ASHM Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference 2010

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Welcome

Welcome to the home page for the Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference 2010 (22nd Annual Conference for the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine) to be held from 20 - 22 October 2010 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales.

Please mark these dates in your diary and share this information with colleagues.

The Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference 2010 will be held back-to-back with the 2010 Australasian Sexual Health Conference.

The Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference brings together the range of disciplines involved in HIV Management including Basic Science, Clinical Medicine, Community Programs, Education, Epidemiology, Nursing and Allied Health, Policy, Prevention, Primary Care, Public Health and Social Research.

The conference will include sessions on HIV and co-infection with Sexual Health, Hepatitis and other related diseases.

The Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference 2009 was a great success. Please visit the past conferences webpage for more information.

We are pleased to announce the following confirmed International Invited Speakers and Local Invited Speakers:

International Invited Speakers:

Mark Feinberg, MD, PhD, FACP
Vice President, Medical Affairs, Merck Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, USA

Jim Pickett
Director at AIDS Foundation of Chicago,USA

Eric S. Daar, M.D.

Chief, Division of HIV Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA

Dr. Calvin Cohen
Research Director

Community Research Initiative of New England and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associate, USA

Professor Alan Whiteside

Director and Professor, Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD),

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Local Invited Speakers:

Associate Professor Garrett Prestage
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research

Associate Professor Gilda Tachedjian
NHMRC, Senior Research Fellow,
Principal Burnet Fellow,
Head, Molecular Interactions Group
Centre for Virology
Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health

Dr. Edwina Wright
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Alfred Hospital

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: 18 June 2010
Scholarship application deadline: 18 June 2010
Earlybird registration deadline: 13 August 2010
Accommodation booking deadline: 16 September 2010

Important Links

Please click here to download the flyer for the 2010 Conference

For more information contact:
The Conference Secretariat
Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
Locked Bag 5057
Darlinghurst NSW 1300
Phone: +61 2 8204 0770
Fax: + 61 2 9212 4670
Email: info@hivaidsconference.com.au

Supported by:

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Queensland Health

AusAID

Government of Western Australia Department of Health

NSW Health

Collaborating bodies:

Australian Centre in HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH²)

Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS)

National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (NCHECR)

National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR)