3rd International Workshop on HIV and ageing, 5-6 November 2012, Baltimore

1 December 2012. Related: Conference reports, Conference index, HIV and Ageing 2012.

The 3rd International Workshop on HIV and Ageing took place from 5-6 November 2012 in Baltimore.

Highlights of the meeting included the following talks.

HIV disease progression is associated with exhaustion of lymphopoiesis driven by immune activation – Victor Appay.
An overview of cellular senescence – Norman Sharpless.
Higher veterans aging cohort study (VACS) index scores are associated with concurrent risk of neurocognitive impairment – David Moore.
Association of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder with frailty in HIV-1-seropositive men – Bryan Smith.
Effect of aerobic exercise training in older HIV-infected patients – Kris Oursler.
General overview of aging as multi-system failure – Russell Tracy.
Multimorbidity, risk assessment, and personalised health care for those aging with HIV – Amy Justice.

Abstracts from this meeting are published in Reviews in Antiviral Therapy & Infectious Diseases and a PDF version of the abstract book can be downloaded from the conference website.

Many of the slide sets from the oral presentations are also available.

http://www.virology-education.com

http://regist2.virology-education.com/abstractbook/2012_9.pdf (PDF file of abstract book)

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