Conference Summaries: Day One<BR> Sunday, December 16, 2001

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Conference Summaries: Day One
Sunday, December 16, 2001

Implications of Anemia: Focus on Managing Patients Infected with HIV and HCV (Satellite Symposium)
- Anemia and Survival in HIV Disease
  Coverage by Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
- Anemia in the Setting of HIV and Oncology
  Coverage by Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
- Anemia in Hepatitis C Virus Infection
  Coverage by Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
- CNS Frontiers for the Use of Erythropoietin
  Coverage by Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
Hepatic and Metabolic Complications of HIV Infection (Poster Session 019)
- Select HIV Protease Inhibitors Alter Bone and Fat Metabolism In Vitro (Abstract 219)
  Coverage by Alvan Fisher, M.D.
- Triglyceride Increase Can Predict Lipodystrophy in HIV Patients Under HAART (Abstract 221)
  Coverage by Alvan Fisher, M.D.
Prevention of HIV Infection, Epidemiology and the Changing Face of HIV/AIDS (Poster Session 020)
- Comparison of Nevirapine Resistance (NVPR) Mutations in Women vs. Infants Receiving Single Dose NVP Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV-1 Vertical Transmission (HIVNET 012) (Abstract 234)
  Coverage by Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.
- Once-Weekly Dosing of 40,000 U Epoetin Alpha Is as Effective as Thrice-Weekly Dosing Among HIV-Positive Patients (Abstract 254)
  Coverage by Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
Controversies in HIV Therapeutics (Symposium 039)
Hepatitis Viruses (Slide Session 044)
- Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in HIV-Positive Patients (Abstract 456)
  Coverage by Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.
- Evaluation of Two Doses of Peginterferon Alfa-2a for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) (Abstract 457)
  Coverage by Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.
Antiviral Pharmacokinetics and Drug-Drug Interactions (Poster Session 047)
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