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EACS produces the European Guidelines for the treatment of people living with HIV. The English version is regularly updated by the guidelines panels. The new version 12.1 will be available from online Monday, 11 November.

We are excited to announce that the 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) will take place from 15-18 October 2025, in the iconic city of Paris. This marks a special occasion as we return to Paris, which last hosted the conference 33 years ago.

The city holds historical significance in the fight against HIV, having been the location where the first Declaration on Fast-Track Cities to End the HIV Epidemic was signed on World AIDS Day in 2014.

Under the theme, "From Science to Implementation," EACS 2025 will emphasise the importance of translating cutting-edge scientific advancements into effective solutions to the ongoing HIV epidemic, with the aim of ending AIDS by 2030.

Dear EACS member,

You are cordially invited to the EACS General Assembly scheduled on Monday, 18 November 2024 from 16:00-17:00 CET. The meeting will be conducted via an online video conference.

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Join the 21st ECDC/EACS webinar on the mpox outbreak! 

The experts will cover the current outbreak, discuss different perspectives and next steps. 

The programme is now available:

1. Rapid regional mobile laboratory response and genomic monkeypox virus (MPXV) surveillance in seven East African Community partner states, August 2024: preparedness activities for the ongoing outbreak –Published in Eurosurveillance 29 August –LINK to paper(Florian Gehre –Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany & East African Community Secretariat (EAC), Arusha, Tanzania –10 min)
2. Mpox in Pregnancy —Risks, Vertical Transmission, Prevention, and Treatment –Published 28 August 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine –LINK to paper(Jean B. Nachega –Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; and Professor Extraordinary of Medicine at Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa –10 min)
3. Sex Workers and the mpox response in Africa –Published in the Journal of Infectious diseases 29 August –LINK to paper(Isaac OlusholaOgunkola–Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom –10 min)
4. MVA mpox vaccine: to boost or not to boost?" (Olivier Epaulard–Infectious diseases, Grenoble University Hospital, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France; ESCMID Vaccine Study Group (EVASG) –10 min)
5. What do we know about natural immunity and post vaccine infections -SHARE-net collaborative? (Chloe Orkin –Queen Mary University of London, Director SHARE Research Collaborative for health equity –10 min)

Date: Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Time: 15:00-16:30 CEST

Click here to join.

Join the 20th ECDC/EACS webinar on the mpox outbreak! 

The experts will cover the current outbreak, discuss different perspectives and next steps. 

Date: 4 September 2024

Time: 15:00-16:30 CEST

Link to join here.

Following the last release of the ECDC "Rapid Risk Assessment on mpox" last Friday, 16 August, ECDC and EACS are organising a new mpox webinar.

Date & time: Wednesday, 21 August 2024 15:00-16:30 CEST

Tentative agenda:

• WHO/Africa CDC – situation update (10 min)
• ECDC risk assessment (10 min)
• Update from Swedish State Epidemiologist (Magnis Gisslén – 10 min)
• Colin Brown (UKHSA/Royal Free) and Adesola Yinka (NCDC/UCL - 10 min)
• Panel reflections (30 min)
  • Chloe Orkin
  • Alex Garner
  • Will Nutland (TBD)

Click here to join the webinar.

The next PentaTr@ining: ‘Viral Hepatitis in Children’ kicks off on 7 October and will run until 13 December on Penta's online training platform.

The course consists of interactive clinical cases with animations and voice narrations, lively discussion forums, live Q&A webinars and a wealth of further educational resources. Moreover, the course is a unique networking opportunity for participants, with the chance to engage with a wide range of delegates and leading experts from around the globe.

Click here for more information and to register.

The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) is happy to announce the opening of the process for our upcoming regional elections.

Applications are open from 25 July to 19 August 2024 and will not be accepted after 19 August 18:00 CEST. 

Click here for more information and to submit your candidacy.