Upcoming HIV/AIDS Conferences: April

Title: 11th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy
City: Sorrento
Country: Italy
Dates: 04/07/2010 - 04/09/2010
Event Type: Workshop
Subject: Antiretroviral Drugs; HIV/AIDS Prevention; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therapies
Description: The 11th edition of the International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology will present the current state-of-the-art on the use of antiretroviral agents in preventing and curing HIV infection, in addition to predicting important toxicities, antiretroviral challenges in an aging population, and antiretroviral use in resource-poor countries. The workshop will also provide a comprehensive update of current topics fundamental to the optimal use of antiretroviral therapy, such as newly detected drug-drug interactions, pharmacokinetics of investigational agents, drug dosing in special populations, and post-marketing surveillance projects.
Sponsor: Virology Education.
Contact: For more informataion contact Virology Education B.V., Biltstraat 106, 3572 BJ Utrecht, The Netherlands; E-mail: info@virology-education.com; Phone: +31 (0)30 230 7140; Fax: +31 (0)30 230 7148; or access the Web site: www.virology-education.com/.
Notes: Abstract submission: December 1, 2009 - January 29, 2010. Early registration: December 1, 2009 - January 15, 2010.

Title: Second Joint Conference of the British HIV Association (BHIVA) With the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Dates: 04/21/2010 - 04/23/2010
Event Type: Conference
Subject: HIV/AIDS; HPV; Screening; STD Testing; Treatment; Vaccines; Viral Load
Description: Following the success of the first Joint BHIVA/BASHH Conference held in Dublin in 2005, BHIVA and BASHH will be holding their second joint conference. Key conference topics include the top ten papers in 2009-2010; new STD tests and screening; new methods for monitoring viral load and CD4 count in resource-poor countries; HIV and swine flu; HPV vaccination; breast-feeding; alcohol and STIs; eradication of HIV: two steps forward, one step back; long-term toxicities and HIV; and new perspectives on treatment: PI monothera.
Sponsor: British HIV Association (BHIVA). British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).
Contact: For more information, contact the Conference Secretariat at Mediscript Ltd., 1 Mountview Court, 310 Friern Barnet Lane, London N20 0LD, UK. Phone: +44 (0) 020 8369 5380; fax +44 (0) 020 8446 9194; or access the Web site at www.bhiva.org.
Notes: Instructions for the preparation of abstracts will be published in November, and these will be available for review on each Association's Web site and in the First Announcement. All delegates who wish to present abstracts will need to register for the conference. Abstract submission deadline is January 22, 2010. Registration rates and details will be available in November 2009 at both www.bhiva.org and www.bashh.org.

Many of these conferences come from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network's conference database.