European HIV Nursing Conference 2014

19-20 October 2014 • Barcelona

GENERAL INFORMATION
The European HIV Nursing Conference is hosted by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC), in partnership with the European HIV Nursing Network (EHNN). The conference aims to provide a venue for nurses from throughout Western and Eastern Europe to: (1) gain valuable insights into strategies for optimizing the clinical management of HIV-positive patients across the entire continuum of care; (2) discuss the state-of-the-science in relation to using antiretroviral therapy for both therapeutic and preventative effects; and (3) access professional development opportunities focused on enhancing nurse clinical leadership roles in the field of HIV medicine.

PROGRAM
The conference is co-chaired by Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA (European HIV Nursing Network, London, England) and Margarita Robau, RN (Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain).

PRESENTATIONS
Select presentations from conference will be posted below as the conference progresses. IAPAC requests that any use of these presentations should include citations to both the presenting authors and relevant summit information (e.g. European HIV Nursing Conference, 19-20 October 2014, Barcelona).

 

SUNDAY, 19 October 2014

CONFERENCE WELCOME
Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
Margarita Robau, RN

PLENARY 1 – Snapshot of HIV in Europe: One Continent, Divided
Anastasia Pharris-Ciurej, PhD,MSN, MPH

KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Ending AIDS: A Call to Action to Amplify Nurse Clinical Leadership
David C. Benton, PhD, MSc, MPhil
 

TOP-RATED ORAL ABSTRACTS
Moderator: Benjamin Young, MD, PhD
48 – Discussing Sexual Risk Behaviour in HIV-Positive MSM: Psychosocial Determinants as a Guide for the HIV Nurse
Suzanne Munnik presenting

07 – Tracking Linkage to Care and Support of HIV-Positive Clients Tested in Mobile Testing Units in South Africa
Hanlie Kapp presenting

10 – Club Drugs and STIs: Is our Nurse-Led Annual Review Service Offering Sexual Health Screening to High-Risk Patients?
Breda Patterson presenting
 

PANEL DISCUSSION 1 – Evolving HIV Treatment Paradigms – What We Need to Know
Presenter: Benjamin Young, MD, PhD
Discussants:

Helena Marianne Mäkinen, RN
Conny Moons, RN

PLENARY 2 – Healthy Aging with HIV (It’s More than Just About Laboratory Values)
Margarita Robau, RN

LUNCH PANEL – Multidisciplinary Care: Putting the Patient First
Moderators:
Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
Margarita Robau, RN
Panelists:

Nathaniel Brito-Ault, RN, MSc
Martin Fisher, MBBS
Monica Flatow-Schmid, RN
Ferran Pujol
 

ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 1: Clinical Management
01 – The Effect of Different Intervention Programs on Treatment Adherence of HIV-Infected Children: A Retrospective Study
Atie van der Plas presenting

02 – HIV-Infected Adolescents: Adherence to Medication and Transition to Adult Health Care Services
Annouschka Weiksenfeld presenting

03 – Preparing Women with HIV for Menopausal Transition
Christina Joosten presenting
 

ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 2: Sexual Health
08 – How to Communicate the First Results from the PARTNER Study in a Clinical Setting – from Nurse to Sero-Different Couples
Tina Bruun presenting

17 – The Gap between Knowledge on HIV/AIDS and Sexual Behavior: A Study of Teenagers in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Luciana Moura presenting

18 – Knowledge and Perceptions Related to HIV/AIDS Research with Adolescents in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Luciana Moura presenting

21 – From Preseton, England, to Lusaka, Zambia: Experiences from a New Sexual Health Project
James Meek and Debbie Brittain presenting
 

CASE STUDY SESSION 1: Lifestyle Counseling
Presenter: Carolien Wylock

CASE STUDY SESSION 2: Liver Disease
Presenter: Daniela-Ioana Munteanu, MD

CASE STUDY SESSION 3: Mental Health
Presenter: Shaun Watson, RN

CASE STUDY SESSION 4: Reproductive Health
Presenters:
Michelle Croston, RCN, RHV
Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA

 

MONDAY, 20 October 2014

PANEL DISCUSSION 2 – Educating Nurses About Antiretrovirals and HIV Prevention – State of the Science, Uptake Challenges, and Barriers to Scale-Up
Moderator: Caroline Monfort, RN
Panelists:
Nathaniel Brito-Ault, RN, MSc
Valérie Martinez-Pourcher, MD,PhD
Shaun Watson, RN

PLENARY 3 – How Well Do You Sell the Adherence Message?
Michelle Croston, RCN, RHV
 

ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 3: Health Workforce
04 – Improving Knowledge and Attitudes of Bachelor Nursing Students Regarding HIV Transmission Risk and Nursing Care for People Living with HIV
Ann Deschamps presenting

12 – Technical Assistance for Rapid Implementation of Nurse-Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Therapy in Foundation for Professional Development-Supported Districts in South Africa; Mentoring Matters!
Halie Kapp presenting

14 – HIV Contact Tracing: Nursing Intervention
Antonio Moreno-Martinez presenting

20 – Clinical Leadership: Can Nurses Do a Doctor’s Job? A 5-Year Survey to Reveal Consequences
Jolanda Schippers presenting
 

ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION 4: Clinical Management
11 – Predictors and Correlates of Adherence to Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) for Chronic HIV Infection: A Meta-Analysis
Nienke Langbeek presenting

15 – Anal Cancer Prevention Program in the HIV-Infected Population
Rodrigo García presenting

16 – The Role of HIV Testing and Counselling in Client Care Retention
Gladys Nuamah presenting

19 – Disclosure of HIV Status and Retention in Care in HIV-Infected Adolescents on Antiretroviral Therapy at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Gladys Nuamah presenting
 

CASE STUDY SESSION 5: Substance Users
Presenter: Monica Flatow-Schmid, RN

CASE STUDY SESSION 6: Men Who Have Sex with Men
Presenter: Gary Barker, RGN, BSc

LUNCH PANEL – Optimizing Engagement in HIV Care for Adolescents
Moderator: Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
Panelists:

Margaret Ann Clapson, SRN, RSCN, RHV, MSc
Evelyne Van Der Kelen, RN

INVITED SPEAKER: Health Literacy & Stigma
Presenter: Julian V. Hows

INVITED SPEAKER: Migrants
Presenter: Rita Verstraeten, RN

CLOSING REMARKS
Sophie Dila, MA

CLOSING PANEL – Ending AIDS – “Mission Impossible” Without Nurse Clinical Leadership
Moderator: David C. Benton, PhD, MSc, MPhil
Panelists:

Michelle Croston, RGN, RHV
Monica Flatow-Schmid, RN
Ian Hodgson, PhD, RN, MA
Margarita Robau, RN

 

2014 Conference Program and Abstracts
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