17th Annual Conference of the British HIV Association - the following awards were presented:
- The Margaret Johnson Best Oral Research Presentation
- Best Poster Presentation
- Best SpR Case Presentations
- Commended Oral Presentations
- Commended Poster Presentations
- Mediscript Awards in collaboration with BHIVA
- Abbott Travelling Scholarships in collaboration with BHIVA and St Stephen’s AIDS Trust
- MSD Limited Travel Bursary Scholarships in collaboration with BHIVA
The Margaret Johnson Best Oral Research Presentation
- Oral O5 Features of neurocognitive performance in over 100 neurologically-asymptomatic HIV-Infected adults receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), Dr Lucy Garvey, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
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Best Poster Presentation
- Poster P176 Prevalence and predictors of protease inhibitor (PI) mutations in HIV-infected UK adults treated with ritonavir-boosted lopinavir as their first PI, Dr Tristan Barber, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Best SpR Case Presentations
Clinico-pathological - 'A quest to unravel the obvious: a near miss'
Dr Sathish Thomas William, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Difficult pharmacology - 'Therapeutic dilemma: the use of anticonvulsants in HIV-positive individuals'
Dr Jaime Vera, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
The returning traveller - 'Feeling a little horse?'
Dr David Griffith, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh
Pregnancy and HIV - 'The pressure of pregnancy'
Dr Jennifer Roe, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Commended Oral Presentations
3 highly commended presentations:
| No. | Title | Name | Affiliation |
| O31 |
Health Outcomes for young adults with perinatally acquired HIV-1 infection following transfer to adult services |
Miss Tania Wan | Imperial College London |
| O7 |
HIV testing in non-traditional settings – the HINTS study |
Dr Michael Rayment | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London |
| O30 |
Cerebral function in perinatally HIV-infected young adults and their HIV-uninfected sibling controls |
Dr Jane Ashby | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London |
Commended Poster Presentations
| No. | Title | Name | Affiliation |
| P24 |
Rigorous outcomes evaluation can show impact of health trainers and usefulness of service to clinicians |
Ms Lisa Power MBE | Terrence Higgins Trust |
| P36 | Gamma-delta T cell responsiveness to zoledronic acid and adjuvant potential in HIV-1 infection | Dr Martin Goodier | Imperial College London |
| P84 | Screening for latent tuberculosis infection in HIV: should we do more? | Dr Katherine Pollock | Imperial College London |
| P86 | Undetectable HCV RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) may allow shorter treatment duration in HIV/HCV co-infection | Dr Emma Page | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London |
| P96 | Kidney transplantation in HIV infected patients: the preliminary United Kingdom experience | Miss Esther Gathogo | Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London |
| P101 |
Clinical characteristics of HIV+ patients with white matter lesions on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain |
Mr Derrick Phillips | University College London |
| P111 | HIV mortality audit 2005-2010 | Dr Ian Cormack | Croydon University Hospital, London |
| P130 |
Ch@tspace - a novel patient internet forum for users of a large, multi-ethnic HIV clinic |
Dr Tanya Welz | King's College Hospital, London |
| P136 | HIV testing patterns in primary care in two high prevalance Primary Care Trusts, using laboratory testing data to monitor and support local implementation | Dr Senem Tugrul | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London |
| P139 | Testing the fathers: Performing HIV tests on partners of pregnant women | Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan | Homerton University Hospital , London |
| P166 | Are we routinely screening for mental health problems in HIV infected people at baseline? A study from a District General Hospital in the UK | Dr Thambiah Balachandran | Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust |
| P169 | Sexual and reproductive health in adults perinatally infected with HIV: audit of a single centre cohort | Dr Adam Croucher | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| P176 |
Prevalence and predictors of protease inhibitor (PI) mutations in HIV-infected UK adults treated with ritonavir boosted lopinavir as their first PI |
Dr Tristan Barber | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London |
| P178 |
The central nervous system effects of maraviroc: a study to assess cerebrospinal fluid exposure and cerebral metabolites |
Dr Lucy Garvey | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| P199 | CT and MR brain imaging in HIV positive patients: variation in indication and outcome with CD4 count | Dr Katie Conway | Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust |
Mediscript Awards in collaboration with BHIVA
Social Science Award 1: O14: 'An audit of care provision for Immigration Removal Centre patients'
Dr Kalpana Sabapathy, Hillingdon Hospital, London
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Social Science Award 2: P130: 'Ch@tspace – a novel patient internet forum for users of a large, multi-ethnic HIV clinic'
Dr Tanya Welz, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London
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Abbott Travelling Scholarships in collaboration with BHIVA and St Stephen’s AIDS Trust
- Dr Esther Achan (Uganda)
- Dr Eva Muthamia (Kenya)
- Dr Mohamed Thajun Nisha (Sri Lanka)
MSD Limited Travel Bursary Scholarships in collaboration with BHIVA
| Name | Job title | Affiliation |
| Dr John Ambrose | PhD Student: Virology | University College London |
| Dr Tihana Bicanic | Academic Clinical Fellow, Infectious Diseases | St George's University of London |
| Dr Colin Brown | Honorary Consultant in ID and Microbiology | St Thomas' Hospital, London |
| Dr Emma Devitt | Locum Consultant HIV/GU Medicine | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London |
| Dr Rashida Ferrand | Specialist Registrar in GU Medicine | Mortimer Market Centre, London |
| Dr Nigel Garrett | Specialist Registrar HIV/GUM | Royal London Hospital |
| Dr Michael Rayment | Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in ID / HIV | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London |
| Dr Alison Rodger | Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV | UCL / Royal Free Hospital, London |
| Dr Suneeta Soni | Consultant in Infectious Diseases | Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Dr Estee Torok | Consultant | Cambridge University Hospitals |