
Carlos Beltrán, MD
University of Santiago, Chile
HIV cure and eradication
Ricardo Diaz, MD
Federal University of Sao Paulo - UNIFESP, Brazil
Overview
Welcome

We are proud and pleased to inform you that the first Andean Pacific Workshop on HIV & Hepatitis has turned out to be a tremendous success. More than 200 of HIV and hepatitis treating expert clinicians within the Andean region joined in this new initiative, in the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago on 30 June – 1 July, 2017.

Also many thanks to our sponsors ViiV (Platinum level), MSD (Gold level) and contributor Mylan to make this event possible.

Workshop Chairs

Workshop Chairs
Committees
Organizing Committee

The members of the Organizing Committee (OC)  are a group of carefully selected experts and inspirational leaders in their respective fields. They come together on a frequent basis to discuss the scientific program of the workshop, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers and review all submitted abstracts.

Scientific Committee

The members of the Scientific Committee assist the Organizing Committee members in setting up the program and reviewing and scoring of abstracts. They may play an active role during the conference as speakers or session chairs. We are proud to present its members:

Support
Platinum Level
Gold Level
Contributor Level
Workshop Co-Organizers