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Short Course in HIV Medicine (community workers and volunteers)

Event • 27 to 28 September 2007 •

The AIDS Treatment Project Australia (ATPA) in collaboration with The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHMAustralasian Society for HIV Medicine. The peak Australasian organisation representing the medical and health sector in HIV/AIDS and related areas. ) offers their two-day Short Course in HIV Medicine for Community Workers and Volunteers, to be held on 27-28 September 2007, in Sydney.

The objectives of this course are:

  • To provide an understanding of the current experience of HIV in Australia and the region
  • To provide the basic science associated with HIV including, transmission and viral reproduction, intracellular activity and implications for treatment and untreated and treated disease
  • To provide participants with an understanding of how the basic science and pathogenesis impacts on decision making about treatment regimens and the implications this has for treatment combination selection
  • To provide a brief overview of current Opportunistic Infections and their prophylaxes
  • To provide an understanding of the issues around and the importance of HAART
  • To provide an introduction to the latest strategies affecting when we start, change and stop treatment
  • To provide an introduction to the concept of Post Exposure Prophylaxis
  • To provide information around long term toxicities describing clinicalPertaining to or founded on observation and treatment of participants, as distinguished from theoretical or basic science. syndromes associated with combination therapyHighly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy ??? aggressive treatment of HIV infection using several different drugs together. including myopathy and lipidA fat. abnormalities
  • To provide an overview of mental health issues associated with HIV
  • To provide group interactive sessions around side effects, interactions and adverse reactions highlighting the difficulties in distinguishing causes of certain reactions
  • To provide panel discussion highlighting the issues facing diverse communities

Registration fee:

  • Unwaged – FREE (assistance to attend is available on application)
  • Waged – $300.00

Please register your interest as soon as possible as places are limited.

For further information and registration details please contact Brent Beadle.

  • When: 27 to 28 September 2007
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