SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM


Thursday - May 17
  
14:15-15:15Session: epidemiology, subtypes, regional issues
Issues about testing for HIV infection in pregnant women
Gabriela Elena Iliescu
County Emergency Clinical Hospital Craiova

Survival of HIV infected patients treated with HAART in a resource-limited setting: the belgrade cohort study
Djordje Jevtovic
Institute of Infective and Tropical Disease Dr Kosta Todorovic, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

HIV/AIDS infection in the Republic of Moldova
Ina Bîstrițchi
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "N.Testemitanu", Center for Health Policies and Studies

Antiretroviral treatment at pregnant women: effects on newborns
Mariana Mărdărescu
National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals", Bucharest
15:15-15:30Short presentation NovaIntermed
15:30-16:00Keynote lecture: François Simon, MD
Biological and Clinical Consequences of the HIV Diversity
16:00-16:15Coffee break
16:15-17:15Symposium Brystol-Myers Squibb:
The Challenge of Achiving Long Time Undetectable Viremia
Chairman: Adrian Streinu-Cercel, MD, PhD
- Current HIV guidelines and perspecives, Irina Dumitru
- HIV and chronic inflamation, Adrian Streinu-Cercel
- Achiving Long Time Undetectable Viremia, Carmen Dorobăț
17:15-17:30Official opening:
Adrian Streinu-Cercel, MD, PhD
17:30-18:00Keynote lecture: Douglas Richman, MD
The Challenge of Eradicating the Latent HIV Reservoir
18:00-19:00Symposium Janssen:
NNRTI Resistance and Rational use of New NNRTIs
Chairman: Adrian Streinu-Cercel, MD, PhD
20:00Welcome Cocktail
 
Friday - May 18
  
09:00-09:30Keynote lecture: Annemarie Wensing, MD, PhD
HIV Tropism: Impact on Pathogenesis and Clinical Management
09:30-10:30Session: resistance, tropism
Deep sequencing to detect minority resistance mutations in patients with suboptimal adherence
Simona Paraschiv
Molecular Diagnostics, Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania

The prevalence and patterns of genotypic resistance to antiretroviral drugs in patients with virological failure from Croatia; 2008-2010
Ana Planinic
University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "dr. Fran Mihaljevic", Zagreb, Croatia. Department for molecular diagnostics and flow citometry

Ten years survey of HIV-1 genetic diversity in Serbia
Marina Siljic
University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine

Decreasing prevalence of antiretroviral resistance mutations in Romania HIV patients
Florea Dragos
Prof Dr Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Romania

Analyze of available treatment options in a group of multiexperienced patients with parenterally-aquired HIV-infection
Roxana Radoi
Dr. Victor Babes Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Bucharest, Romania
10:30-10:45Coffee break
10:45-11:45Symposium GlaxoSmithKline:
Managing ARVs between Initiation and Switch
- The role of newer third agents in HIV treatment - Mike Youle, HIV Research Royal Free Centre for HIV Medicine, London, UK
- HLA 5701 testing in newly diagnosed patients - Dan Otelea, Prof Dr Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Romania
11:45-12:15Keynote lecture: Mike Youle, MD, ChB
Co-morbidities and How to Deal with Them
12:15-13:00Symposium Teva Pharmaceuticals:
New Challenges in Combating IFI in 2012
- Combating IFI with ABELCET 9amphotericin B lipid complex) – CLEAR registry data, efficacy and safety data
Adrian Streinu-Cercel, MD, PhD, Prof Dr Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Romania
- Using ABELCET in pediatric population – different challenges, clinical and safety data
Anca Streinu-Cercel, MD, PhD, Prof Dr Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Romania
13:00-14:00Lunch
14:00-14:30Symposium Boehringer Ingelheim:
Nevirapine Reloaded
Chairman: Adrian Streinu-Cercel, MD, PhD
14:30-15:30Session: Comorbidities: infectious
Anal HPV infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Slovenia
Poljak Mario
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected patients
Adriana Hristea
Prof. Dr. Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases

Low prevalence of hepatitis C infection among HIV-infected individuals in Slovenia: a nation-wide study, 1986-2011
Seme Katja
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

TB in HIV positive adolescents and adults
Simona Claudia Cambrea
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, "Ovidius" University
15:30-16:30Symposium Merck Sharp & Dohme:
Treating HIV now for longterm benefits
- Comorbidities in HIV. Choosing the right treatment for the right patient
Mark Nelson, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
- Longterm benefits of adherence
Odette Chirila, Prof Dr Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Romania
16:30-16:45Coffee break
16:45-17:15Keynote lecture: Mark Wainberg, PhD
Hot Issues in Drug Resistance
17:15-18:15Session: Comorbidities: non-infectious
Serum adiponectin and insulin resistance in a cohort of HIV-1 positive patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy
Catalin Tiliscan
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Prof. Dr. Matei Bals National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Bucharest

Metabolic syndrome in HIV infected patients: effects of antiretroviral therapy
Gordana Dragovic
Institute of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Adipocytokines profile in HIV treatment-experienced patients with lipodystrophy syndrome
Daniela Munteanu
Matei Bals National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Bucharest

Effects of adherence on the immunovirological and metabolic profile of HIV positive patients
Incze Andrea
Infectious Diseases Clinic Tg. Mures, UMPh Tg. Mures

Dyslipidemia in young adults horizontally infected  with HIV-1 during infancy
Augustin Cupșa
University of Medicine and Pharmacy from Craiova, Romania
18:15-19:15Symposium Roche:
HIV/AIDS Therapy - a successuful strategy
Chairman: Adrian Streinu-Cercel, MD, PhD
20:00Gala Dinner
 
Saturday- May 19
  
08:00-09:00Clinical Cases Workshop:
Scott Letendre MD, PhD
Ronald Ellis MD, PhD
Cristian Achim MD, PhD
Dan Duiculescu MD, PhD
Lumința Ene MD
09:00-09:30Symposium Abbott Laboratories:
Evolution and dynamics of HIV-1 infection in the brain
Dan Duiculescu MD, PhD
09:30-10:00Keynote lecture: Scott Letendre, MD, PhD
HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorders
10:00-10:15Keynote lecture: Luminița Ene, MD
Discussion on the evaluation algorithm of HIV associated complications in Romania
10:15-10:30Q&A
10:30-10:45Coffee break
10:45-11:15Keynote lecture: Cristian Achim, MD, PhD
Clinical-pathological Correlations in HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders
11:15-11:45Keynote lecture: Ronald Ellis, MD, PhD
HIV Related Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
11:45-12:00Q&A
12:00-12:45Session: NeuroHIV
Screening of neurocognitive disorders on HIV patients
Arbune Manuela
"Dunarea de Jos" University Galati

Considerations about risk factors encountered in romanian HIV-infected patients diagnosed with symptomatic peripheral neuropathies
Giubelan Lucian
University of Medicine and Pharmacy from Craiova, Romania

Pluri-microbial aggression in CNS in HIV patients?  Kibitzer or responsible? 5 case-reports
Ruxandra Moroti
The National Institute for Infectious Diseases Prof. Dr. Matei Bals, Bucharest
12:45-13:00Closing remarks:
Adrian Streinu-Cercel, MD, PhD