Final Programme - BHIVA

FINAL PROGRAMME 

BHIVA AUTUMN CONFERENCE 

including 

CHIVA Parallel Sessions 

7–8 October 2010 

QUEEN ELIZABETH II CONFERENCE CENTRE 

LONDON 

preceded by 

Third Annual BHIVA Conference 

for the Management of HIV/Hepatitis Co-infection 

1300–1730 Wednesday 6 October 2010 

One Great George Street Conference Centre, London 

www.bhiva.org 

15 CPD Credits 

Reference No: 

58786

Q U E E N E L I Z A B E T H I I C O N F E R E N C E C E N T R E 

Front cover images kindly provided by Derek Langley (©2007 www.darknessandlight.co.uk) Publication date: September 2010 

C O N T E N T S 

BHIVA Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Programme Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11 

CHIVA Parallel Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,13 

Satellite Symposia and Sponsors’ Lunchtime Workshops . . . 14 

Sponsors and Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Conference Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,17 

Travel Contacts and Forthcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Exhibition Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22–26 

Badges must be worn at all times in order to gain access to the lecture theatre, exhibition and dining areas 

V E N U E S 

BHIVA HIV/Hepatitis Conference . . . . . . One Great George Street Conference Centre, London SW1P 3AA 

Lecture Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Godfrey Mitchell Theatre Lower Ground Floor 

Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remic Room, Lower Ground Floor 

BHIVA Autumn Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QEII Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE 

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sanctuary Foyer, Ground Floor 

Lecture Theatre (all BHIVA sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fleming Room, Third Floor 

Lunchtime Parallel Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abbey Room & Henry Moore Room, Fourth Floor 

Satellite Symposia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fleming Room, Third Floor 

Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Britten Lounge and Whittle Room, Third Floor 

Lunch and Refreshments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Britten Lounge and Whittle Room, Third Floor 

Speakers’ Presentation Preview Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Long Room, Third Floor 

Drinks Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Britten Lounge, Third Floor 

CHIVA Parallel Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QEII Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE 

Lecture Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westminster Suite, Fourth Floor 

15 CPD Credits Unique reference number: 58786 

BHIVA Conference Organiser 

Mediscript Ltd · 1 Mountview Court · 310 Friern Barnet Lane · London N20 0LD 

Tel: 020 8369 5380 Fax: 020 8446 9194 E-mail: bhiva@bhiva.org Web: www.bhiva.org Reg Charity No: 1056354 

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Executive Committee 

Officers 

Chair 

Dr IG Williams 

University College London Medical School 

Honorary Secretary 

Dr AR Freedman 

Cardiff University School of Medicine 

Honorary Treasurer 

Dr D Asboe 

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London 

Members 

Prof J Anderson 

Homerton University Hospital, London 

Prof M Bower 


Dr D Churchill 

Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton 

Dr S Das 

Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital 

Dr A de Ruiter 

St Thomas’ Hospital, London 

Dr MJ Fisher 


Prof BG Gazzard 


Dr PC Gupta 

Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby 

Dr RB Kulasegaram 


Prof C Leen 

Western General Hospital, Edinburgh 

Dr MR Nelson 


Dr ELC Ong 

Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle 

Dr C Orkin 

St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London 

Dr AJ Palfreeman 

Leicester Royal Infirmary 

Ms S Petretti 

UK Community Advisory Board 

Dr AL Pozniak 


Dr EGL Wilkins 

North Manchester General Hospital 


B H I V A C O M M I T T E E S 

Hepatitis Working Group (BHWG) 

Executive Panel 

Dr Kosh Agarwal 

Invited Representative 

Dr Gary Brook 


Mr Robert James 

Patient Representative 

Dr Ranjababu Kulasegaram 

Vice Chair 

Prof Clifford Leen 

BHIVA Executive Committee member 

Dr Mark Nelson 

Chair 

Dr Ed Wilkins 


Conferences Subcommittee 

Prof Jane Anderson 


Dr David Asboe 

BHIVA Honorary Treasurer 

Prof Mark Bower 


Dr David Chadwick 


Dr Sat Das 


Prof Brian Gazzard 




Prof Clifford Leen 

BHIVA Education and Scientific Subcommittee Chair 

Prof Sebastian Lucas 




Dr Chloe Orkin 


Dr Adrian Palfreeman 


Ms Silvia Petretti 

Patient Representative 

Dr Anton Pozniak 

BHIVA Autumn Conference 2010 Local Host 

Dr Kate Schroeder 

BHIVA Annual Conference 2011 Local Host 

Dr Ed Wilkins 

Chair 



Tel: 020 8369 5380 Fax: 020 8446 9194 E-mail: bhiva@bhiva.org Web: www.bhiva.org Reg Charity No: 1056354


