SCIENTIFIC  PROGRAMME

 

Monday
7 July


Tuesday
8 July

Wednesday
9 July

Thursday
10 July

12.00 - 18.30
Registration & 
Conference Secretariat
08.00-18.30 Registration & 
Conference Secretariat
Registration & 
Conference Secretariat
08.00 - 14.00
Registration & 
Conference Secretariat
  08.00-08.30      
08.30-9.00 PLENARY 2

Access to Treatment

The Ongoing Challenge of HIV Infection in Paediatrics

New Strategies for HIV Prevention Vaccines

Migration and AIDS

Side Effects in new Treatments

PLENARY 3

Metabolic Syndromes Related to Pharmacological Therapies

The Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS

Adherence: a Sticky

HIV Prevention Strategies: Lesson learned from Mexico Psychosocial Support for HIV - Infected

Women and their Families in Zimbabwe Place, Gender and Health - Issue for HIV

Positive Migrant

Women

 
09.00-9.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS

Testing and Screening

Heterosexuals

Prevention

09.30-10.00
10.00-10.30
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
11.00-11.30 THEMATIC SESSIONS

THEME 1: VACCINES

THEME 2: MIGRATION AND HIV (Round table)

THEME 3: ACCESS TO TREATMENT

THEME 4: DISCLOSURE OF DIAGNOSIS IN PAEDIATRIC HIV INFECTION (bridging  session on "Children and hiv")

THEMATIC SESSIONS

THEME 5: SEXUAL IMPACT + DYSFUNCTIONS

THEME 6: ETHICS & LAWS

THEME 7: QUALITY OF LIFE IN PLWA (Round Table)

PLENARY 4

Political Economy of HIV Epidemics

Access to Treatment in Developing Countries

Access to Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries: can Social Research Contribute?
Adherence in new Treatments: Psychological Variables
Adherence: the Community Perspective
Women Issues

11.30-12.00
12.00-12.30 CHALLENGE

Challenge Prevention

Commercial sex workers / Drug users

Developing countries

Lipodystrophy and Metabolic Complications of HAART in Pediatrics

12.30-13.00
13.00-13.30 Snack Lunch
POSTER SESSION
Snack Lunch
POSTER SESSION
CLOSING CEREMONY
Poem by: Sam Friedman
13.30-14.00  
OPENING CEREMONY 14.00-14.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS

Living with New Treatments

Family and Children

Condoms

Drug and Alcohol use

PARALLEL SESSIONS

People Living with HIV/AIDS

Risk Behaviour in MSM part 1°

Quality of Life

Adolescents

14.30-15.00
Coffee Break 15.00-15.30
Plenary 1

An Overview of HIV Infection in Italy

The Implication of the Nothern NGOs at the Global Fund

An Overview of HIV Infection in Eastern Europe

State of Art of Treatment in HIV Infection

AIDS and Human Rights

15.30-16.00
16.00-16.30 Coffee Break Coffee Break
16.30-17.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS

Counselling and Disclosure

Internet and Arts in HIV

Mental Health

Commercial Sex Workers

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Adherence

Risk Behaviour in MSM part 2°

Professional Carers and PLWA

Women

17.00-17.30
  17.30-18.00
18.00-18.30
POSTER SET UP 18.00-18.30    

 

MONDAY 7 July 2003 14:00h/15:00h

OPENING CEREMONY

Chairmen: C. Maffei / A. Lazzarin / B. Hedge

R. Visintini: Executive Director AIDS 2003

T. Maiolo Social Politics Counsellor of Milan Municipality

National Politician to be announced

L. Crisopulli ASA

J. Lange: President of International AIDS Society

F. Aiuti: AIDS National Committe Health Ministery

MONDAY 7 July 2003 15:30h/17:30h

PLENARY 1

Chairmen: L. Sherr/ R. Gorna/ A. Cargnel

G. Rezza/ B. Suligoi: An Overview of HIV Infection in Italy

H. Rossert: The Implication of the Nothern NGOs at the Global Fund

N. Chaika: An Overview of HIV Infection in Eastern Europe

M. Moroni: State of Art of Treatment in HIV Infection

V. Agnoletto: AIDS and Human Rights

TUESDAY 8 July 2003 08:30h/10:30h

PLENARY 2

Chairmen: P. Catalan / R. Iardino

J. Lange: Access to Treatment

Mirella Savegnago: The Ongoing Challenge of HIV Infection in Paediatrics

S. Vella: New Strategies for HIV Prevention

F. Van Den Boom: Vaccines

M. Martini: Migration and AIDS

A. Antinori: Side Effects in new Treatments

 

TUESDAY 8 July 2003 11:00h/13:00h

THEME 1: VACCINES

Chairmen: R. Visintini / F. Van Den Boom

J. Tallada: Therapeutic Vaccines: a Community Point of View
V. Fiorelli: HIV-1 Preventive and Therapeutic Vaccines
L. Sherr: Recruting London Gay Men into an HIV Vaccines Trial: is it feasible
F. Starace: Mental Health in Vaccines

THEME 2: MIGRATION AND HIV

Chairmen: M. Martini

H. Worth: HIV Positive Refuges

L. Mascaretti: Migrant blood donors and travelling transfused patients: urgent problems for European research and policy

Zermiani M.: Hiv Counselling Activities in an Immigrant Foreign Group Of Women Sexual Exploited within The Period 1999 & 2002

