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EACS is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 edition of the career development fellowship programme. The programme aims to link an HIV physician in training with an established European key opinion leader, over a period of 12 months, to facilitate mentorship and help career progression.

The fellowship programme will follow specific objectives set by the mentor and the fellow and will include:
a) 12-month mentoring;
b) Participation to the HIV Glasgow conference together with the mentor;
c) An optional visit of 2 to 4 weeks of the fellow to the mentor’s host institution.

The applications are now open until 31 March 2024.

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9-13 September 2024

The HIV Summer School is a 5-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. 

The course will take place from 9-13 September in Prague, Czechia. 

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. 

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14-15 June 2024

The applications for the YING Conference are now open. The Conference will take place on 14-15 June 2024, in Brussels, Belgium.
This two-day event brings together a new generation of HIV experts from the WHO European Region, offering a fresh perspective and an innovative approach to HIV across Europe. The YING Conference addresses hot topics in the field of HIV through plenary sessions and interactive workshops. In addition to sharing your knowledge and experiences, YING provides an opportunity to expand your network.

Applications are open until 20 February 2024.

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On this World AIDS Day, we pause to consider the past forty years of HIV in Europe, acknowledging both remarkable achievements and the hurdles that still lie ahead.

While we celebrate progress, we must also confront ongoing challenges including disparities in standards of care across Europe, persistent stigma and discrimination, high and unchanged rates of late diagnosis, war in Ukraine and treatment of migrant populations.

This year, we’re emerging from the success of our recent biennial Conference in Warsaw—the first face-to-face meeting after COVID. With a special focus on Eastern Europe and Ukraine, the Conference brought together the HIV community and the scientific community to ensure that the experiences of those we serve remain at the heart of our mission.

Our commitment to education and training grows stronger every year. We want to equip HIV clinicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals with the knowledge to provide the best care possible to their patients. Well-established initiatives like YING, WAVE, HIV Summer School, and the Medical Exchange Programme, are joined by new projects such as an Diploma in HIV Medicine. It will contribute to the harmonisation of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies in the practice of HIV medicine across Europe and beyond.

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20 November 2023

Dear EACS members,

You are invited to the EACS General Assembly on Monday, 20 November 2023 from 16:00 to 17:00 CET. The meeting will take place online by video conference.

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Join the 4th WAVE meeting on breastfeeding. This 90-minute workshop will be held on Tuesday, 26 September 18:00 CEST.

This time, the discussion will focus on the future steps of the WAVE project and its possible involvement in international initiatives concerning breastfeeding. Data from ISSOS and a presentation of a new intercontinental initiative are only two of the reasons to join the meeting.

Register today! 

The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) is organising the 19th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2023) from 18-21 October 2023 in Warsaw, exactly 20 years after it was last organised here.

Under the theme "It's time to revisit!" the 19th European AIDS Conference will aim not only to revisit the Warsaw city, but also our goals and deliverables in the fight against HIV epidemic and co-infections.

EACS is committed to making the conference accessible to medical doctors and has received a scholarship grant from GSK Poland, providing 20 in-person registrations for prescribers working in Poland.

Applicants must:

• Be a prescriber working in Poland
• Work in the field of HIV
• Show their commitment to sharing knowledge and experience acquired at the Conference with their peers

Applicants must submit the following documents:

• A letter of motivation
• Curriculum Vitae
• Abstract(s) submitted for the conference (if any)

Applications can also be submitted in Polish. 

Click here to apply until 24 September.

On 9 November, 2023 17:00 - 18:30 CET, The European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) will host the webinar "Mental Health within HIV care guidelines", focusing on improving the Mental Health of People living with HIV.  

The aim of the webinar is to increase awareness of the need for updated HIV care guidelines to include more detail on mental health. EATG is currently looking for experts who are willing to share their experiences during the webinar as a speaker. 

Official webinar invitations will follow. 

Please contact bryan.eatg_at_gmail.com to express your interest and for further information.