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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)

HIV in South East Europe II:
Working together for progress
“South East Europe needs more positive attention”

6 - 8 May 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
Doctor chairs: Drs Deniz Gökengin, Izmir; Prof Josip Begovac, Zagreb
Patient advocate chairs: Arzu Kayki and Tekin Tutar (Pozitif Yaşam Derneği, Istanbul); Simon Collins (HIV i-Base, London)

Wednesday 6 May 2009
 

 

16:00–18:00

Registration, orientation and assignment of groups for forums

 

18:00

Welcome – Deniz Gökengin

Introducing HIVTRI and the meeting – Mike Youle

Welcome from NEAT -- David Haerryi

The state of the region in 2007 – Josip Begovac        

The state of the region in 2009, the 2009 questionnaire – Milena Stevanovic

 

19:45–22:00

Reception with food and drinks in the hotel dining room – with HIV-related videos running concurrently in a workshop space by the dining room
 

Thursday 7 May 2009
 

 

7:30–8:30

Breakfast at hotels

 

7:30–8:45

Registration at the Point Hotel
 

   

Forum sessions 1 – 3

 

9:00–10:30

Forum session 1 (in group workshop spaces)

 

10:30–11:00

   Break

 

11:00–12:30

Forum session 2 (in group workshop spaces)

 

12:30–14:00

   Lunch

 

14:00–15:30

Forum session 3 (in group workshop spaces)

 

15:30–16:00

   Break

 

16:00–18:00

Drop-in sessions (in workshop spaces) – arranged in specific groups but open to all delegates

Patient/community advocates – Arzu Kayki, Tekin Tutar, Svilen Konov

Nurses – Alison Sutton, Eileen Nixon, Jolanda Munih

Research – David Haerry, Ann Deschamps, Mario Poljak

Drugs and Diagnostics (industry and government – Dan Diuculescu, Jennifer Watt, Simon Portsmouth

Virtual/drop-in medical clinic for doctors – Mike Youle, Deniz Gökengin, Gabrielle Murphy
 

 

20:00–22:00

Dinner


Friday 8 May 2009
 

 

7:30–8:30

Breakfast at hotels

   

 

   

Forum session 4 and Closing session

 

9:00–10:30

Forum session 4 (in group workshop spaces)

 

10:30–11:00

   Break

 

11:00–12:30

Closing session (in main meeting room)

Making it all work – feedback, synthesis and future plans

Feedback – by moderators from the forums

Synthesis – Mike Youle

Future plans – Josip Begovac

Closing – Serhat Ünal
 

 

12:30

Lunch

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