P R O G R A M M E S U M M A R Y 

W E D N E S D A Y 6 O C T O B E R 

1300–1600 

Third Annual BHIVA Conference for the Management of 

HIV/Hepatitis Co-infection 

Registration and exhibition open 

1300–1350 Lunch 

1350–1400 Welcome Address 

1400–1530 Plenary Session 1 

1530–1600 Afternoon tea 

1600–1730 Plenary Session 2 

1730 Close 

T H U R S D A Y 7 O C T O B E R 

0815–1830 

BHIVA Autumn Conference 

Registration and exhibition open 

0855–0900 Welcome Address 

0900–1000 Abbott Ltd Satellite Symposium 

1000–1030 BHIVA Invited Lecture 1 

1030–1100 Morning coffee 

1100–1200 BHIVA Plenary Session 1 

1200–1230 BHIVA Foundation Lecture 

1230–1430 Lunch 

1235–1320 BHIVA Lunchtime Workshops 1 and 2 

1330–1430 Janssen Lunchtime Workshop 

1430–1530 Interactive Symposium: BHIVA Guidelines 

1530–1600 BHIVA Audit Session 



1730–1830 ViiV Healthcare UK Ltd Satellite Symposium 

1830–1930 Drinks Reception 

F R I D A Y 8 O C T O B E R 

BHIVA Autumn Conference CHIVA Parallel Sessions 

0830–1630 Registration and exhibition open 

0900–1000 Gilead Sciences Ltd Satellite Symposium 

1000–1030 CHIVA Plenary Lecture 

1030–1100 Morning coffee Parallel Session 1 

1100–1230 BHIVA Best Practice Management Session 

1230–1250 BHIVA Annual General Meeting 

1230–1400 Lunch 

1255–1355 BHIVA Lunchtime Workshops 3 and 4 

1400–1500 BHIVA Community Symposium Parallel Session 2 

1500–1600 BHIVA Plenary Session 3 Parallel Session 3 


1630–1730 MSD Ltd Satellite Symposium 

1730–1800 Brian Gazzard Lectureship in HIV Medicine Parallel Session 4 

1800 Close CHIVA Dinner 





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W E D N E S D A Y 6 O C T O B E R 

THIRD ANNUAL BHIVA CONFERENCE FOR THE 

MANAGEMENT OF HIV/HEPATITIS CO-INFECTION 

√ All sessions will be held in the Godfrey Mitchell Theatre at One Great George Street Conference Centre ® 


1300–1350 Lunch 

1350–1400 Welcome Address by the Chair of the BHIVA Hepatitis Working Group 



Plenary Session 1 

Chair: Dr Ranjababu Kulasegaram 


1400–1445 Hepatitis C: what we can do whilst awaiting new drugs 

Dr Janice Main 

Imperial College London 

1445–1530 New drugs for hepatitis C 

Dr Yves Benhamou 

Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France 


Plenary Session 2 

Chair: Dr Ed Wilkins 


1600–1630 Hepatitis D: when and how to test 

Dr Philip Harrison 

King’s College London 

1630–1700 Hepatitis E: an emerging issue in HIV 

Dr Harry Dalton 

Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Truro, Cornwall 

1700–1730 Panel discussion 

1730 Summary and Close 


P R O G R A M M E 

Sponsored by 

Additional support from 








√ All sessions will be held in the Fleming Room, Third Floor, QEII Conference Centre unless otherwise stated ® 


0855–0900 Welcome Address by the Chair of the British HIV Association 

Dr Ian Williams 


Please refer to page 14 for a full programme of Satellite Symposia and sponsors’ Lunchtime Workshops 


1000–1030 BHIVA Invited Lecture 1 

Chair: Dr Anton Pozniak 



CNS penetration effectiveness score: what does it mean? 

Dr Alan Winston 

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London 


Reducing transmission: where now? 

Chairs: Dr Duncan Churchill 


Chairs: Dr Adrian Palfreeman 

Leicester Royal Infirmary 

1100–1130 The HIV ‘test and treat’ movement: the details really matter, and now 

Professor Myron Cohen 

University of North Carolina, USA 

1130–1200 Drug penetration into the genital tract: implications for HIV transmission 

Dr Steve Taylor 

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital 

1200–1230 BHIVA Foundation Lecture 

Chair: Professor Clifford Leen 

Western General Hospital, Edinburgh 

HIV treatment and traditional risk factors: where is the equipoise? 

Professor Jens Lundgren 

University of Copenhagen, Denmark 

1230–1430 Lunch and Lunchtime Workshops 





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1235–1320 BHIVA Lunchtime Workshop 1 Abbey Room, Fourth Floor 

(Lunchpacks will be provided) 

Clinico-pathological case presentations 

Fatal CD8 T-cell encephalitis in stable treated HIV patients: a new syndrome! 

Liver disease in HIV: unusual case examples and a complete classification 

Professor Sebastian Lucas 


1235–1320 BHIVA Lunchtime Workshop 2 


Malignancies in HIV 

Professor Mark Bower 

Henry Moore Room, Fourth Floor 


Dr Silvia Montoto 

Barts and The London NHS Trust 

1330–1430 Janssen Lunchtime Workshop Abbey Room, Fourth Floor 

1430–1530 BHIVA Interactive Guidelines Session 

Chairs: Dr Annemiek de Ruiter 


Chairs: Dr Andrew Freedman 


1430-1450 Treating women with HIV in the UK 

Professor Jane Anderson 


1450–1505 Routine investigation and monitoring of adult HIV-1-infected individuals 

Dr David Asboe 


1505–1530 Breastfeeding/pregnancy in HIV-positive women 

Dr Graham Taylor 

Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary‘s, London 

1530–1600 BHIVA Audit Session 

Chair: Professor Margaret Johnson 

Royal Free Hospital, London 


Paediatric aspects of adult care: testing children and adolescent transition 

Dr Hilary Curtis 

BHIVA Audit coordinator 








The role of the GP in HIV care 

Chairs: Dr David Asboe 


Chairs: Dr Ian Williams 


1630–1650 A general practice perspective 

Dr Ewen Stewart 

General Practitioner, Edinburgh 

1650–1710 A patient perspective 

Ms Angelina Namiba 

Positively UK 



1830–1930 Drinks Reception 





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√ All sessions will be held in the Fleming Room, Third Floor, QEII Conference Centre unless otherwise stated ® 




