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European HIV Nursing Conference 2014
19-20 October 2014 • Barcelona
GENERAL INFORMATION
The European HIV Nursing Conference is hosted by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC), in partnership with the European HIV Nursing Network (EHNN). The conference aims to provide a venue for nurses from throughout Western and Eastern Europe to: (1) gain valuable insights into strategies for optimizing the clinical management of HIV-positive patients across the entire continuum of care; (2) discuss the state-of-the-science in relation to using antiretroviral therapy for both therapeutic and preventative effects; and (3) access professional development opportunities focused on enhancing nurse clinical leadership roles in the field of HIV medicine.
PROGRAM
																	The conference is co-chaired by Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA (European HIV Nursing Network, London, England) and Margarita Robau, RN (Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain). 
PRESENTATIONS
																	Select presentations from conference will be posted below as the conference progresses. IAPAC requests that any use of these presentations should include citations to both the presenting authors and relevant summit information (e.g. European HIV Nursing Conference, 19-20 October 2014, Barcelona).
SUNDAY, 19 October 2014
																	CONFERENCE WELCOME
																	Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
																	Margarita Robau, RN
																	
																	PLENARY 1 – Snapshot of HIV in Europe: One Continent, Divided
																	Anastasia Pharris-Ciurej, PhD,MSN, MPH
																	
																		KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Ending AIDS: A Call to Action to Amplify Nurse Clinical Leadership
																	David C. Benton, PhD, MSc, MPhil
 
																	
																	TOP-RATED ORAL ABSTRACTS
																	Moderator: Benjamin Young, MD, PhD
																	48 – Discussing Sexual Risk Behaviour in HIV-Positive MSM: Psychosocial Determinants as a Guide for the HIV Nurse
																	Suzanne Munnik presenting
07 – Tracking Linkage to Care and Support of HIV-Positive Clients Tested in Mobile Testing Units in South Africa
																	Hanlie Kapp presenting
10 – Club Drugs and STIs: Is our Nurse-Led Annual Review Service Offering Sexual Health Screening to High-Risk Patients?
																	Breda Patterson presenting
 
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Evolving HIV Treatment Paradigms – What We Need to Know
																	Presenter: Benjamin Young, MD, PhD
																	Discussants:
 
																	Helena Marianne Mäkinen, RN
																	Conny Moons, RN
																	
PLENARY 2 – Healthy Aging with HIV (It’s More than Just About Laboratory Values)
																	Margarita Robau, RN
																	
																		LUNCH PANEL – Multidisciplinary Care: Putting the Patient First
																	Moderators:
																	Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
																	Margarita Robau, RN
																	Panelists:
 
																	Nathaniel Brito-Ault, RN, MSc
																	Martin Fisher, MBBS
																	Monica Flatow-Schmid, RN
																	Ferran Pujol
 
																	
ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 1: Clinical Management
																	01  – The Effect of Different Intervention Programs on Treatment Adherence of HIV-Infected Children: A Retrospective Study
																		Atie van der Plas presenting
02 – HIV-Infected Adolescents: Adherence to Medication and Transition to Adult Health Care Services
																		Annouschka Weiksenfeld presenting
03 – Preparing Women with HIV for Menopausal Transition
																		Christina Joosten presenting
 
ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 2: Sexual Health
																	08  – How to Communicate the First Results from the PARTNER Study in a Clinical Setting – from Nurse to Sero-Different Couples
																		Tina Bruun presenting
17 – The Gap between Knowledge on HIV/AIDS and Sexual Behavior: A Study of Teenagers in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
																		Luciana Moura presenting
18 – Knowledge and Perceptions Related to HIV/AIDS Research with Adolescents in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
																		Luciana Moura presenting
21 – From Preseton, England, to Lusaka, Zambia: Experiences from a New Sexual Health Project
																		James Meek and Debbie Brittain presenting
 
																		CASE STUDY SESSION 1: Lifestyle Counseling
																		Presenter: Carolien Wylock
																	
																		CASE STUDY SESSION 2: Liver Disease
																		Presenter: Daniela-Ioana Munteanu, MD
																	
																		CASE STUDY SESSION 3: Mental Health
																		Presenter: Shaun Watson, RN
																	
																		CASE STUDY SESSION 4: Reproductive Health
																		Presenters:
																		Michelle Croston, RCN, RHV
																		Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
																	
MONDAY, 20 October 2014
																		PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – Educating Nurses About Antiretrovirals and HIV Prevention – State of the Science, Uptake Challenges, and Barriers to Scale-Up
																		Moderator: Caroline Monfort, RN
																		Panelists:
																		Nathaniel Brito-Ault, RN, MSc
																		Valérie Martinez-Pourcher, MD,PhD
																		Shaun Watson, RN
																	
																		PLENARY 3 – How Well Do You Sell the Adherence Message?
																		Michelle Croston, RCN, RHV
 
																	
ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 3: Health Workforce
																		04  – Improving Knowledge and Attitudes of Bachelor Nursing Students Regarding HIV Transmission Risk and Nursing Care for People Living with HIV
																			Ann Deschamps presenting
12 – Technical Assistance for Rapid Implementation of Nurse-Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Therapy in Foundation for Professional Development-Supported Districts in South Africa; Mentoring Matters!
																			Halie Kapp presenting
14 – HIV Contact Tracing: Nursing Intervention
																			Antonio Moreno-Martinez presenting
20 – Clinical Leadership: Can Nurses Do a Doctor’s Job? A 5-Year Survey to Reveal Consequences
																			Jolanda Schippers presenting
 
ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 4: Clinical Management
																			11  – Predictors and Correlates of Adherence to Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) for Chronic HIV Infection: A Meta-Analysis
																				Nienke Langbeek presenting
15 – Anal Cancer Prevention Program in the HIV-Infected Population
																				Rodrigo García presenting
16 – The Role of HIV Testing and Counselling in Client Care Retention
																				Gladys Nuamah presenting
19 – Disclosure of HIV Status and Retention in Care in HIV-Infected Adolescents on Antiretroviral Therapy at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 
																				Gladys Nuamah presenting
 
																					CASE STUDY SESSION 5: Substance Users
																					Presenter: Monica Flatow-Schmid, RN
																				
																					CASE STUDY SESSION 6: Men Who Have Sex with Men
																					Presenter: Gary Barker, RGN, BSc
																				
LUNCH PANEL – Optimizing Engagement in HIV Care for Adolescents
																				Moderator: Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
																				Panelists:
 
																				Margaret Ann Clapson, SRN, RSCN, RHV, MSc
																				Evelyne Van Der Kelen, RN
																				
																					INVITED SPEAKER: Health Literacy & Stigma
																					Presenter: Julian V. Hows
																				
																					INVITED SPEAKER: Migrants
																					Presenter: Rita Verstraeten, RN
																				
																					CLOSING REMARKS
																					Sophie Dila, MA
																				
CLOSING PANEL – Ending AIDS – “Mission Impossible” Without Nurse Clinical Leadership
																				Moderator: David C. Benton, PhD, MSc, MPhil
																				Panelists:
 
																				Michelle Croston, RGN, RHV
																				Monica Flatow-Schmid, RN
																				Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
																				Margarita Robau, RN
																				
																		2014 Conference Program and Abstracts
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