YRG CARE's 5th Chennai ART Symposium (CART'2011)

[Guest guest]

YRG CARE is a non-profit medical and research institution in Chennai which

provides medical care for more than 15,000 persons with HIV disease. Currently

more than 7500 persons are receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy at

YRGCARE

YRG CARE conducts several clinical, epidemiological, psychosocial and biomedical

research studies in collaboration with National Institutes of Health-US; Brown

University, RI; University of California-San Diego, Tufts University, MA; s

Hopkins University, MD; Stanford University, CA; University of California-San

Francisco, CA; Emory University, GA; Rush University, IL; McFarlane Institute,

Melbourne; Karolinska institute, Sweden; Tuberculosis Research Centre/ICMR;

National AIDS Research Institute/ICMR; Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai; Ragas Dental

College, Chennai and University of Madras. YRG CARE is one of the clinical

research site for Therapeutics Clinical Trials of ACTG/NIH and Prevention Trials

of HPTN/NIH

YRGCARE has an Infectious Diseases laboratory which is quality assured by

CAP,UKNEQAS,NRL,VQA, WHO, NIH and accredited by NABL. The laboratory has

facilities to do HIV diagnosis, assays for opportunistic infection diagnosis, a

Mycobacterial lab with Bactec facilities, facilities for CD4 cell count, HIV RNA

quantitation and HIV genotyping. YRGCARE laboratory also carries out basic

science research and is the regional HIV genotyping laboratory for National

Institutes of Health, USA

YRG CARE has contributed more than 175 original scientific manuscripts to HIV

Medicine

· To provide the latest clinical update on the management of HIV

disease.

· To update the practicing clinicians on the current concept of

antiretroviral therapeutics, newer drugs, resistance and toxicities.

This symposium is focused to deliver current updates on

Pathogenesis of HIV disease

Principles of Antiretroviral therapy

Updates on

- When to start?

- What to start?

- When to switch?

- What to switch?

Toxicities of antiretrovirals

Immune Reconstitution Syndrome

Drug Resistance

- Principles In Drug Resistance

- Genotyping

- Interpretation of results

Management of Treatment Experienced patients

New Drugs and Targets

HIV & TB

HBV, HCV co-infection

HIV & HPV

HIV and Ageing

Antiretrovirals in Prevention and Vaccines

Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy

Management of Adolescent and Pediatric HIV infection

HIV Medication Adherence

Psychosocial and behavioral changes

Cost Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy

Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV infection

Objectives of the Symposium

To provide the latest clinical update on the management of HIV

disease.

To update the practicing clinicians on the current concept of antiretroviral

therapeutics, newer drugs, resistance and toxicities.

Invited International Faculty

Dr. Constance A Benson - University of California, San Diego, USA

Dr. Del Rio, Emory University, Atlanta, USA

Dr. Charlie Gilks- UNAIDS, New Delhi

Dr. Farthing, Merck, Hong Kong

Dr. Davey - University of California, San Diego, USA

Dr. Ian Sanne- University of Witswatersrand, Johannesburgh,South Africa

Dr Villicianm VIRCO, Brussels, Belgium

Dr Tashima-Brown University, Providence , USA

Dr. Mayer - Brown University, Providence,USA

Dr. Freedberg - Harvard University,Boston, USA

Dr. Ekstrand - University of California,San Francisco,USA

Dr. Rami Kantor - Brown University, Providence, USA

Dr. T Schooley - University of California, San Diego, USA

Dr. Letendre - University of California, San Diego, USA

Dr. Shruti Mehta-s Hopkins University, USA

Dr. Cu-Uvin - Brown University, Providence, USA

Dr. Vinod Diwan - Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

National Faculty

Dr. Atul Patel - IID,Ahmedabad.

Dr. Anita Shet - St.s Medical College,Bangalore

Dr. P.Balakrishnan - YRGCARE,VHS,Chennai

Dr. N.Kumarasamy - YRGCARE,VHS,Chennai

Dr. Ramesh Paranjeppe - NARI,Pune

Dr. Raman Gangakedhkar - NARI,Pune

Dr. B.B.Rewari - NACO, New Delhi

Dr. Sanjay Pujari - lID, Pune

Dr. K.Sathish - Wokardt Hospital, Bangalore

Dr. Srikanth Tripathy - NARI, Pune

Dr. Suniti - YRGCARE,VHS,Chennai

Dr. Sunil - YRGCARE,Chennai

Dr. SP.Thyagarajan-SRMC, Chennai

Who should attend?-Clinicians involved or interested in HIV care and

researchers.

Date : 8th and 9th January’2011

Venue: Hotel GRT Grand days, T Nagar, Chennai

Registration fee Rs.1 500/‑ for regular delegates,

Rs.750/- Students (with identity cards)

The registration fee includes lunch and symposium materials.

For online registration

<http://cartonline.yrgcare.in>

Patron:

Dr. Suniti

Director, YRGCARE

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Contact

Organizing Chair

Dr. N Kumarasamy

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Organizing Secretary

AK Ganesh

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Logistics Coordinators:

Ms. Annie Zachariah

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Ms. Jabin Sharma

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Ms. Kavitha Balaji

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YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education

Voluntary Health Services, Taramani,

Chennai 600113 India

Tel: 044 39106663, 39106810 Fax: 22542939

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