Satellite Symposium: Transfer of HIV Diagnostic and Monitoring Technology to the Resource-Poor Setting [International Conference on AIDS (14th: 2002: Barcelona, Spain)]

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Transfer of HIV Diagnostic and Monitoring Technology
to the Resource-Poor Setting
Sunday, July 7, 2002
s6:00oo-19:00oo
Auditorium CaixaForum
While there has been tremendous progress in the delivery and implementation of
antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected individuals in various resource-poor settings, the lack
of access to diagnostic monitoring remains
an issue for most resource-poor countries.
Standard technologies used to determine Agenda
CD4+ cell counts and viral load are not 16:00oo - 16:30 Refreshments
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16:50 - 17:2o0

SForum for CoI IIllaborative HIV Research
Forum for Collaborative HIV Research

This symposium focuses on the latest
developments in CD4+ and viral load
assays that may be appropriate for use in
resource resource-poor settings and offers
an opportunity to discuss how and where
diagnostic monitoring tests can be
implemented in the developing world.
4,. AIDS 2002~
Barcelona
XIV INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE
JULY 7-12 2002

Technology Transfer:

Why it's necessary on the ground
Why it's necessary as part of the WHO
Antiretroviral Guidelines
WHO's perspective-the HIV/AIDS
Diagnostic Support Project
Summary of Findings: Forum for
Collaborative HIV Research's expert
working groups on alternative
methodologies for CD4+ cell count
and HIV viral load monitoring
Roundtable Discussion

17:20 - 18:0oo0
18:00oo - 19:0oo0