Conference Summaries: Day Three<BR> Tuesday, September 19, 2000

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Conference Summaries: Day Three
Tuesday, September 19, 2000

Lipodystrophy and Metabolic Complications of HIV
Strategies for Switching Antiretroviral Therapy
Antiretroviral Drug-Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antiretroviral Drugs
- Pharmacological Intervention Based on Plasma Concentrations in HIV Infected Patients (pts) Treated with Amprenavir (APV) and Efavirenz (EFV) or Nevirapine (NVP) in the ANRS 088 Study (NARVAL) (Poster 1661)
  Coverage by Edwin DeJesus, M.D.
Symposium: New Challenges in Antiretroviral Therapy and Patient Management of HIV
- The Clinical Use of Resistance Testing (Poster 1876)
  Coverage by Mark Holodniy, M.D.
- Management of Metabolic Complications of Therapy (Poster 1877)
  Coverage by Mark Holodniy, M.D.
- The Dilemma of Treatment Interruption (Poster 1878)
  Coverage by Mark Holodniy, M.D.
Changing Epidemiology of HIV Disease
- Mortality Rate Among Patients with Advanced HIV/AIDS Enrolled in the Abacavir Expanded Access Program (Poster 2042)
  Coverage by Edwin DeJesus, M.D.
- Changes in Hospitalizations and Costs in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) (Poster 2056)
  Coverage by Alvan E. Fisher, M.D.
The Impact of HAART on the Outcome of HIV Disease: Challenges for Clinical Trial Design
- The Change in Risk of Clinical Progression after Initiation of HAART: The EuroSIDA Study
  Coverage by Howard Grossman, M.D.

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