Date: Wednesday 1 December 2010
Venue: Royal College of Physicians, London
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Welcome and introduction
Dr Ian Williams Chair, British HIV Association (BHIVA)
Sir Richard Thompson President, Royal College of Physicians, London
Setting the scene
Epidemiology of HIV infection in the UK
Dr Anthony Nardone Health Protection Agency, London
Patient acceptability of HIV testing
Mr Gus Cairns UK Community Advisory Board
Primary Care Settings
Introduction
Dr Philippa Matthews Killick Street Health Centre, London
Primary care HIV screening in a high-prevalence area
Ms Ruth Hutt NHS Lewisham, London
A study to assess the acceptability, feasibility and cost-effectiveness of universal HIV testing with newly registering patients (aged 16–59) in primary care
Mr Stephen Nicholson NHS Brighton and Hove (on behalf of Mr Gavin Bryce NHS Brighton and Hove)
A cluster randomised controlled trial of HIV testing in primary care: the RHIVA2 trial
Dr Werner Leber Queen Mary, University of London
Summary
Dr Philippa Matthews Killick Street Health Centre, London (on behalf of Dr Ewen Stewart Lothian NHS, Edinburgh)
Panel Discussion
Hospital Settings
Current experiences from paediatrics and antenatal care
Dr Pat Tookey Institute of Child Health, London
HIV testing in non-traditional settings: the HINTS study
Dr Ann Sullivan Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
HIV testing in acute general medical admissions must be universally offered to reduce undiagnosed HIV
Miss Nicky Perry Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Leicester Acute Medical Admissions Unit HIV testing pilot
Dr Adrian Palfreeman Leicester Royal Infirmary
Summary
Dr Andy Ustianowski North Manchester General Hospital
Panel Discussion
Community Settings
Developing NICE guidance on increasing the uptake on HIV testing among men who have sex with men and black Africans in England
Dr Kay Nolan National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) (on behalf of Dr Catherine Swann National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE))
The MSM comparative community HIV testing pilot and the African community testing (ACT) pilot
Mr Steve Worrall Positive East
Community HIV testing: the feasibility and acceptability of assertive outreach and community testing to reduce the late diagnosis of HIV
Mr Jason Warriner Terrence Higgins Trust
Outreach HIV testing using home sampling kits in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Sheffield: 'The Time 2 Test' pilot project
Dr Anthony Nardone Health Protection Agency (on behalf of Dr Christine Bowman Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
Summary
Dr Yusef Azad National AIDS Trust
Panel Discussion
Looking Forward
The 'Halve-it' Campaign
Dr Ian Williams University College London Medical School, Ms Ruth Lowbury MedFASH
HIV testing and prevention strategies: the UK perspective
Dr Valerie Delpech Health Protection Agency, London
HIV testing and prevention strategies: the US perspective
Dr Kevin Fenton Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Panel Discussion