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Workshop Overview

For the last four years we have developed and taught on over 17 highly successful CPD approved Workshops in HIV resistance and clinical pharmacology, having had more than 500 delegates attend and rating the course content very highly.

In 2007 we plan to commence a new series of workshops. The number of Workshops will stay the same, five and retain the duration and content of each Workshop at 12 hours each. Feedback has been that delegates appreciated the extra time to discuss more case studies in greater detail. The introduction of interactive handsets had allowed more interaction, and made learning an easier task. As a result delegate feedback shows an in-depth understanding of the options for HIV treatment management.

Workshop Content

The course serves as forum for education and discussion around the current thinking and practice in the drug management of patients with HIV. The course concentrates specifically on HIV drug resistance and clinical pharmacology as it relates to HIV therapeutics.

These new workshops will be run as an academic education association : ID Education led by Professor Clive Loveday and Dr Steve Taylor, with constantly updated and revised materials to provide greater emphasis on clinical care and interactive learning.

The Workshop content will feature:

• An introduction to the basic concepts of HIV drug resistance; its background and impact on treatment decisions.

• Interactive clinical cases, demonstrating principles learned, will be conducted after each didactic lecture to aid learning.

• A demonstration of web based resources available for resistance interpretation

• Pharmacological principles guiding HIV therapeutics.

• The “how’s and why’s” of using boosted protease inhibitor regimens.

• Predicting and avoiding negative drug interactions.

• A demonstration of web based resources available to predict pharmacological drug interactions.

• In depth case discussions covering the current treatment dilemmas faced by HIV physicians.

• How to utilise resistance and pharmacology in clinical practice to optimise patient care.

• Invited “guest clinicians” to presents real life case studies or “hot topics”.

• The resistance and PK of new and investigational drugs.

• Cases studies demonstrating how these new agents may be best used in clinical practice.

Your contribution on the course will be encouraged through interaction using case studies and novel learning technologies. CPD has been applied for and a certificate of attendance will be available.

Workshop Dates for 2008

The number of places available is limited to 30 places to aid interaction and learning. Should you or a department colleague wish to attend, we advise that places are booked at the earliest opportunity, as allocation will be on a first come, first served basis.

Workshop Fees

There is a £200 fee for this one and a half day, interactive course, which includes 10 to 12 hours of course content, workbooks and other course materials, all refreshments and meals including dinner on day one. Overnight accommodation is not offered as part of the registration fee as there is a choice of hotels on offer, allowing the delegate to choose to suit different budgets. The course is subsidised thanks to the unrestricted educational grants donated by Abbott, BI, BMS, Gilead, GSK, Merck, Janssen-Cilag, Pfizer and Roche who have kindly agreed to underwrite the costs as part of their ongoing commitment to HIV education.

Should a place be reserved and the delegate unable to attend, the organiser should be notified two full weeks prior to the course; otherwise no refund is available

Attending the Worshops

To attend one of the workshops please download an application form then complete and return. All places will be confirmed (subject to availability) in writing and a full programme with directions will be sent to you two weeks before the meeting.

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