EACS News

March 4, 2021

EACS at ECCMID 2021

9-12 July 2021

EACS will co-organise two sessions at the 31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), taking place online from 9-12 July 2021.
HIV in Europe: getting to zero (1-hour symposium)
- Innovative approaches to increase uptake of HIV testing
- Strategies for HIV prevention: TasP, PrEP and PEP
Standards of care in HIV management: where are we? (Educational workshop)
-European standards of care: where are we?
-HIV and hepatitis audit: final results
-PrEP in Europe: how is implementation and equity of access moving ahead
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July 1, 2021

COVID-19 drug interactions app now available

The University of Liverpool has launched a mobile app version of its COVID-19 Drug Interactions checker to aid the safe prescribing of experimental drugs being used against COVID-19.

The COVID-19 iChart app, freely available on iOS and Android devices, allows users to check for interactions straight from their smartphone or tablet and with added offline capability, allows for interactions to be searched when internet access is limited.

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June 30, 2021

Participate in the WAVE survey

WAVE aims to have a better understanding of current practice across Europe in screening and managing co-morbidities and menopause in women living with HIV.

As part of this work, WAVE is inviting clinicians who provide care for adults living with HIV to complete an anonymous survey and share it with their colleagues through their network.

Click here to fill in the survey

The questionnaire has been created by Umbelina Caixas (Portugal), Hilary Curtis (UK), Deniz Goekengin (Turkey), Gordana Dragovic (Serbia), Anna Hachfeld (Switzerland), Panagiota Lourida (Greece), Nneka Nwokolo (UK), Shema Tariq (UK) and contains input from the Ukrainian ID MDs.

The results of the survey will be presented to the EACS Guidelines panels and written up for publication.

May 10, 2021

Standard of Care for HIV and Coinfections in Europe 2020 report

The EACS Standard of Care meeting report is available in English and Russian.

Read the report

May 7, 2021

18th European AIDS Conference

27-30 October 2021

The 18th European AIDS Conference will be organised in London in a hybrid format from 27-30 October 2021.

Registration, abstract and clinical cases submission are open.

A reduced fee is available for allied professionals, students and community members.

Scholarships are available to clinicians/physicians, public health experts, researchers from basic and translational sciences, allied professionals, community members, and other service providers involved in HIV/AIDS.

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May 7, 2021

WAVE in Ukraine workshop: Save the date!

19-20 May and 9-10 June

WAVE is organising its 3rd workshop in Ukraine: “On track to improve the health of women living with HIV” on 19-20 May and 9-10 June.

All the sessions will be streamed in English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Click here to learn more about the workshop

May 7, 2021

EACS Live! Journal Club by YING

16 June and 13 July 2021

The next sessions of the Journal Club will be held on 16 June and 13 July 2021.

In June: The impact of Covid-19 on people living with HIV. Chaired by Dr Silvia Nozza.
In July: Ageing and antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV. Chaired by Dr Jose Bernardino.

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April 29, 2021

European Testing Week

14-21 May 2021

The next Spring European Testing Week is coming up on 14-21 May.

The aim of the ETW is to unite partner organisations throughout Europe for one week to increase access to testing and promote awareness on the benefits of earlier hepatitis and HIV testing.

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