6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention
July 17, 2011 - July 20, 2011
Rome, Italy
The 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2011) – the world’s largest open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS – was held in Rome, Italy on July 17-20, 2011. The event was organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS) in partnership with Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italian National Institute of Health), the leading technical and scientific body of the Italian National Health Service.
The IAS is an independent association of HIV/AIDS researchers, professionals, and policymakers that promote dialogue and advocate for continued discussion and progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Held every two years, the IAS conference attracts thousands of the world’s leading scientists, clinicians, public health experts and community leaders to examine the latest developments in HIV-related research and to explore how scientific advances can inform practical global responses to HIV/AIDS. Visit the event website at www.ias2011.org.
At IAS 2011, the Foundation conducted workshops, satellite sessions, oral presentations, and a bridging session, and will exhibit a variety of educational posters and abstracts.
Although IAS 2011 has ended, media representatives are nonetheless invited to download the Foundation's latest toolkit "A Journalist's Guide to Reporting on Pediatric HIV and AIDS."
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WORKSHOPS
How to Conduct Operational Research and Implementation Science—Definitions, Design, Methodology
Date and time: Tuesday, July 19 from 11:00 to 14:00
Location: Mini Room 2
Chaired by: Dr. Laura Guay, Vice President, Research, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, World Health Organization
Description: The workshop will present definitions of operational research and implementation science and provide an overview of critical concepts in the sound research design and methodology for conducting operational research. This workshop will be interactive with short lectures interspersed with case studies, discussion around questions, and small group work.
Implementation and Operations Research Considerations for Rolling Out the 2010 WHO Guidelines on PMTCT and Infant Feeding
Date and time: Wednesday, July 20 from 14:30 to 17:30
Location: Mini Room 1
Facilitated by: Dr. Laura Guay, Vice President, Research, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and Dr. Christian Pitter, Director, Global Technical Policy, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Description: This workshop will provide insight into the implementation and operational research considerations related to scale-up of the revised World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on PMTCT. The workshop will specifically focus on the infant feeding guidelines.
SATELLITE SESSIONS
The Role of Communities in the Elimination of Pediatric HIV and AIDS—Bringing Program Implementers and Researchers Together
Date and time: Sunday, July 17 from 10:15 to 12:15
Location: Mini Room 2
Moderated by: Dr. Anja Giphart, Vice President, Program Implementation, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and Professor Linda Richter, Senior Specialist, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Description: This moderated panel discussion will bring researchers and implementers together to discuss cutting edge research and emerging findings on community models and approaches that work as well as results and lessons learned from programs that have been informed by evidence.
Operational and Implementation Challenges in Scaling Up PMTCT Programmes in Resource-Limited Settings
Date and time: Sunday, July 17 from 14:45 to 16:45
Location: Mini Room 4
Featuring remarks by: Dr. Angela Mushavi, National PMTCT and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Care & Treatment Coordinator, Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe
Co-sponsors: IAS-Industry Liaison Forum (IAS-ILF), UNICEF
Description: This session provides an overview of the scale-up efforts in PMTCT interventions and programmes in resource-limited settings, along with the operational and implementation issues associated with such efforts.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Maternal Health and Paediatric Outcomes
Date and time: Tuesday, July 19 from 14:30-16:00
Location: Mini Room 4
Abstract: Population HIV-free survival among HIV-exposed children in four African countries: the PEARL community survey
Presenter: Professor Pius Tih Muffih, Director of Health Services at Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Board
Integration of Reproductive Health and HIV: Promoting Choice, Access and Reducing Risk
Date and time: Wednesday, July 20 from 14:30 to 16:00
Location: Mini Room 4
Co-Chaired by: Mary Pat Kieffer, Director, PMTCT and Prevention, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Abstract: Comparing Two Strategies for Enrolling HIV-infected Pregnant Women from Antenatal Care to Care and Treatment Services in Cameroon: Continuum of Care Operations Research (CORE) study
Presenter: Professor Pius Tih Muffih, Director of Health Services at Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Board
Abstract: Integration of ART in MCH settings: The Way Forward for Increasing Access to ART for Eligible HIV-Positive Pregnant Women in Zimbabwe
Presenter: Auxilia Muchedzi, PMTCT Operations Research Technical Officer, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
BRIDGING SESSION
Transition from Childhood to Adolescence
Date and time: Tuesday, July 19 from 11:00-12:30
Location: Mini Room 4
Co-Chair: Dr. Subharee Sai Raghavan, President, Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India.
Featuring remarks by: Dr. Denis Tindyebwa, Technical Director, Pediatrics, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Description: This session will discuss vulnerability to HIV infection and how to deliver integrated HIV services for prevention of new infections among adolescents in different geographical regions. This session will address how HIV-affected adolescents are impacted by illness, stigma, disclosure, life-long treatment and death, as well as how health care professionals can support them while dealing with these challenges through integration of adolescent friendly services as part of the current pediatric and adolescent programs.
