Programme

5th Netherlands Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment
Tuesday 29 November 2011, The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) Amsterdam

Programme




08:00 Registration
 

Opening

09:00 Opening and welcome Frank de Wolf
(Stichting HIV Monitoring, Amsterdam; Imperial College, London, UK)

Session 1: Epidemiology

Chairs: Marianne van der Sande (Centre for Infectious Disease Control, RIVM, Bilthoven) / Ton Coenen (Aids Fonds, Amsterdam)
 
09:10 Developments in the HIV epidemic in the Netherlands Frank de Wolf
(Stichting HIV Monitoring, Amsterdam; Imperial College, London, UK)
09:30 Transmission of HIV resistant to non-nucleoside RT inhibitors is rising in MSM in Europe Dineke Frentz
(Erasmus MC, Rotterdam)
09:45 Outbreaks and increasing trends of HIV and STI among MSM in Europe Eline Op de Coul
(Centre for Infectious Disease Control, RIVM, Bilthoven)
10:00 Comorbidity and Ageing in HIV-1-infection Judith Schouten
(Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD), AMC, UvA, Amsterdam)
 
10:15 Coffee break
 

Session 2: Treatment

Chairs: Suzanne Geerlings (AMC, UvA, Amsterdam) / Ineke van der Ende (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam)
 
10:45 Prospects for HIV eradication Steven Deeks
(AIDS Research Institute at UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA)
11:15 Anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN): precursor lesions for anal cancer in HIV positive patients Henry de Vries
(AMC, UvA, Amsterdam)
11:35 Modest Deviations from Optimal Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Promote Residual HIV-1 Replication in the Absence of Virological Rebound in Plasma Alexander Pasternak
(AMC, UvA, Amsterdam)
11:50 Sustained efficacy with low and similar rates of virologic failures in second year observed with rilpivirine (RPV) versus efavirenz (EFV) plus emtricitabine/tenofovir DF (FTC/TDF) in treatment naive, HIV-1 infected adults - pooled 96-week ECHO and THRIVE analysis Bart Rijnders
(Erasmus MC, Rotterdam)
 
12:05 Lunch and Poster Presentations
 

Session 3: Pathogenesis

Chairs: Joep Lange (AIGHD, AMC, UvA, Amsterdam) / Frank Miedema (UMC, Utrecht)
 
13:30 SIVs, factors related to transmission and emergence in humans Martine Peeters
(Institute of Research and Development (IRD), Montpellier, France)
14:00 Long-term disturbances of the CD8 T-cell compartment after 5 years of successful HAART Ellen Veel
(UMC, Utrecht)
14:15 Predicted compensatory mutations increase the replicative capacity of the HIV 1 HLA-B57 T242N escape mutant in vitro. Esther Gijsbers
(AMC, UvA, Amsterdam)
14:30 HLA-related protection against progression to AIDS: a different mechanism for HLA-B27 and HLA-B57 Hilde Spits
(UMC, Utrecht)
 
14:45 Tea break
 

Session 4: Prevention

Chairs: Frank de Wolf (Stichting HIV Monitoring, Amsterdam; Imperial College, London, UK)
 
15:15 HIV and TB : The Prevention Revolution Linda-Gail Bekker
(Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Cape Town, South Africa)
15:45 HIV vaccine elicited immunity: T or B? That's the question. Hanneke Schuitemaker
(Crucell, Leiden; AMC, UvA, Amsterdam)
16:05 Delay of entry into care in HIV positive individuals Maaike van Veen
(Centre for Infectious Disease Control, RIVM, Bilthoven)
16:20 High HIV incidence among MSM prescribed post exposure prophylaxis in Amsterdam, 2000-2009: indications for ongoing sexual risk behaviour Ineke Stolte
(Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service, Amsterdam)
 

Closing Keynote

Chair: Joep Lange (AIGHD, AMC, UvA, Amsterdam)
 
16:35 HIV vaccines: current status and future prospects Richard Koup
(NIH/Vaccine Research Centre, Bethesda, MD, USA)
 
17:20 Drinks

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