The 14th Annual Conference of BHIVA was held on 23–25 April 2008 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Downloads currently available are the Conference Abstracts, the Final Programme. Presentations and photographs from the conference will be available shortly.

Presentations available to download

BHIVA is grateful to the speakers who have given their permission for their presentations to be available after the conference and these can be downloaded from the links below.

Top ten papers 2007-8
Dr Anna Maria Geretti, Royal Free Hospital and RF & UC Medical School, London

Mechanisms of HIV transmission through the hetrosexual route
Professor Florian Hladik, University of Washington, USA

Extra-hepatic complications of hepatitis C co-infection: from cryoglobulinaemia to lymphoma
Professor Graham Foster, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, London

Cancer chemotherapy in the HIV-infected patient
Dr Michele Spina, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy

BHIVA Audit Session: Snapshot audit of inpatient care
Dr Alison Rodger, Royal Free Hospital, London

The influence of mental health on antiretroviral treatment outcomes
Dr Brian Wells Pence, Duke University, Durham, USA

Bone loss in HIV-infected women: mechanisms, diagnosis and management strategies
Professor Steven Grinspoon, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

A clinical guide to managing drug-drug interactions in antiretroviral therapy
Dr Marta Boffito, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London

HIV Prognosis for those who start HAART
Ms Margaret May, University of Bristol

Should HAART be started earlier?
Professor Brian Gazzard, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London

The biology of HPV-mediated oncogenesis
Professor Dennis McCance, Belfast City Hospital

Prevention of infection and disease through vaccination
Professor Charles Lacey, University of York

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Medical staff in career grade posts who are enrolled with one of the Royal Medical Colleges for Continuing Professional Development will be entitled to receive CPD credits at the rate of one CPD credit per conference hour (exclusive of travel, refreshments pharmaceutical-supported sessions and social events). The unique reference code for this conference is 40098. The entire conference has been allocated 18 CPD credits. Please be advised that the attendance list for this conference will be forwarded to the Royal College of Physicians.