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THE VANCOUVER SUMMIT - LEADING BY EXAMPLE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
Background
The second Global Experts Summit, entitled “Leading by Example in the Public Health Approach to ART,” was held in Vancouver, Canada from February 11 – 13, 2009. The goal of this summit was to develop expert consensus on research needed to optimize the individual and societal benefits of the public health approach to delivering ART.
The specific objectives of the summit were to:
- Evaluate and build consensus on the most scientific data on ART with a focus on initiation, optimization, monitoring and delivery
- Identify additional research required to learn how to maximize the preventative benefit of ART
- Identify key actions by each partner to strengthen human and financial investment in capacity-building and implementation of a robust operations research agenda
Final summary and recommendations
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Presentations
Theme I: Maximizing the Positive Impact of ART on Prevention
 | | Keynote Presentation: “Exploring Universal Voluntary HIV Testing and Immediate ART as a Potential Strategy”
Dr. Reuben Granich
Medical Officer in the Department of HIV/AIDS
World Health Organization
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Theme II: ART Initiation
 | | Keynote Presentation: “When to Start?”
Dr. Julio Montaner
President of the International AIDS Society
Professor of Medicine and Chair, AIDS Research
University of British Columbia
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Theme III: Optimization of ART Drug Regimens
 | | Keynote Presentation: “Optimization of ART Drug Regimens”
Dr. Pedro Cahn
Director
Fundación Huésped, Argentina
Former President of the International AIDS Society
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Theme IV: Monitoring of ART (CD4, Viral Load, Adherence, Resistance)
 | | Keynote Presentation: “Monitoring ART in Resource Limited Settings”
Dr. Elly Katabira
Associate Dean for AIDS Research
Department of Medicine, Makerere University
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Theme V: Programme Implementation and Health System Strengthening
 | | Keynote Presentation: “Bridging the HIV Implementation Gap: A Path to Health Systems Strengthening” (via videoconference)
Dr. Jim Yong Kim
Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health
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Industry Session: The Industry Perspective on ART-related Operations Research
Keynote Presentation: “Industry Perspective: Current Strategies, Knowledge Gaps and Barriers in Delivering ART using the Public Health Approach”
Rob Dintruff
Director, Commercial Development
Abbott
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“Operations Research Agenda: Innovation & Collaboration – What Can Industry Bring to the Table?”
Patricia Doykos
Director
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
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For More Information:
Background Document
English | French
Agenda
English | French
List of Participants
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