Aidsimpact.com 2011 - "More than just a virus" - Mental health & wellbeing - Cognitive issues in HIV - Over 50's Clinic etc..
The aidsimpact.com annual meeting has just finished in Santa Fe for 2011.
There are many interesting and varied subject area's connected with HIV that were subject to coverage. Of interest in this forum are mental health related issues but the conference was varied in its subject matter.
Aidsmap have coverage also (click here).
From the UK attendee's the subject covered -
Simon Rackstraw Cognitive issues in HIV - An overview
Breda Ward, Shamela De Silva, Tristan Barber, Jose Catalan, Denise Ratcliffe, Alexander Margetts,
David Asboe, Anton Pozniak, Marta Boffito
Over 50s Clinic: How to assess for neurocognitive disorders (abstract available)
(I declare an interest this is my treatment centre)
Richard Harding, Lorraine Sherr, Fiona Lampe, Claudine Clucas
What predicts health-related quality of life among HIV outpatients with ART access in a high-income country? A multicentre UK study of biomedical and psychosocial factors (abstract available)
Simon Rackstraw, Emma Wicks, Camilla Hawkins
A preliminary investigation of the use of a ‘basket’ of outcome measures within a rehabilitation service for HIV-positive adults diagnosed with HIV-related neurocognitive impairment (abstract available)
Jayne Griffiths, Tomas Campbell, Hannah Beer, Becki Wilkins
‘Be interested in me, not just my HIV’: a consultation with HIV+ teenagers regarding their views and preferences for transition (London, UK) (abstract available)
Lucie Cluver Mental health and children in the HIV and AIDS Epidemic
Stuart Gibson, Sarah Zetler, Liz Shaw, Ruth Lowbury, Audrey Matthews
Workshop: Standards for psychological support for adults living with HIV in the UK (abstract available)
Richard Harding
Living well with HIV? Global evidence of high physical and psychological symptom burden in the presence of treatment (abstract available)