Chair: Dr Paddy McMaster 

University Hospital of North Staffordshire 


Moving forward with transitional care 

Dr José Tomás Ramos Amador 

University of Madrid, Spain 

1100–1230 BHIVA Best Practice Management Session 

Chairs: Dr Sat Das 

Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital 

Chairs: Dr Ranjababu Kulasegaram 


1100–1130 Hepatic steatosis 

Dr Jacqueline Capeau 

INSERM, Paris, France 

1130–1200 Diabetes 

Dr Stephane De Wit 

St Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium 

1200–1230 Renal dysfunction 

Professor Bruce Hendry 

King’s College London 


1230–1400 Lunch and Lunchtime Workshops 


Please refer to page 14 for a full programme of Satellite Symposia and sponsors’ Lunchtime Workshops 



Chair: Dr Sanjay Bhagani 

Royal Free Hospital, London 

Abbey Room, Fourth Floor 

Solid organ transplantation in HIV 

Dr Chris Taylor 











Chair: Dr Protap Gupta 

Henry Moore Room, Fourth Floor 

Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby 

HIV and the animal lover 

Dr Ed Wilkins 


1400–1500 BHIVA Community Symposium 

Positively Old 

Chairs: Professor Jane Anderson 


Chairs: Ms Silvia Petretti 

UK Community Advisory Board 

1400–1410 An HIV consultant’s perspective 

Dr Martin Fisher 


1410–1420 A geriatrician’s perspective 

Dr Peter Kroker 


1420–1430 A community perspective 

Mr Garry Brough 

Terrence Higgins Trust 



Who, where and how? 

Chairs: Professor Mark Bower 


Chairs: Dr Ed Ong 


1500–1530 Preventing tuberculosis: the value of chemoprophylaxis 

Dr Anton Pozniak 


1530–1600 Preventing anal cancer: the value of screening 

Dr Ross Cranston 

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA 



1730–1800 Brian Gazzard Lectureship in HIV Medicine 

Chair: Professor Brian Gazzard 


Interface between HIV and the immune system 

Professor Aine McKnight 

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry 

1800 Close by the Chair of the British HIV Association 

Dr Ian Williams 






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C H I V A P A R A L L E L S E S S I O N S 


Please read the CHIVA Parallel Sessions programme in conjunction with the BHIVA Autumn Conference programme 

C H I L D R E N ' S 

H I V A S S O C I A T I O N 

CHIVA PARALLEL SESSIONS 

√ Parallel sessions will be held in the Westminster Suite, Fourth Floor, QEII Conference Centre, unless otherwise stated ® 

TRANSITION STRATEGIES FOR KEEPING YOUNG PEOPLE HEALTHY 


Fleming Room, Third Floor (see page 14 for further details) 




Benjamin Britten Lounge and Whittle Room, Third Floor 

1045–1050 Welcome by the Chair of the Children’s HIV Association 

Dr Paddy McMaster 

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust 

Plenary Session 1: Research into adolescent care 

1050–1110 Chairs’ Introduction 

Dr Caroline Foster 


Dr Sarah Fidler 

Imperial School of Medicine at St Mary’s, London 

1110–1140 Transition models in other medical conditions 

Dr Joanna Begent 

Institute of Child Health, London 

1140–1200 BHIVA Audit report: Paediatric aspects of adult care: testing children and adolescent 

transition 

Dr Hilary Curtis 

BHIVA Audit Coordinator 

1200–1220 AALPHI Study 

Dr Ali Judd 

MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London 

1220–1240 PENPACT 1 and PENTA 16 and 18 studies 

Dr Hermione Lyall 


1240–1300 CHIVA/HYPNet adherence audit 

Miss Susan McDonald 



Fleming Room, Third Floor 

1300–1400 Lunch 

Benjamin Britten Lounge and Whittle Room, Third Floor 






C H I V A P A R A L L E L S E S S I O N S 


Plenary Session 2: Interventions in transition 

Chair: Dr Esse Menson 


1400–1415 Sexual health in adolescents 

Ms Catriona Ross 

Mortimer Market Centre, London 

1415–1430 Motivational interviewing 

Dr Graham Frize 


1430–1445 Transition services in STAR CHIN Network 

Miss Sheila Donaghy 

St George’s Hospital NHS Trust, London 

1445–1500 Antiretroviral choices for young people 

Dr Claire Robertson 


Mrs Kate Gandhi 



1515–1530 Refreshments 

Abbey Room, Fourth Floor 

Plenary Session 3: Examples of approaches to transitional care 

Chair: Dr Shelley Segal 

John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford 

1530–1600 Adherence strategies in Madrid 

Dr José Tomás Ramos Amador 

University of Madrid, Spain 

1600–1630 Transition services with small patient numbers 

Dr Karen Rogstad 

Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield 



Plenary Session 4: CHIVA policy on transition: the way forward 

Chair: Dr Fiona Thompson 

Northampton General Hospital 

1730–1805 Transitional care and the voluntary sector: a multidisciplinary approach 

Ms Jill Hellings 

Barnardos 

CHIVA Youth Committee Representatives 

1805–1825 Transition policies: models for large and small units 

Mrs Maria Dowie 

Leeds General Infirmary 

Dr Steve Welch 



1835 Close by the Chair of the Children’s HIV Association 

Dr Paddy McMaster 

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust 

From 1845 CHIVA Dinner 





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P R O G R A M M E O F S A T E L L I T E S Y M P O S I A 

A N D S P O N S O R S ’ L U N C H T I M E W O R K S H O P S 


All satellite symposia will be held in the Fleming Room, Third Floor, QEII Conference Centre 

Locations of sponsors’ workshops are listed below adjacent to the respective events 