THEME 3: ACCESS TO TREATMENT

Chairmen: J. Lange/A. Zambelli

M. Guarinieri: From Seattle , to Doha (via the G8) to Cancun the Struggle for Access to Essential Medicines

C Orkin.: Trying Something New: Description of A Bio-Psychosocial Model For ARV Provision In Sub-Saharan 

R. Gorna: Title to be announced

THEME 4: DISCLOUSURE OF DIAGNOSIS IN PAEDIATRIC HIV INFECTION (Bridging Session on "Children and hiv")

Chairmen: F. Sangalli/ A. Divack

A. Divac: To tell or not to tell…
A.Viganò : Disclosure of Diagnosis: an Integrated Approach - The Paediatrician's view
S.Trotta: Disclosure of Diagnosis: an Integrated Approach - The Psychologist's view
S. Nocita: An Integrated Approach in the Process of Disclosure: The Educator's view

TUESDAY 8 July 2003 14:00h/16:00h

PARALLEL SESSION: Living with new Treatments

Chairmen: B. Hedge / R. Iardino

PARALLEL SESSION: Family and Children

Chairmen: D. Melvin / F. Sangalli

PARALLEL SESSION: Condoms

Chairmen: R. Horn / C. Sala

PARALLEL SESSION: Drug and Alcohol Use

Chairmen: S. Friedman / G. Bolding

 

TUESDAY 8 July 2003 16:30h/18:30h

PARALLEL SESSION: Counselling and Disclosure

Chairmen: M.C. Franzoni / S. Kalichman / G. Bellotti

PARALLEL SESSION: Internet and Arts in HIV

Chairmen: G. Hart / O. Davidson / M. Pitts

PARALLEL SESSION: Mental Health

Chairmen: C. Maffei / J. Catalan

PARALLEL SESSION: Commercial Sez Workers
Chairmen: P. La Marca / F. Van Den Boom

 

WEDNESDAY 9 July 2003 08:30h/10:30h

PLENARY 3

Chairmen: F. Sangalli / M. Fishbein / J. Elford

M. Galli: Metabolic Syndromes related to Pharmacological Therapies

W. Péquegnaut: The Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS

L. Sherr : Adherence: a Sticky Problem

D. Origo: Psychological Support for HIV- Infected Women and their Families in Zimbabwe

J. Anderson: Place,Gender and Health - Issues for HIV Positive Migrant Women

WEDNESDAY 9 July 2003 11:00h/13:00h

THEME 5: SEXUAL IMPACT + DYSFUNCTIONS

Chairmen: J. Catalan / M. Cernuschi

THEME 6: ETHICS & LAWS

Chairmen: L. Sherr / C. Sala

THEME 7: QUALITY OF LIFE IN PLWA (Round Table) 

F.Manassero: LILA
M. Guarinieri: EATG
F.Sangalli: ARCHE'
A. De Bona: ASA
A. Battistella: ANLAIDS
B. Spire: AIDES

 

WEDNESDAY 9 July 2003 14:00h/16:00h

PARALLEL SESSION: People Living with HIV/AIDS

Chairmen: M. Guarinieri / B. Spire

PARALLEL SESSION: Risk Behaviour in MSM part 1°

Chairmen: M. O'brien / S. Kippax

PARALLEL SESSION: Quality of Life

Chairmen: F. Starace / R. Murri

PARALLEL SESSION: Adolescents

Chairmen: C. Orkin / C. Giaquinto

WEDNESDAY 9 July 2003 16:30h/18:30h

PARALLEL SESSION: Adherence

Chairmen: B. Spire / H. Worth

PARALLEL SESSION: Risk Behaviour in MSM part 2°

Chairmen: R. Harding / L. Pietrantoni

PARALLEL SESSION: Patients and Professional Care and PLWA

Chaimen: J. Catalan / R. Visintini

PARALLEL SESSION: Women

Chairmen: A. De Bona / F. Thorley

 

 

THURSDAY 10 July 2003 09:00h/10:30h

PARALLEL SESSION: Testing and Screening

Chairmen: K. Hankins / L. Ciaffi

PARALLEL SESSION: Heterosexuals

Chairmen: B. Hedge/ R. Visentini

PARALLEL SESSION: Prevention

Chairmen: M. Fishbein / U. Davidovitch

THURSDAY 10 July 2003 12:00h/13:00h

CHALLENGE

M. Fishbein: Challenge Prevention

P. La Marca: Commercial Sex Workers / Drug Users

G. Hart: Gay Men / MSM

M. Guarinieri: Quality of Life

A. Viganò: Problems related in HAART Treatment in Paediatrics

 

 

THURSDAY 10 July 2003 11:00h/12:00h

PLENARY 4

Chairmen: C. Sala / N. Chaika / M. Moroni

H. Worth: Political Economy of HIV Epidemics

J. Moatti: Access to Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries: can Social Research Contribute?

R.Visintini: Adherence in new Treatments:Psychological Variables

M. Guarinieri: Adherence: the Community Perspective

K. Hankins: Women Issues

THURSDAY 10 July 2003 13:00h/13:30h

CLOSING CEREMONY

S. Friedman: Poem

R. Visintini

 

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