Introduction

Feedback  

BHIVA has been delighted to be able to organise and facilitate three ‘Best of CROI’ Feedback Meetings in strategic locations around the UK in 2008.

These meetings, funded by BHIVA, have provided an independent, unbiased and impartial review of the key presentations held at the recent Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston at the beginning of February. An experienced working party was convened, made up primarily of BHIVA Executive Committee members, to review presentations and collate the most relevant slides and material for feedback to those working in the field of HIV medicine here in the UK.

The three Feedback Meetings were held, respectively, in Manchester at the Lowry Art Gallery and Theatre on Monday 18 February, London at the Royal College of Physicians on Wednesday 20 February and Edinburgh at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Thursday 21 February. Sessions were preceeded by some light refreshments and subsequently commenced at 1830. Sessions ran for two hours following which a buffet was served and delegates enjoyed time for networking and discussion.
 
Attendance at the Feedback Meetings was offered to all free of charge and the meetings attracted the following numbers:

Manchester:          77
London:               201
Edinburgh:            49

We very much hope that all in attendance benefited from the programme and enjoyed the social and networking aspects of the events. 

Turn-out and feedback has been excellent and strongly indicates that these meetings have been highly valued and that delegates would like BHIVA to continue to organise and hold these meetings in the years to come. 

Presentations available to download

BHIVA is grateful to the BHIVA Best of CROI Working Party for the preperation of the following slides and for making them available after the feedback meetings to be downloaded from the links below.

Key Highlights from CROI
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Epidemiology, transmission and testing
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Antiretroviral treatment strategies
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HIV drug resistance
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Complications of disease or treatment
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Co-infections
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Pharmacology
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Women, adolescents and older patients
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Final Programmes

Manchester
18 February 2008, Lowry Art Gallery and Theatre

London
20 February 2008, Royal College of Physicians

Edinburgh
21 February 2008, Edinburgh International Conference Centre

Best of CROI Working Party

Dr D Asboe, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Ms C Booth, Royal Free Hospital, London
Mr G Cairns, UK Community Advisory Board
Dr S Das, Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital
Dr MJ Fisher, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
Ms A Garcia-Diaz, Royal Free Hospital, London
Prof BG Gazzard, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Dr AM Geretti, Royal Free Hospital and RF & UC Medical School, London
Prof MA Johnson, Royal Free Hospital, London
Dr S Khoo, University of Liverpool
Dr C Leen, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
Dr EC Ong, Newcastle General Hospital
Dr C Orkin, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
Dr A Palfreeman, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Dr AL Pozniak, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Dr A Rodger, Royal Free Hospital, London
Dr A Schwenk, North Middlesex University Hospital, London
Dr EGL Wilkins, North Manchester General Hospital
Dr IG Williams, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London