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)

HIV in South East Europe II: Working together for progress
Istanbul, Turkey, 6 - 8 May 2009

Smiljka de Lussigny, Forum Moderator

"It was my pleasure to attend the meeting in Istanbul and work with a great team of professional and knowledgeable panellists. We learnt a lot during our sessions, and only scratched the surface of what is really hidden under the problems of treatment interruptions, limited treatment options and distribution specificities in the region. I hope these results will be used further to react to and solve some of the issues. Thank you for everything and hope to work with you in the future as well!"

Deniz Gökengin, Co-Chair of the meeting and Panellist

"The report is excellent; a product of multidiscipilnary collaboration and hard work. I was very happy to be a part of the team and do look forward to future collaborations."

Dimitrios Paraskevis, Panellist

"It was a great pleasure to meet you and collaborate on the occasion of the HIVTRI meeting in Istanbul. I admit I enjoyed the session very much, but also it provided me the opportunity to meet other people in the area who might be interested in collaborating with us."

Alina Dumitriu, Panellist

"It was a great experience for me to work in such a great team and an opportunity for networking. I returned home full of energy and many new ideas. Thank you all."

Tristan Barber, Participant

"The report is a good reminder of what a fascinating, stimulating and challenging region this is and how good the meeting was."

Can T Pekkara, Panellist

"Thank you choosing and coming to Istanbul, it is very important for us hosting such participants and meeting many people in the field. As I always say, you are a big and successful family!"

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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)