The Committee are pleased to announce the program overview is now available. This will continue to be updated as more details are confirmed, please note this is subject to change. Please be aware the program is set as AEST.
| Paediatric HIV & Hepatitis Theme Day (LIVE) |
| Chair: Prof John Ziegler |
| 9:00 - 9.05 | Welcome to country Craig Madden |
| 9.05 - 9.15 | Introduction Prof John Ziegler |
Prevention of HIV mother-to-child-transmission and breastfeeding |
| Chair: A/Prof Penelope Bryant |
| 9.15 - 9.55 | Update on prevention of mother-to-child transmission and breastfeeding Dr Lynne Mofenson, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS, Foundation, United States |
| 9.55 - 10.10 | APSU perinatal HIV update Dr Laila Khawar, Kirby Institute, UNSW |
| 10.10 - 10.15 | Update on breastfeeding recommendations A/Prof Pamela Palasanthiran, Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick |
| 10.15 - 10.30 | Practical perspectives to breastfeeding Ms Geraldine Dunne, Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Morning Break |
HIV and our neighbours |
| Chair: Dr Josh Francis |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Timor-Leste experience A/Prof Clare Nourse, Queensland Children’s Hospital |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Pacific experience A/Prof Catherine O’Connor, United Nations Development Programme |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Integrating mental health in Thai HIV services Dr Wipaporn Natalie Songtaweesin, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok |
| 12.30 - 12.45 | Very early combination antiretroviral therapy initiation for in utero HIV-infected infants in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Dr Jane Millar, Christchurch Hospital |
| 12.45 -13.30 | Lunch break |
Management of hepatitis C for children and mothers |
| Chair: A/Prof Julia Clark |
| 13.30 - 14.00 | Up-to-date management of hepatitis C in children and adolescents Dr Brett Ritchie, Women’s and Children’s Hospital |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Managing children with hepatitis C Ms Brooke Andersen, Children’s Hospital Westmead |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | HIV and viral hepatitis – a family perspective Prof Christy Newman, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | Afternoon break |
Emerging antiretroviral regimens and monitoring strategies |
| Chair: Dr Lesley Voss |
| 15.30 - 15.50 | Antiretroviral therapeutic drug monitoring Ms Nicolette Graham, Queensland Children’s Hospital |
| 15.50 - 16.20 | Integrase inhibitors – emerging evidence in children and adolescents Dr Daniel Yeoh and A/Prof Asha Bowen, Perth Children’s Hospital |
| 16.20 - 17.00 | Long-acting and dual agent antiretroviral regimens Dr Anna Turkova, University College London, United Kingdom |
| 17.00 - 17.15 | Closing remarks A/Prof Pamela Palasanthiran, Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick |