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HIV in South East Europe -
A medical training for Turkish doctors and patient advocates
Istanbul, Turkey
24 - 26 September 2008
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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 -
An HIV medical training for Turkish doctors
and patient advocates with guests
from the Middle East and North Africa
24th and 25th September, Hotel Marmara, Istanbul,
Turkey
Doctor chairs: Drs Deniz Gökengin (Izmir) & Serhat Ünal (Ankara)
Patient advocate chairs: Arzu Kayki and Tekin Tutar (Pozitif Yaşam Derneği,
Istanbul), and Simon Collins (HIV i-Base, London)
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The meeting is for Turkish infectious disease specialists
and HIV patient advocates.
The goal of the meeting
is to share important HIV treatment and diagnostic
information and practices with Turkish doctors and
patient advocates to ensure best quality care for people
living with HIV in Turkey.
The format of the meeting
will be lectures, case study presentations and informal
discussions; the meeting will be small and casual to
encourage participation.
A separate training track will
be available for patient advocates to further explore
treatment issues in the context of the wide range of
issues facing people living with HIV including stigma,
testing, treatment literacy, patient empowerment, diagnostics
and care.
The training will be in English and
Turkish.
Registration is free.
For those travelling to Istanbul, travel and accommodation
will be provided by HIVTRI and Gilead Turkey.
Serenas Turizm Kongre Organizasyon will
be providing organisational and logistical support.
Please
see the attached programme for details.
For more information contact
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