17th International Workshop on Pediatrics & HIV 2025
08:00
Opening of the Workshop
08:00
Opening Words
Elaine Abrams
08:15
Social Opening from the Local Co-Chairs
Gallican Rwibasira
08:30
Session 1: Global Update on Pediatric HIV
08:30
Session Chair:
Elaine Abrams
08:30
Global Update on the HIV Epidemic in Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Women
Anna Yakusik
08:45
Rwanda Response to Maternal and Pediatric HIV
Gisele Mujawamariya
09:00
Discussion | Session 1
09:15
Oral Abstract Presentations I
09:15
#1 Gestational Exposure to an Efavirenz-Containing Compared to a Dolutegravir-Containing Antiretroviral Regimen Is Associated with Lower Anthropometrics at 18 Months of Life among Children HIV-Exposed Uninfected in Botswana
Abstract
Gosego Masasa
09:30
#2 Infant Safety Following Exposure to Maternal TDF/FTC for HIV Prevention in Utero and Through Breast Milk: IMPAACT 2009
Abstract
Elizea Horne
09:45
#3 The Impact of Daily Oral PrEP on Maternal Bone Mineral Density During Pregnancy and Postpartum: IMPAACT 2009
Abstract
Elizea Horne
10:00
#4 Impact of Maternal HIV Status on Maternal and Child Peripheral Blood Immune Markers and Associations with Neurometabolite Profiles at Age 6–7 Years: A South African Birth Cohort Study
Abstract
Cesc Bertran-Cobo
10:15
#5 Validation of a Ministry of Health (MoH) HIV Risk Screening Tool for Breastfeeding Women (BFW) in Northern and Central Mozambique (2022 to 2024)
Abstract
Marilena Urso
10:30
AM Break | Day 1
11:00
Session 2: Prevention of New Paediatric HIV Infections (and Improving Maternal Health)
11:00
Session Chair:
Nadia Sam-Agudu
11:00
Long-Acting PrEP Options for HIV Prevention, Including During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Nyaradzo Mgodi
11:15
Potential Models for Infant Antiretroviral Prophylaxis to Prevent Perinatal/Postnatal Transmission
Theodore Ruel
11:30
What Do We Know About Choice of Antiretrovirals for Infant Prophylaxis to Prevent Transmission?
Adrie Bekker
11:45
Discussion | Session 2
12:00
Lunch & Poster Viewing | Day 1
13:30
Session 3: Adolescents and Young Adults
13:30
Session Chair:
Kathleen Powis
13:30
The Science of Premature Aging in Youth with Perinatal HIV Infection
Anita De Rossi
13:45
The Clinical Consequences of Premature Aging in Youth with Perinatal HIV Infection
Rashida Ferrand
14:00
Discussion | Session 3
14:15
Youth Panel: New Platforms, New Possibilities - Supporting Adolescents Living with HIV in a Digital World
14:15
Moderator
Fatima Kakkar
15:15
PM Break | Day 1
15:45
Oral Abstract Presentations II
15:45
#6 Did HIV-1 Incidence Decline During the DREAMS Program? Lack of Progress for Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Abstract
Nora Rosenberg
16:00
#7 Ugandan Teenage Females with PHIV on DTG Have a Distinct Phenotype Concerning for Future Cardiometabolic Risk
Abstract
Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo
16:15
#8 Minimising Risk, Maximising Retention: A Cascade Analysis of Vertical HIV Transmission Prevention among Adolescent Mothers and Their Children in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Abstract
Janke Tolmay
16:30
#9 Mental Health Challenges and Substance Use Associated with Poor Viral Suppression and Transition Readiness among Adolescents with HIV Transitioning to Adult Care
Abstract
Brian Zanoni
16:45
#10 Outcomes of Children and Young Adolescents Receiving ART Under Family-Based DSD Model at Largest Public ART Clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi
Abstract
Petros P.M Tembo
17:15
Poster Walk #1: Pregnancy and Perinatal Transmission
17:15
Lead Moderator:
Lynne Mofenson
17:15
Poster Walk #2: Pediatric Treatment
17:15
Lead Moderator:
Mark Cotton
17:15
Poster Walk #3: Adolescents
17:15
Lead Moderator:
Nadia Sam-Agudu
17:15
Poster Walk #4: Co-Infections/Comorbidities
17:15
Lead Moderator:
Fatima Kakkar
19:00
Workshop Dinner (pre-registration required)