Navigating the mind: Mental health screening and emotional support in HIV 

Chair: Dr Ed Ong 


Exploring the data: A clinical update of neuroscience and mental health in HIV 

Professor Ian Everall 

University of Melbourne, Australia 

Charting a course: Implementing flexible mental health care pathways for HIV 

Dr Andrew Freedman 


1330–1430 Janssen Lunchtime Workshop (Abbey Room, Fourth Floor) 

Basics of commissioning, and implications for HIV: what you need to know 

Mr David Walker 

Pan Birmingham Lead for Sexual Health and HIV Services 

Dr Mark Pakianathan 

St George’s Hospital, London 


Changing times, changing minds: HIV 25 years on 

An interview by Mr Fergus Walsh BBC Medical Correspondent, with 

Dr Ed Wilkins 


Dr Martin Fisher 




Treated, stable, well: Managing the HIV care pathway efficiently and effectively 

Dr Mark Pakianathan 

St George’s Hospital, London 

Professor Jonathan Schapiro 

National Hemophilia Center, Israel, and Stanford University, USA 


Slaying the two-headed serpent: 

Managing HIV and hepatitis C co-infection today and tomorrow 

The nature of the beast 



Slaying strategies for today: A Manchester perspective 

Dr Andy Ustianowski 


Novel slaying strategies for tomorrow 

Dr Kosh Agarwal 

King’s College Hospital, London 





S P O N S O R S A N D E X H I B I T O R S 

BHIVA MAJOR SPONSORS 2010 

Abbott Laboratories Limited 

Abbott House 

Vanwall Business Park 

Maidenhead 

Berkshire SL6 4XE 

Boehringer Ingelheim Limited 

Ellesfield Avenue 

Bracknell 

Berkshire RG12 8YS 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited 

Uxbridge Business Park 

Sanderson Road 

Middlesex UB8 1DH 

Gilead Sciences Limited 

Granta Park 

Great Abington 

Cambridgeshire CB21 6GT 

MSD Limited 

Hertford Road 

Hoddesdon 

Hertfordshire EN11 9BU 

Janssen 

50–100 Holmers Farm Way 

High Wycombe 

Buckinghamshire HP12 4EG 

ViiV Healthcare UK Limited 

Stockley Park West 

Uxbridge 

Middlesex UB11 1BT 

The BHIVA Autumn Conference 

is organised and administered by 

Mediscript Ltd 

MEDICAL EDUCATION 

Publishing · Conferences · Secretariat 

EXHIBITORS 

Pharmaceutical and Commercial 

Alere Ltd 

Healthcare At Home Ltd 

Affiliated Associations 

Children’s HIV Association 

National HIV Nurses Association 

Educational and Charitable 

Marie Stopes International 

Medical Research Council (MRC) 

Community 

Body Positive North West 

Centre for All Families Positive Health 

HIV i-Base 

NAM 

National AIDS Trust 

Positively UK 

TB Alert 

Terrence Higgins Trust 

The Sussex Beacon 

UK Community Advisory Board (UK-CAB) 





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Conference Venue: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 

Broad Sanctuary · Westminster · London SW1P 3EE · ☎ +44 (0)20 7222 5000 · fi qeiicc.co.uk 

Registration 

Your registration fee includes access to the scientific sessions as indicated below for each meeting, including 

satellite symposia and exhibition stands. 

BHIVA Autumn Conference: 7–8 October 2010 

The registration fee gives access to the scientific sessions of the BHIVA Autumn Conference and the CHIVA 

Parallel Sessions, including satellite symposia. All refreshments and lunches throughout the conference are 

included in the registration fee. 

BHIVA Lunchtime Workshops 

There is no fee for attending these workshops if you are registered for the BHIVA Autumn Conference. Places 

are limited and have been allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and all applicants have been informed 

before conference whether or not their application has been successful. 

Third Annual BHIVA Conference for the Management of HIV/Hepatitis Co-infection: 

1300–1730 Wednesday 6 October 2010 

The registration fee gives access to the Third Annual BHIVA Conference for the Management of HIV/Hepatitis 

Co-infection on Wednesday afternoon at One Great George Street Conference Centre, prior to the BHIVA 

Autumn Conference. Lunch and afternoon refreshments are included in the registration fee. Please note that 

places are limited to a maximum of 100 delegates and have been allocated, in principle, on a first-come, 

first-served basis. All applicants have been informed before conference whether or not their registration has 

been successful. 

Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) Parallel Sessions: 1000–1835, Friday 8 October 2010 

The registration fee gives access to the CHIVA Parallel Sessions and the CHIVA Plenary Session. In addition, 

refreshments and lunch on Friday 8 October are included. The Parallel Sessions will be followed by the CHIVA 

Dinner at a central London location from 1845 for those who have booked tickets and paid the necessary fee. 

Drinks Reception 

The Drinks Reception immediately follows the conference programme at 1830–1930 on Thursday 7 October and will 

take place in the exhibition area located in the Benjamin Britten Lounge on the third floor. 

BHIVA Community Registration 

BHIVA has supported free registration for over 40 community representatives to attend the conference. 

BHIVA Registration Scholarships 

BHIVA Registration Scholarships have been made available to 20 delegates who are doctors and who are retired, not 

working or employed in a part-time or equivalent capacity, or who are students involved in full-time undergraduate or 

post-graduate work. The scholarships cover the conference registration fee. 

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 


C O N F E R E N C E I N F O R M A T I O N 

Medical staff in career-grade posts who are enrolled with one of the Royal Medical Colleges for Continuing Professional 

Development will be entitled to receive CPD credits. The conference (including the Third Annual BHIVA Conference for 

the Management of HIV/Hepatitis Co-infection) has been allocated 15 CPD credits over the three days and has been 

allocated the unique reference number 58786. The following parts of the conference have been allocated CPD 

accreditation as indicated below. 

