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On the occasion of the World Patient Safety Day, Lene Ryom, the EACS Guidelines Coordinator, shared a short video message on the aim and structure of the European Guidelines for the treatment of PLWH in Europe and the new version 10.1.

Watch it here

The EACS European regional elections will run from 12 October until 3 November 2020. All European members who paid their membership fee before 25 September 2020 will be able to vote.

Each member can vote for candidates of their region with a maximum of 2 members from the same country. For Germany and United Kingdom, only one candidate from those countries can be elected.
We look forward to your participation. Your voice counts!

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WAVE would like advocate for an online resource on PrEP and women. From our experience, we know that broaching the topic of HIV risk with women can be challenging and an online platform might provide a useful tool for clinicians, especially for those less confident in discussing HIV. We are looking to work with groups who may already be providing online tools for women seeking PrEP or which can augment healthcare services seeking to support women at risk of HIV acquisition.

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22 October 2020

This year, the Standard of Care for HIV and Coinfections in Europe will be organised as a hybrid event. It will consist of plenaries and workshops. The main topics are:  

-Data from standards of care initiatives – Analysis and debate

-HIV and COVID-19 coinfection

-Barriers to PrEP delivery

-HIV and comorbidities – Implementing services for the ageing HIV-infected individual 

The meeting will start on 22 October and is on invitation only.

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We are looking for a Junior Project and Communications Coordinator (m/f/x, full time). The Junior Project and Communications Coordinator assists the Executive Secretary in the management of multiple projects and the association’s communication. The Junior Project and Communications Coordinator will work under the direct supervision of the Executive Secretary in an assistant capacity. This position is available starting now.

You can find all the information on the position and how to apply here.

(APPLICATION CLOSED!)

23-25 September 2020

EACS will present a session entitled HIV and COVID-19: what have we learned? at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID) which will take place online from 23-25 September 2020. The session will cover all aspects of COVID-19. It is chaired by Dr Ann Sullivan and Prof. Antonella d'Arminio Monforte.

Details of the session

5-8 October 2020

Come and visit the EACS booth at the virtual HIV Glasgow 2020 conference taking place from 5-8 October 2020. Find out about the new EACS Guidelines update from v10.0 to v10.1 and more on the EACS activities.
Visit us at any time!

Visit the website to get more information.

14-18 September 2020

This workshop is an on-line advanced continuing medical education course for Ukrainian specialists involved in treatment, care and support of women living with HIV: infectious disease doctors, gynecologists, pediatricians.
The programme includes update on HIV treatment, decision-making paradigms and evidence-based practice in women-related topics.
It will take place online from 14-18 September 2020.
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