Pre-educational Course

The pre-educational course is a very popular one-day event held immediately prior to the biennial European AIDS Conference. The focus is on providing practical clinical skills and advice.

The style has evolved over the years from didactic lectures to the use of contemporary case studies followed by an explanatory talk. The subject matter is continually updated to reflect emerging trends.

Once the course content is approved by the EACS, a broad team of junior and senior doctors is mobilised. They take part by either presenting a case study or by providing subject overviews. The presentations are honed to deliver a compelling mix of interesting topics with relevant clinical messages. The course typically attracts around 400 participants.

In 2023, the pre-educational course took place in Warsaw before the 19th European AIDS Conference. The Course was chaired by Tristan Barber, Laura Waters and Jose Bernardino. A combination of short lectures and case-based teaching from speakers across Europe covered the following topics:

Achieving zero by 2023: Approaches to HIV testing
HIV and HPV – where are we in 2023?
PrEP practicalities: managing complexity with limited options
Advances in HIV cure
Using novel antiretrovirals novel strategies wisely

Click here to see the programme.

In 2021, the pre-educational course took place in London before the 18th European AIDS Conference in a hybrid format. The Course was chaired by Tristan Barber Annemarie Wensing and Laura Waters. It was aimed primarily at doctors in training or those at an early stage of their career, although all were welcome. A combination of short lectures and case-based teaching from speakers across Europe covered the following topics:

- Covid 19 and HIV

- Inflammation in HIV

- Heart failure, new drugs, DDIs

- Dermatological malignancies

- Women and breastfeeding

Click here to see the programme

In 2019, the pre-educational course, chaired by Tristan Barber and Laura Waters, was held before the 17th European AIDS Conference in Basel, Switzerland on November 6 from 09:30 to 16:00. It covered the following topics:

- Chem sex: East and West

- Non-AIDS respiratory issues

- Dermatology in the modern era of HIV

- Zzzzzzz: Sleep issues beyond efavirenz

- Using new ARVs in real life

It concluded with a session delivered by the EACS Young Investigators Network (YING).

In 2017, the pre-educational course took place prior to the 16th European AIDS Conference (Milan, Italy), on Wednesday, October 25, and was chaired by Tristan Barber, Laura Waters, and Mike Youle.