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Turin, May 2007
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“I didn’t realise until the
Turin training exactly what HIVTRI is trying to do—reach out
to doctors with very little support and training who really need
it. I was impressed and pleased to see so many Iraqis in the audience.”
Marta Boffito, UK, training co-chair, (Turin training,
May 2007)
HIV Pharmaco update: Turin 2007
10–11 May 2007, Torino Incontra conference centre,
Turin, Italy
Co-Chairs: Prof Giovanni Di Perri and Dr Marta Boffito
training | programme | trainers | presentations | photos | summary
- How to utilise resistance and pharmacology
in clinical practice to optimise patient care
- Review recent data related to the pharmacology
of antiretroviral drugs, in particular pharmacokinetic interactions
involving current and investigational agents and pharmacogenomics
- Recount data on adverse events associated
with antiretroviral agents
- Update on resistance test interpretation
- Interactive clinical cases, demonstrating
the principles learned during the course, will be conducted
This free training provided education and debate
around the current practice in the drug management of patients with
HIV. The training concentrated specifically on HIV clinical pharmacology
and drug resistance. Data from the 8th International Workshop on
Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy held on 16–18 April 2007
in Budapest was reported and clinically relevant information that
emerged at the workshop was discussed in depth.
Co-chairs were Prof Giovanni Di Perri—Professor
of Infectious Diseases at the University of Turin, Italy, and Director
of the Clinical Department of Infectious Diseases at the University
Hospital ‘Amedeo di Savoia’ in Turin and the Division
of Infectious Diseases at the University of Turin, and Dr Marta
Boffito—the Associate Director of the Pharmacokinetic Research
Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
Organised by The HIV Training and Resource Initiative
(www.hivtri.com), formerly the Training
Initiative of the Royal Free Hospital Centre for HIV Medicine.
HIV-treating doctors and allied health professionals
from Italy, Europe and beyond were encouraged to attend.
The training was held in English. The format was
lectures and practical case studies. (Please see programme
for details.)
This training was awarded 9.0 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.
The training was at Sella Hall at Torino Incontra
conference centre in the centre of Turin, Italy.
Registration was free. Meals were provided for all
participants. Sleeping rooms were provided, free of charge, at the
Grand
Hotel Sitea and the Hotel
Victoria for participants coming from outside the Turin region.
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