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Belgrade, May 2007
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“Bringing together HIV specialists
from the Balkan countries was an excellent idea. I believe that
this will be the first step of intense collaboration and hard work
for the benefit of HIV/AIDS patients in the future.”
Deniz Gökengin, Izmir, Turkey, (Belgrade training,
May 2007)
Crucial Issues in HIV Diagnosis and
Management in SE Europe
23–25 May 2007, Sava Centar, Belgrade, Serbia
Co-chairs: Prof Djordje Jevtovic and Dr Mike Youle
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goal of this free scientific training was to improve current HIV/AIDS
care and anticipate future healthcare needs in South East Europe
through quality education, sharing of clinical experience and regional
cooperation. This was a unique opportunity for participants to meet
“face to face” with clinicians from the UK and SE Europe
with many years of experience in the field to discuss clinical issues
they encounter every day.
Co-chairs were Dr Mike Youle, a leading UK clinician,
researcher and educator and Prof Djordje Jevtovic, a long-standing
leader in the field in the region. Subjects discussed included:
diagnostics, anti-HIV drugs, complications, TB and other infectious
agents, hepatitis, women and children, and the future in the region.
This training was awarded 12 credits of CME by the
European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(EACCME) and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine in London. EACCME
credits are recognised by all EU countries and the American Medical
Association.
Special thanks to , the Belgrade-based translation service, which provided
all written and simultaneous translations of training materials
in English and Serbian.
PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED
Participants came from many of the countries in
the region and beyond. This scientific training was directed primarily
to doctors and allied health professionals including:
- infectious disease specialists with an interest
in HIV
- virologists
- those in related fields, including hepatologists
and TB specialists (due to the training focus on co-infection)
- obstetricians and gynaecologists
- heads of laboratories (due to the projected
increased need for HIV antibody, viral load and resistance testing)
- HIV treatment activists, and
- people living with HIV
TRAINING DETAILS
 Simultaneous
translation between English and Serbian was provided for the presentations;
the interactive workshops were in English only. Meals were provided
for all participants. A limited number of sleeping rooms were provided
free of charge at the Hotel
InterContinental Beograd for participants coming from outside
the Belgrade region.
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