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Events by Date:

• Sunday, March 4
• Monday, March 5
• Tuesday, March 6 – UPDATED
• Wednesday, March 7

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  Sunday, March 4

  
  9:00 a.m.
  Program Committee Workshops for New Investigators and Trainees
  Room: Ballroom BC

  Conveners:

  • Serena S. Spudich, Yale University
  • John W. Mellors, University of Pittsburgh

  Speakers:

  • Animation of the HIV Life Cycle
    Janet Iwasa, University of Utah
  • Advances in Molecular Virology
    Frank Kirchhoff, Ulm University Medical Center
  • Advances in Immunology
    Alexandra Trkola, University of Zurich
  • Advances in Tuberculosis Treatment and Prevention
    Richard E. Chaisson, The Johns Hopkins University
  • Advances in HIV Prevention
    Wafaa M. El-Sadr, ICAP at Columbia University
  • Advances in HIV Cure
    Huldrych F. Günthard, University of Zurich

  9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  [CROI Affiliated Event] Tackling advanced HIV disease: evidence for action
  Room: Back Bay Ballroom A at the Sheraton Boston Hotel

  This symposium will summarize the key evidence informing WHO guidelines on advanced HIV disease, which will be published as part of a special supplement on advanced HIVdisease in Clinical Infectious Diseases on 4th March.

  Speakers:

  • Burden of Advanced Disease: Data from a Nationwide Laboratory Cohort in South Africa
    Sergio Carmona, NHLS
  • Burden of Advanced HIV Disease: Operational Experience from DRC and Kenya
    Janet Ousley, MSF
  • Timing and Causes of Mortality among Patients with Advanced HIV Disease
    Di Gibb for the REALITY Trial Team
  • Differentiated Care to Support Advanced HIV Disease
    Miriam Rabkin, ICAP at Columbia University
  • New Evidence and WHO Guidance to Respond to Cryptococcal Meningitis
    Graeme Meintjes, UCT
  • Update on Market Shortcomings and Interventions for Package of Advanced HIVDisease
    Wale Ajose, UNITAID

  2:00 p.m.
  Concurrent Workshops: Clinical Trial Design and Analysis Workshop
  Room: Ballroom A

  Conveners:

  • Susan P. Buchbinder, San Francisco Department of Public Health
  • Richard E. Chaisson, The Johns Hopkins University

  Speakers:

  • Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: Using Phylogenetics to Impact the Epidemic
    Susan J. Little, University of California San Diego
  • Measuring Population-Level Impact of Interventions
    Jessica E. Justman, Columbia University
  • Pragmatic Trials
    Alison Grant, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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  Monday, March 5

  
  2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Poster Presentations

  • Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) with Advanced HIV Disease: Need for Novel Care Models
    Presented by: Chloe Teasdale (Poster #898)
  • High Mortality among PLHIV with TB in Lesotho Despite High ART Uptake
    Presented by: Andrea Howard (Poster #899)
  • Integrated vs Referred Management of CVD Risk Factors for HIV+ Patients in Swaziland
    Presented by: Miriam Rabkin (Poster #710)
  • Quantifying Visit Adherence in Pregnant Women Initiating ART in Swaziland
    Presented by: Nontokozo Langwenya (UCT) (Poster #817)
  • Milestones and Outcomes of Young Adults with Perinatal HIV Infection or Exposure
    Presented by: Elaine Abrams (Poster #846)
  • Tuberculosis Disease and Isoniazid Use in South African Children Living with HIV
    Presented by: Chloe Teasdale (Poster #839)
  • Early Clinical Events after ART Initiation in Pregnancy Influence Viral Load Outcomes
    Presented by: Jasantha Odayar (Poster #815 – MCH–ART-4)

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  Tuesday, March 6 – UPDATED

  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Oral Presentation
  Room: Ballroom C

  • High HIV Burden among Children in Lesotho: Findings from a Population-Based Survey
    Presented by: Kyaw Thin (Ref: Poster #824)

  1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  Themed Discussion
  Room: Ballroom B

  • Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) with Advanced HIV Disease: Need for Novel Care Models
    Presented by: Chloe Teasdale (Ref: Poster #898)

  2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Poster Presentations

  • HIV-Positivity among HIV-Exposed Infants in Lesotho in the Era of Option B+
    Presented by: Tiffany Harris (Poster #823)
  • High HIV Burden among Children in Lesotho: Findings from a Population-Based Survey
    Presented by: Kyaw Thin (Poster #824)
  • Effect of Undisclosed HIV+ Status on Linkage to and Retention in Care
    Presented by: Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha (Poster #1077)
  • Better Treatment Outcomes for Rwandan Children after “Treat All”
    Presented by: Stephen Arpadi (Poster #854)
  • Prevalence and Predictors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection, Zambia 2016
    Presented by: Suzue Saito (Poster #614)
  • Postpartum Mobility and Transfer of Care among HIV+ Women on ART in South Africa
    Presented by: Tammy Phillips (Poster #1088 – MCH–ART-4)

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  Wednesday, March 7

  11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
  Oral Presentation
  Room: Ballroom C

  • ART Detection and Resistance During Viraemic Episodes in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
    Presented by: Landon Myer (Poster #140 – MCH–ART-4)

  2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Poster Presentations

  • Engagement in Care and Infant HIV Testing among Lost to Follow-Up Option B+ Patients
    Presented by: Bill Reidy (Poster #884)
  • Barriers to HIV Testing in Swaziland: Effect of Family Support and Travel Time
    Presented by: Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha (Poster #986)
  • Durability of Financial Incentives Effect on Viral Suppression and Continuity in Care
    Presented by: Wafaa El-Sadr (Poster #1145)
  • The Effects of HIV Treatment on Uptake of TB and NCD Treatment by Household Members
    Presented by: Suzue Saito (Poster #1114)
  • Comparing Self-Reported Viral Load with Home-Collected HIV–RNA among High-Risk MSM
    Presented by: Richard Teran (T32) (Poster #997)
  • HIV Viraemia in Pregnancy and Neurodevelopment of HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children
    Presented by: Landon Myer (Poster #875 – MCH–ART-4)

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