ARROW 2015 - Presentations

Day 1 - October 5, 2015

Session 1 – Neurocognitive evaluation from clinical studies to "real-world" assessment

1. NIMH Global and Domestic NeuroAIDS Programs – Dr Jeymohan Joseph - NIMH, USA

2. Neurocognitive testing – Dr. Thomas Marcotte - HNRC, San Diego, USA

3. The Romanian Pediatric Cohort 25 years – Dr Mariana Mardarescu – INBI “Matei Bals”, Bucharest, Romania

4. Romanian National Neurocognitive Screening Program – Prof Adrian Streinu Cercel & Psychologist Odette Chirila - INBI “Matei Bals”, Bucharest, Romania

5. Prevalence of NCI in Netherlands – Dr. Judith Schouten, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Session 2 – Impact of ageing on the brain

1. Surveillance of children perinatally exposed to HIV. Interim results from The National Registry of pregnant women infected with HIV and of perinatally exposed children – Dr Mariana Mardarescu - INBI “Matei Bals”, Bucharest, Romania

2. Accelerated ageing in young adults infected with HIV since childhood? – Dr. Ruxandra Burlacu, Paris, France

3. Ageing and the HIV patient brain - a clinical perspective – Dr. Mike Youle, London, UK

4. HIV brain infection and Alzheimer’s disease: what is common, what is different? – Prof. Bogdan Popescu - “Colentina” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Session 3 – Short interventions from local investigators on NeuroAIDS / comorbidities topic

1. Incidence and risk factors for HIV-associated cognitive-motor complex in HIV/AIDS patients: Belgrade Cohort – Prof Gordana Dragovic, Belgrade, Serbia

2. Neuropsychological assessment in HIV/AIDS and its challenges in Galati County – Dr Manuela Arbune, Galati, Romania

3. Assessment of everyday functioning in young adults infected with HIV since childhood Psychologist – Anca Luca - “Victor Babes” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Session 4 – Clinical Cases session - Part 1

1. Dr Anna Piddubna – Kiev, Ukraine

2. Dr Alina Cibea – INBI “Matei Bals”, Bucharest, Romania

3. Dr Sime Zekan – Croatia

4. Dr Valeriu Gheorghita – INBI “Matei Bals”, Bucharest, Romania

Session 5 – Clinical Cases session –Part 2

2. Dr Kristaly Franciska-Margit – Tg. Mures, Romania

3. Dr Elif Tükenmez – Turkey

4. Dr Irina Ianache – “Victor Babes” Hospital Bucharest, Romania

Day 2 – October 6, 2015

Session 6 – Clinical Cases session - Part 3

1. Dr Nina Sincu – Tg. Mures, Romania

2. Dr Ioana Cociasu – “Colentina” Hospital Bucharest, Romania

3. Dr Ewa Pietraszkiewicz – Poland

4. Dr Luci Rotar – Timisoara, Romania

Session 7 – HIV is not lonely in the brain

1. PML old and new – Dr Paola Cinque, Milan, Italy

2. CNS IRIS - the evil side of cART? – Dr Ruxandra Moroti & Dr Adriana Hristea Bucharest INBI “Matei Bals”, Bals, Bucharest, Romania

3. Opportunistic infections in the era of cART - still a problem in resource-limited settings – Dr Cristiana Oprea - “Victor Babes” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

4. Challenges to HIV eradication in the brain – Prof Ronald Ellis - HNRC, USA

5. Latent Toxoplasma infection is associated with neurocognitive impairment in young adults with chronic HIV infection from Romania – Dr Luminita Ene - “Victor Babes” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Session 8 – Virology & brain pathology session

1. The cellular miRNA 29A expression as a potential marker for neurocognitive impairment in HIV infected patients – Prof Simona Ruta - IVN, Bucharest, Romania

2. CSF HIV Escape: Myth or Reality – Dr Ignacio Pérez Valero, Madrid Spain

3. HIV superinfection in IDU’s – Dr Simona Paraschiv - INBI “Matei Bals”, Romania

4. Brain vascular disease in the HAART era – Prof Cristian Achim - HNRC, San Diego, USA