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On 13 April, EACS released a multi-partner statement urging nations across Europe to provide easily accessible, high-quality HIV care for displaced people from Ukraine living with HIV.

This was in conjunction with a protocol for standardized management and data sharing for people displaced from Ukraine living with HIV also released today. This was developed by the World Health Organisations European Office, in partnership with the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS), the WHO Collaborating Centre at the Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity and Infections (CHIP), the Euroguidelines in Central and Eastern Europe (ECEE) network group and the Public Health Centre, MOH, Ukraine.

The statement is now available in Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovak.  

Read the full statement

Under the umbrella of the EACS Medical Exchange Programme, SCEP aims at promoting clinical, research and educational links between centres across Europe and facilitating exchange of models of clinical care in HIV medicine and allied specialities.

Fellows will have the opportunity to visit an EACS Clinical/Research Excellence Center (CREC) specialised in HIV medicine for a period of 2 to 4 weeks. There will also be an opportunity for the CREC to nominate a member of its team for a reciprocal visit for the same period of time and with the same financial rules.

Learn more and apply today. 

We would like to congratulate our Governing Board member, Professor Jens Lundgren on his appointment to Knight of the Order of Dannebrog by Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark, on her Birthday Honours list on 16 April. 

This is an amazing and a richly-deserved achievement.

MOOC will review different aspects of HIV infection: from its biological origin and its identification as the causative agent of AIDS, to the current epidemiology, advances in knowledge about viral persistence and host immune responses, vaccine candidates, strategies of eradication, and community perspectives by international experts in the respective fields. 

People can enroll until 4 May 2022 and the course is available until 10 May 2022. 

Learn more. 

For World Health Day on 7 April, we spoke with Dr Juan Ambrosioni, the new EACS Guidelines Coordinator:

"The ultimate aim of EACS and EACS Guidelines is to reduce the HIV burden across Europe and improve the quality of life of people living with HIV. The EACS Guidelines should not be seen as a replacement of other sources of information. Instead, the Guidelines consist of a single document that highlights essential knowledge required for managing all HIV-related topics."

Read the full article.

EACS is looking for an Administrative Assistant (m/f/x, part time) to provide support to the Executive Secretary.

The position is available on 25 April 2022.

The Administrative Assistant provides support to the Executive Secretary to ensure the efficient operation of the association.

Click here to see the full job description.

The successful candidate will join a dedicated team in a pleasant working environment. The position provides an opportunity for professional development in a multicultural and stimulating environment. We offer a salary according to experience and profile under CP329.03.

Please apply and send your CV and cover letter in English (not more than 2 pages) to Joëlle Verluyten, Executive Secretary at applications_at_eacsociety.org.

Please note that only applicants who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of the recruitment will be contacted.

The 15th edition of the International Symposium on Neuropsychiatry & HIV will take place in hybrid format on 11,12 and 13 May, 2022. 

This Symposium has a practical focus on the diagnosis and treatment of the psychiatric and neuropsychological aspects of HIV-infected patients,
The Symposium will discuss the topics that may be of special interest to HIV professionals: Risk behavior, Factors of vulnerability in HIV (people at risk) and risks of HIV infection in the brain. 

Learn more and register. 

WEEPI is launching an extraordinary call for proposals aimed at supporting clinical or implementation projects focusing on provision of HIV, viral hepatitis or tuberculosis related care for people from Ukraine who have either remained in the country or left their home to a neighboring country as a consequence of the conflict. The call will seek to support projects documenting generalisable results and lessons learned for the provision of care in similar emergency situations.

Proposals from the following countries are eligible: Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine.

Learn more.