BHIVA Autumn Conference, 7–8 October 2010: 12 CPD credits (6 per day). 

Third Annual BHIVA Conference for the Management of HIV/Hepatitis Co-infection, 6 October 2010: 3 CPD credits. 

CHIVA Parallel Sessions, 8 October 2010: 6 CPD credits. 

Please note that a maximum of 15 CPD credits can be claimed per delegate. The attendance list for this conference 

will be kept on file for reference by the Royal College of Physicians. 





Badges 

C O N F E R E N C E I N F O R M A T I O N 

Badges must be worn at all times to gain access to the lecture theatre, dining and exhibition areas. 

Cloakroom 

A staffed cloakroom is available at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. All belongings are left at the owner’s risk. 

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and the British HIV Association do not accept responsibility for the loss of, 

or damage to, delegates’ personal property stored in the cloakroom areas. 

Accommodation 

Please note that the registration fee does not include accommodation. A list of hotels and rates is available on the BHIVA 

website (www.bhiva.org). Please note that Reservation Highway, who provide a free hotel reservation service, have been 

appointed the official conference accommodation bureau. Hotel allocation is limited and consequently will be 

administered on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Book online at: www.bhiva.org 

Queries: Reservation Highway · Tel: 01423 525577 · Fax: 01423 525599 · Email: sales2@reservation-highway.co.uk 

Exhibition 

Exhibition represents an integral element of the Conference, providing participants with an excellent platform for 

networking as well as an opportunity to gain further insight into cutting-edge technology, the latest healthcare 

solutions, and services within the field of HIV and GU medicine. Entrance to the exhibition hall is free for all registered 

delegates. 

Venue and travel 

The conference venue is a short walk from 

Westminster or St James’s Park underground 

stations. Please see the map for the location of 

these stations in relation to the Queen Elizabeth II 

Conference Centre. 

Westminster and St James’s Park underground 

stations are easily accessible from King’s Cross, 

St Pancras (Eurostar) and Victoria main-line rail 

stations and can be accessed by the Jubilee line or 

the Circle and District lines. The journey from 

these main-line stations to Westminster or 

St James’s Park underground stations takes 

approximately 10 minutes and costs 

approximately £4. 

There are also good links to the city centre from 

both Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Journeys by 

either Heathrow or Gatwick Express take about 

1 hour. 

There are four car parks near to the conference 

venue. For further information contact the NCP 

(see overleaf for details). 

St James’s Park 

ONE 

GREAT 

GEORGE 

STREET 

Birdcage Walk 

QUEEN 

ELIZABETH II 

CONFERENCE 

CENTRE 

Tothill Street 

St James’s 

Park 

Downing Street 

Please note that the conference venue is located within the London congestion charge zone. 




Horse Guards Road 

Storey’s Gate 

Government 

Offices 

Victoria Street Broad Sanctuary 

Cenotaph 

Exit 6 

P 

Westminster 

Great George Street Bridge Street Westminster Bridge 

Prince’s Mews Parliament 

Square 

Little Sanctuary 

Westminster 

Abbey 

Abingdon Street St Margaret Street Parliament Street Whitehall 

Houses of 

Parliament 

Victoria Embankment 

River Thames 

River Thames 

London Eye 

South Bank South Bank 


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T R A V E L 

C O N T A C T S 

General 

Transport for London (24hr) 0207 222 1234 

www.tfl.gov.uk 

Air travel 

Heathrow Airport 0870 000 0123 

www.baa.com/main/airports/heathrow 

Gatwick Airport 0870 000 2468 

www.baa.com/main/airports/gatwick 

Luton Airport 0158 240 5100 

www.london-luton.co.uk 

Stansted Airport 0870 000 0303 

www.baa.com/main/airports/stansted 

Rail travel 

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B I O G R A P H I E S 

José Tomás Ramos Amador is a paediatric specialist and Chairman of Pediatrics at the University Hospital Getafe. Dr Ramos is the 

author and coauthor of over 70 book chapters, and nearly 200 publications and a reviewer of several international and Spanish journals 

on paediatrics and infectious diseases. Dr Ramos is also a member of the PENTA Steering Committee (Paediatric European Network for the 

Treatment of AIDS) and a member of the Spanish Advisory Committee of Plan Nacional del SIDA (Ministry of Health). 

Jane Anderson is Director of the Centre for the Study of Sexual Health at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Working in 

East London, her clinical practice and research interests focus on HIV in ethnic minority and migrant populations in the UK, with a special 

interest in the care of women with HIV. Professor Anderson is a member of the Executive Committee, Treatment Guidelines and Conference 

Subcommittees of the British HIV Association. 

David Asboe is a Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. His research interests include 

the sexual health of HIV-positive individuals and antiretroviral resistance. Dr Asboe is deputy convenor of the Diploma HIV Med exam and 

serves on the executive of the British HIV Association. 

Joanna Begent has trained in paediatrics in hospitals around London, including several years of oncology at Great Ormond Street Hospital. 

She is now a Consultant in Adolescent Medicine at UCLH in the largest dedicated adolescent unit in the country. She has a special interest 

in young people with medically unexplained symptoms. Dr Begent is particularly involved in the child-safeguarding aspects of this challenging 

group of patients. 

Yves Benhamou is Associate Professor of Hepatology in the Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital 

in Paris, France. He has been the principal investigator for numerous clinical trials related to the management and the treatment of hepatitis 

C and B in persons with and without HIV co-infection. He organised and chaired the First European Consensus Conference on the Treatment 

of Chronic Hepatitis B and C in HIV-Infected Patients held in Paris in 2005. Dr Benhamou has authored or co-authored more than 300 peerreviewed 

articles and is currently involved in a number of clinical trials, including research into viral hepatitis. 