POSTER EXHIBITS
July 18, 2011
Using cell phones to track patients lost to follow-up (LTFU): The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)'s experience in Côte d'Ivoire
Jeanne Catherine Sie Akoua
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Scaling up Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV using dried blood spot (DBS) polymerase chain reaction testing (PCR) at prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) Sites: Challenges and lessons learned in Côte d’Ivoire
Patricia Fassinou, Mohammed Fayama
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
HIV incidence during pregnancy and post-partum period in southern Mozambique: impact on vertical HIV transmission
Caroline De Schacht, Nália Ismael, Iolanda Santos, Nurbai Calú, Adolfo Vubil, Cathrien Alons, Orlando Ferreira Jr., Laura Guay, Ilesh Jani
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Utilising District Health Information System (DHIS) data to improve prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program access and outcomes in Metsweding district, Gauteng Province in South Africa
Maureen Tshabalala
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
How soon should ART defaulters be traced? – Characteristics and outcomes of defaulters attending an antiretroviral treatment clinic in Vryheid Hospital, South Africa
Ima Chima
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Systematic analysis of the Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) cascade and implementation of specific interventions - Lessons from a program to increase identification and treatment of infants with HIV in Tanzania
Georgiah Kasori, Juma Songoro, Gaspar Mbatia, Atu Mwangomale, Jeroen van’t Pad Bosch, Werner Schimana
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
On-site mentoring coupled with Quality Improvement initiatives as a strategy to scale up paediatric ART: a pilot programme in three rural districts in Tanzania
Guy Vandenberg, Musa Sahani, Werner Schimana, John Friend, Oliver Bacon
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Training health care workers in pediatric counseling increases pediatric ART enrollment and improves retention: lessons learned from Zambia
Susan Strasser, Caroline Bolton-Moore, Eric Nawar, Philip Koni, Ruth Nswana
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Making patient-held cards work: Lessons from the Child Health Card Evaluation in Zimbabwe
Reuben Musarandega, Auxilia Muchedzi, Batsirai Chikwinya, Agnes Mahomva, Tichaona Nyamundaya, Kureya, Miti, Chigumira
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
July 19, 2011
Walking through one door: Integrating maternal and child health (MCH) and HIV services in Lesotho
Appolinaire Tiam, Leopold Buhendwa, Allan Ahimbisibwe, Oyebola Oyebanji, Mafusi Mokone, Matokelo Foso, Mamorapeli Putsoane
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
A situational analysis of the facilitators and barriers to integrating ART with MCH services in Malawi
Aida Yemane Berhan, Cori Mazzeo, Penny Smith, Michelle Gill, Patricia Mbetu
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Diagonal financing models for HIV clinical services to decentralized health providers/authorities in Mozambique
Sergio Saca, Jessica Rodrigues, Catherine Alons, Caroline De Schacht, Nancy Fitch
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Data Quality Assessment (DQA) at Nokuthela Ngwenya Community Health Centre
Lindelwa Sikakane, Neo Mohlabane, Yonela Toni, Emmanuel Anyachebelu
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Improving HIV/AIDS program performance through systematic and routine data analysis in the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)-supported Tanzania Program
Ivan Teri, Doris Lutkam, Mary Morris, Marta Moroni and Jeroen van’t Pad Bosch
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Routine data quality assessments (DQA): An essential component to improving quality of data for reporting and use
Joseph Yuda, Marta Maroni, Ivan Teri
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Roll out of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in Tanzania using a District Approach; achievements, effectiveness, costs and lessons learned
Jeroen van’t Pad Bosch, Agatha Haule, Betty Muze, Atuswege Mwangomale, Gaspard Mbita, Werner Schimana, Patrick Swai, Lindsay Bonanno, Cathy Wilfert
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Introduction of Rapid Syphilis Testing within Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Programs in Uganda and Zambia: A field acceptability and feasibility study
Edward Bitarakwate, Susan Strasser, Tabitha Sripipatana, Katherine Shelley, Namwinga Chintu, Othiniel Musana, Anne Phiri, Alex Ncube, Michelle Gill, Catherine Wilfert
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Experiences in using the Child Health Card in Zimbabwe, towards implementation of 2010 WHO Guidelines
Reuben Musarandega, Auxilia Muchedzi, Batsirai Chikwinya, Agnes Mahomva, Tichaona Nyamundaya, Tendai Kureya, Monica Miti, Ancicalia Chigumira
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Repeat pregnancies among women with known HIV-positive status in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Mukotami Vimbainashe, Winfreda Chandisarewa, Auxilia Muchedzi, Linda Stranix-Chibanda, Dr. Angela Mushavi, Avinash Shetty
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counselling: as cost-efficient as voluntary counselling and testing in Lusaka, Zambia
Stephanie Topp, J.M. Chipukuma, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, M. Li, S.E. Reid
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area
Assessing community sensitization approaches in low-resource, high HIV-prevalence settings: who are we reaching, who are we missing?
J.M. Chipukuma, E. Matongo, M Chico, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Stephanie Topp
Time of Presentation: 12:30 - 14:30
Location: Poster Exhibition Area