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Treataware/ASHM Short Course in HIV Medicine for Community Workers and Volunteers

Event • 5 to 6 March 2009 •

Treataware/ASHMAustralasian Society for HIV Medicine. The peak Australasian organisation representing the medical and health sector in HIV/AIDS and related areas. Short Course in HIV Medicine for Community Workers and Volunteers - Thursday 5 March and Friday 6 March Sydney

  • When: 5 to 6 March 2009

These courses, held in collaboration with the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM), provide an overview of current experience of HIV in Australia and the region.

Included is an introduction to the basic science associated with HIV including, transmission and viral reproduction, intracellular activity and implications for untreated and treated disease. Issues covered include the importance of antiretroviral therapy, and the latest strategies affecting when to start, change and stop treatment as well as concepts of Post Exposure Prophylaxis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.

Panel presentations and group work with case studies provides insight in to clinical research, trials and ethics in HIV, as well as highlighting issues facing diverse communities. Basic and Update Courses for HIV Community Workers and Volunteers are held annually.

For further information and registration details please contact Brent Beadle.

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