Mark Bower is a Medical Oncologist at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and Professor at Imperial College who specialises in the treatment 

of AIDS-related malignancies. He has developed probably the largest centre for the management of these tumours in Europe, receiving 

referrals from throughout the UK. Professor Bower remains active in clinical and laboratory research. 

Garry Brough co-founded the Bloomsbury Patients Network in 1999 and was the clinic’s first paid Patient Representative. He managed the 

YMCA Positive Health Programme, developing their national HIV & Exercise training, before moving to THT as an HIV Health Trainer, where 

he is currently Membership & Involvement Officer. Community involvement includes the BHIVA Guidelines Subcommittee, HIV Consortium 

PPE Subgroup and Community Rapporteur, and workshop facilitator at the Vienna 2010 AIDS Conference. 

Jacqueline Capeau is Professor in Cell Biology and Biochemistry at the Pierre and Marie Curie Faculty of Medicine, Paris. She is the head 

of the Biochemistry Department at the Tenon Hospital and of the Saint-Antoine Research Centre. She is involved in studies on genetic and 

acquired lipodystrophies, including lipodystrophies in HIV-infected patients, on hepatic alterations linked to insulin resistance, and on 

premature aging observed in HIV-infected patients. 

Myron S Cohen is J. Herbert Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Public Health at the University 

of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He serves as the Director of the UNC Division of Infectious Disease and the UNC Institute for Global Health 

and Infectious Disease, and serves on the Leadership Groups of the NIH Center for HIV Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) and the NIH HIV 

Prevention Trials Network (HPTN). Dr Cohen’s research work focuses on the transmission and prevention of transmission of HIV and much 

of his research has been conducted in the African country of Malawi and in the People’s Republic of China. 

Ross Cranston is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Disease at the University of Pittsburgh. He is director of the Anal Dysplasia 

Clinic and Research Program, Medical Director of the Pitt Men’s Study (Pittsburgh site of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort), and an Investigator 

in the Microbicide Trials Network. 

Hilary Curtis trained as a scientist and has worked in HIV/AIDS since the 1980s. She co-ordinates BHIVA's National Clinical Audit Programme 

alongside other projects as an independent consultant in health and health-related policy issues. 

Harry Dalton is Consultant Gastroenterologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Cornwall Hospital and Peninsula Medical School. He was 

Dame Sheila Sherlock Travelling Fellow 2009. He has published 25 recent research papers on the emergence of hepatitis E virus in developing 

countries as a porcine zoonosis and a public health issue. 

Stephane De Wit is Senior Physician and Deputy Director at the AIDS Reference Centre of St Pierre Hospital, Brussels. He is Associate 

Professor of Internal Medicine at the Brussels University and coordinator of the Brussels HIV Saint Pierre Cohort. He has been involved in 

AIDS research for the last 27 years and is (co-)author of 120 articles, 250 communications and 11 book chapters. 






Sheila Donaghy is a Nurse Consultant in Paediatric HIV and has worked at St George’s in London for the last 15 years. She works with 

children and young people with HIV and helps to run a range of clinics including family HIV clinics, transition clinics and mother and baby 

clinics for the care of mothers with HIV and their babies. Dr Donaghy is interested in work on adherence to anti-retroviral medication in 

children and young people and in disclosure of diagnosis to children. 

Maria Dowie has worked within the field of paediatric HIV for the previous 13 years. The majority of this time was spent working in South 

East London prior to her current position as Paediatric HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist in Leeds. She has a particular interest in adolescents and 

has recently established a support group for young people within West Yorkshire. 

Sarah Fidler completed her general adult medical training with CCST in HIV and GUM in 2003. Her main area of experience has been in 

developing a new clinical service and research resource for the transitional care of young people with perinatally acquired HIV infection and 

management of long-standing end-stage HIV disease. There are now over 60 young people regularly attending this service which has 

formed a basis upon which to undertake relevant clinical research. In addition she has worked in HIV research focused on adult participants 

since 1998 following a PhD in HIV Immunology. Her main areas of research interest have been running clinical research trials looking at 

immunological correlates of apparent protection from HIV acquisition amongst HIV-serodiscordant couples as well as studies of the strategic 

use of ART in individuals with acute HIV infection. This work has led to the International RCT-SPARTAC Trial which is due to report in 2011. 

Martin Fisher is a Consultant in HIV/GUM at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. He is responsible for the outpatient and 

inpatient management of a large cohort of HIV-infected individuals, and leads an active research team. He is currently an Executive 

Committee member of the British HIV Association, a member of the HIV Special Interest Group of the British Association for Sexual Health 

and HIV, and is the Convenor of the national Diploma in HIV Medicine. He was co-chair of the 2008 UK HIV Testing guidelines, as well as 

being a member of numerous other guidelines committees. His main clinical and research interests are in antiretroviral therapy, primary HIV 

infection, strategies to improve the diagnosis of HIV infection, HIV and hepatitis co-infection, and the interplay between HIV and other 

sexually transmitted infections. 

Caroline Foster is a Consultant in Paediatric/Adolescent Infectious Diseases and HIV at Imperial College Healthcare NHS trust, with an 

interest in the transitional care and long-term follow-up of young adults with perinatally acquired HIV infection. She is the current Chair of 

HYPNET (www.hypnet.org.uk). 

