HIV Summer School

The HIV Summer School is a 4-day residential course designed for clinicians involved in HIV management who wish to deepen their knowledge about all aspects of HIV medicine and research methodology. 

This year, the course took place from 6-9 September 2022 in Bordeaux, France. 

The course is delivered by an experienced faculty of key opinion leaders in the fields of HIV clinical care and research. Teaching is based around a combination of plenary sessions, which provide updates on the recent advances in HIV clinical science and a general introduction to clinical research methodology, and interactive small working groups led by faculty members. 

For the latter, participants opt to enroll either for Module A (research methodology), which provides an opportunity to delve more deeply into the complexities of developing a research proposal, or Module B (clinical care) which provides extensive opportunities to build knowledge on specific clinical aspects of antiretroviral therapy/resistance, HIV prevention, HIV co-infections, opportunistic infections and co-morbidities. 

A maximum of 70 participants were accepted. 

Applicants must be physicians or clinical scientists working in infectious diseases and/or HIV. They are selected on the basis of an online application form demonstrating close involvement in the HIV field, a CV and a letter of support from their current Head of Department. Applicants must demonstrate a good command of English. Applicants enrolling in Module A must also demonstrate a clear interest in and commitment to undertaking clinical research.

Participants who attended the HIV Summer School online in 2020 and 2021 might apply for the 2022 edition in Bordeaux.

A moderate fee of EUR 300 is charged which covers registration and accommodation (payment is due on confirmation of a place in the course). Note that the participation fee is "free of bank charges". A limited number of scholarships are available to applicants from low-and middle-income countries. 

Download the Scientific Programme

Eligibility criteria

Plenaries synopses

Download the report

Applications are closed

Educational objectives 

After attending the HIV Summer School all participants will be able to: 

• Apply in-depth knowledge and current understanding of the pathophysiology of HIV, co-infections, drug treatments, and co-morbidities to the management of patients living with HIV or HIV prevention
• Identify the most commonly used study designs used in HIV medical research studies and list their advantages and disadvantages 
• Interpret the results of published hypothesis tests and critically appraise the methodology used in their generation 
• Understand the principles of writing abstracts/full papers and critically evaluate published papers

Participants attending the clinical workshops will be able to: 

• Formulate investigation and management plans for a wide range of clinical presentations 
• Appraise evidence-based for the optimal management of antiretroviral therapy and complications, viral resistance, opportunistic infections, co-infections and co-morbidities. 

Participants attending the research workshops will be able to: 

• Understand the principles of developing a scientific abstract and a full manuscript of a clinical research project 
• Critically appraise published papers. 

Steering Committee 

Dr Sanjay Bhagani, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust and University College, United Kingdom 

Prof. Dominique Costagliola, UMR_S 1136 INSERM and Sorbonne University, UPMC University, France 

Prof. Stéphane De Wit, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Belgium 

Prof. Christine Katlama (Chair), Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, France 

Dr Nicola Mackie, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, United Kingdom 

Prof. Caroline Sabin, University College London, United Kingdom