Graham Frize is a clinical psychologist who has been working with people with HIV as a clinician, researcher and trainer for the last 18 years 

in London, Sydney and Bangkok. More recently, he has developed a special interest in adolescent mental health and been actively involved 

with St Mary’s Hospital’s multidisciplinary care team for young people with HIV (900 clinic). 

Kate Gandhi has been a hospital pharmacist for 20 years, having worked in the UK and New Zealand. She is currently the pharmacist member 

of the award-winning Midlands Paediatric HIV Team based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital where she specialises in medication 

adherence. She also contributes to the care of HIV-positive pregnant women and patients in the adult clinic and is a registered independent 

prescriber. 

Phil Harrison qualified MBBS from St George’s Hospital Medical School in 1984. He trained in Hepatology at King’s College Hospital, London 

and was awarded MD by the University of London in 1992 for research investigating the effect of N-acetylcysteine in acute liver failure. 

Subsequently, he studied for a PhD as an MRC Training Fellow in Molecular and Cell Biology in the Department of Molecular Medicine at 

King’s College London. In 1994 he was appointed as Senior Lecturer at King’s College London and Consultant Hepatologist at King’s 

College Hospital. He has a clinical interest in viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma and his research is focused on immunotherapy for 

viral hepatitis. 

Bruce Hendry is Professor of Renal Medicine at King’s College London. He graduated in medicine from the University of Oxford and received 

his PhD in biophysics from the University of Cambridge. He is Academic Vice-President of the UK Renal Association. His major research 

interests are in the cell and molecular biology of progressive renal fibrosis. Professor Hendry also leads a clinical research programme and 

has particular interests in the renal complications of HIV disease. 

Ali Judd is a Senior Epidemiologist at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London. She coordinates the Collaborative HIV Paediatric Study (CHIPS) and 

takes a lead role in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC). She is also involved in randomised trials run 

by PENTA. She was elected to the Executive Committee of CHIVA in 2009. 

Sebastian Lucas has studied the morbid anatomy of HIV/AIDS, in Africa and the UK, since the mid-1980s. His particular interest is in 

correlating clinical and imaging diagnoses in patients with the pathology and the treatment. Professor Lucas is ex-Chair of the BHIVA 

Education and Scientific Subcommittee, and sits on the Conferences Subcommittee. He works in the Department of Histopathology at 

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Jens Lundgren is Professor of Viral Diseases at the University of Copenhagen, and Chief Physician at the National University Hospital in 

Copenhagen. He is founder and director of the Copenhagen HIV Programme, a research centre that has contributed to the design and 

conduct of several international studies on HIV, including the following: EuroSIDA, D:A:D, SMART, ESPRIT and START. He co-chairs the HIV 

in Europe initiative, focused on earlier testing and care for HIV-positive persons across the continent, and the PARTNER study assessing risk 

of HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples. He chairs the Scientific Steering Committee of INSIGHT – the International Network for 

Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials – and the D:A:D Steering Committee. He is joint Editor-in-Chief of HIV Medicine. Professor Lundgren 

is co-author on more than 300 scientific peer-reviewed publications. 

Hermione Lyall is an Infectious Diseases Paediatrician, and her main areas are the prevention of transmission from mother to infant, and 

the management of HIV-infected children and young people. She is a member of the family clinic HIV team at St Mary’s, Paddington, 

London and has previously been the Chair of CHIVA. She is on the Steering Committee of PENTA (Paediatric European Network for the 

Treatment of AIDS) and participates in international treatment trials for HIV-infected children. Dr Lyall is the Chair of Training for PENTA, 

training clinicians who care for children with HIV in Europe and Africa. 

Janice Main trained in Dundee Medical School and is currently a Reader in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine at St Mary’s Hospital 

(Imperial NHS Trust). She is involved in the care of inpatients and outpatients with a wide range of medical problems including HIV and viral 

hepatitis. 

Susan McDonald is an HIV Nurse Practitioner working for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and based at St Mary’s Hospital in London. 

She has worked in the HIV/AIDS field for 9 years in the UK and in 2005 worked as an HIV clinical preceptor in Botswana. Since 2006, she 

has been involved in developing services for HIV-positive adolescents and young adults, to support those moving over from paediatric to 

adult services and those who are newly diagnosed. 

Áine McKnight started her research in HIV/AIDS with Professor Weiss at ICR in 1987. She is Professor of Viral Pathology at Barts & The London 

Medical School. Her research focuses on the interplay of HIV with the immune system particularly with regard to viral interactions with host 

cell restriction systems. 

Paddy McMaster is Paediatric Infectious Diseases Lead for the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. He has developed the Paediatric 

and Perinatal HIV Service with children referred from neighbouring districts. Dr McMaster has been involved in setting up the network in 

the Northwest. He has been on the CHIVA Executive Committee since 2005 and is in the second year of his term as Chair of the Association. 

Silvia Montoto joined the Institute of Cancer in February 2004 as Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology. Her research is focused on the study 

of the natural history and prognostic factors in patients with lymphoma, with a specific interest in the study of lymphoid malignancies in 

patients with HIV infection, taking advantage of the referral pattern within the Cancer Network, which has made St Bartholomew’s Hospital 

the reference centre for North-East London for such populations. 

Angelina Namiba has over 12 years’ experience working in the HIV sector on initiatives ranging from support, advocacy and training for 

HIV-positive women; advice to healthcare and other professionals involved in the care of HIV-positive women; to HIV prevention for African 

communities. Angelina has also managed the Primary Care Access Project at Positively UK – the project was commissioned by NHS 

Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to consult with relevant stakeholders and to propose models of care to enable people living with 

HIV to better access primary health care services. She is currently managing the From Pregnancy to Baby and Beyond project at Positively 

UK (www.positivelyuk.org). This aims to provide information, practical and emotional support for women living with HIV through all stages 

of ante-natal to post-natal care. 

Anton Pozniak worked as a Consultant Physician in Zimbabwe where he researched for his doctorate in TB/HIV, moving back to the UK in 

1991. He ran the HIV Research Unit at King’s College, London before moving to his current position as Consultant Physician/Senior Lecturer 

at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in 1998. He has been made a Life Member of the British HIV Association and has helped write 

the British HIV Association (BHIVA) anti-viral HIV guidelines and chairs the TB/HIV Guidelines Committee. He was an advisor on HIV and 

AIDS to the UK Government Health Select Committee and is on the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS for the UK Department of Health. He 

is an Executive Committee member of BHIVA, the European AIDS Clinical Society and is on the Governing Council of the IAS. He is Vice 

Chair of the European AIDS trial network NEAT. He has published widely on clinical aspects of HIV treatment and care. 

Claire Robertson is a Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, where she is the Lead for Integrated 

Sexual Health Services. Her special interests include HIV in adolescents, sexual health in young people, and psychosexual medicine. 

Karen Rogstad is a Consultant Physician in Genitourinary Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and Honorary Senior Lecturer, 

University of Sheffield. She is Chair of the Education Committee of The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), previous Chair 

and current member of the Adolescent Special Interest Group of BASHH. She is co-author of BASHH guidelines on Management of Sexually 

Transmitted Infections and Related Conditions in Children and Young People (2009), BHIVA/BASHH/BIS Guidelines on HIV testing, and 

RPCH Guidelines on Physical Signs in Child Sexual Abuse. Dr Rogstad’s special interests are children and adolescents, travel-associated STIs, 

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Catriona Ross is the Lead Health Adviser at TEAM Clinic, the adolescent HIV clinic at the Mortimer Market Centre. Catriona works with 

adolescent patients with HIV at Great Ormond Street around sexual health and transition issues. Catriona is also a qualified counsellor and 

has previously worked at Brook London. 

Ewen Stewart is a General Practitioner working in Edinburgh and has had an interest in HIV since 1990. He also works for NHS Lothian as 

Clinical Lead for Hepatitis C. He was on the writing group for the BHIVA HIV Testing Guidelines 2008. He is Chair of the Royal College of 

General Practitioners’ Sex, Drugs and HIV Group and a member of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS. 

Chris Taylor is Clinical Lead for Sexual Health and HIV at King’s College Hospital London. He was appointed a consultant in 1995 and shortly 

thereafter set up one of the first clinics in the UK, in conjunction with the Institute of Liver Studies, for patients with HIV and hepatitis 

co-infection. He has been involved in the KCH HIV liver transplant programme since its inception in the early 1990s. 

Graham Taylor qualified MB ChB from the University of Birmingham Medical School and trained in General Internal Medicine in the West 

Midlands and South Wales before being appointed as Chief Medical Officer (Medicine) for the Solomon Islands. He subsequently joined 

the academic department of GU Medicine & Communicable Diseases at Imperial College Faculty of Medicine (formerly St Mary’s Hospital 

Medical School). His clinical and research interests are the management of HIV infection during pregnancy and the pathogenesis and 

treatment of HTLV-I infection and diseases. Dr Taylor is a member of the WHO working party on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission 

(2005–2006). He has been a member of the British HIV Association Guidelines Writing Committee on the Management of HIV Infection in 

Pregnancy since the first guidelines (1998). His main research interests are the use of antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy, pharmacokinetics 

in pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes (including pre-term delivery and pre-eclampsia), long-term maternal outcomes and resistance to 

antiretrovirals. 

Steve Taylor is a Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, and an Honorary Senior Clinical 

Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He has been the Lead Consultant for the Birmingham Heartlands HIV Service since 2004. He 

obtained his PhD in 2002 with a thesis on The Sexual Transmission of HIV. During this time he developed an interest in HIV transmission, 

resistance and HIV clinical pharmacology, areas in which he has presented and published widely. 

Steve Welch has been a Consultant in Paediatric HIV and Infectious Diseases at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham since 2006. He has helped 

establish adolescent transition services, and is one of the authors of the 2009 PENTA HIV treatment guideline. 

Ed Wilkins is Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Director of the HIV Research Unit at North Manchester General Hospital. Dr Wilkins trained 

in infectious diseases in London and Liverpool, tropical medicine in Africa, and medical microbiology with the Health Protection Agency, 

prior to taking up his current position in 1991. He has been involved with HIV patient care and research since 1984, with interests in 

antiretroviral toxicity, hepatitis co-infection and the investigation of treatment strategies, as well as being an active member of many 

executive and advisory national committees including BHIVA. 

Ian Williams is a Senior Lecturer at University College London and an Honorary Consultant Physician at Camden PCT and University College 

London Hospitals. He has extensive clinical and research experience in HIV medicine. He has previously been a member of the BHIVA 

Executive Committee from 1996–2003 and served as Honorary Treasurer of the Association from 2000–2003. Dr Williams was re-elected 

to the Executive Committee in 2006 and sits on the Education and Scientific, and Guidelines Subcommittees and the Website Working 

Group. He was elected Chair-Elect in September 2007 and took over the role of Chair from Professor Johnson at the BHIVA 14th Annual 

Conference in April 2008. 

Alan Winston is a Consultant Physician and Clinical Senior Lecturer at St Mary’s Hospital and Imperial College London. He has an MD in clinical 

pharmacology, runs the HIV Clinical Trials Unit at St Mary’s Hospital and his research interests include antiretroviral studies, drug–drug 

interactions and the CNS effects of antiviral therapy.

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