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Reports from EACS 2017, 8th HIV and Ageing Workshop and IAS 2017. Plus journal reviews and other news.

Please spread the word… Written by community activist Pat Cash, HIV monologues includes moving and powerful performances of four characters, that together show how HIV is relevant now. This is a great chance to see the play in a wonderful …

U=U Evidence for Undetectable = Untransmissable (October 2017)

EACS 2017, Milan: rapid reports…

On-demand dosing – a term for taking medicines only at times linked to a relevant event. On-demand dosing for PrEP is also called “event based dosing” (EBD). For example, on-demand dosing for PrEP (to prevent HIV transmission) involves taking PrEP before sex and then …

Why modern HIV meds are safe in pregnancy

ART in pregnancy, U=U, IAS 2017, PrEP in the UK and more…

Adherence is the word that describes taking your meds. For ART to work, adherence needs to be good. Try to take every dose on time. Follow advice to take with or without food. Tell your doctor about other drugs or …

It is your choice when to start ART You also can be involved in the choice of which meds to use. ART needs to best fit your life and you are the person taking ART. This will involve talking to …

 Russian treatment passport Паспорт – PDF (8MB) Translation of i-Base booklet for keeping summary of your HIV medical notes.

Download PDF The Treatment Passport is a small thin booklet where you can keep a record of your test results. It includes pages for: CD4 and viral load counts Resistance tests Your treatment history Information about your side effects and …

The following studies are a few of those currently running in the UK. This listing is mainly for independent research studies rather than studies run by pharmaceutical companies. Information may change as study enrolment status changes. There in no online …

 АРТ в картинках: Доступно о лечении ВИЧ (1.3 Mb) August 2017 This resource was translated into Russian by the inspirational HIV organisation ITPCru. https://itpcru.org/2017/07/23/art-v-kartinkah-dostupno-o-lechenii-vich/

IAS 2017 conference: 15 reports including new drugs… plus HIV and children, the PrEP IMPACT study in England and shortages of hepatitis vaccines in the UK…

This page links to references for the i-Base treatment guides and Pocket ART leaflets Each resource is based on UK and international treatment guidelines, plus additional research studies. The same references are used for both the small pocket size leaflet …

The Pocket guides include small quotes about different aspects of HIV treatment. These quote from HIV positive people or community advocates were edited from longer quotes used in the full i-Base guides. Thank you to everyone who agreed to let …

The START study showed that HIV treatment has important benefits for your health, even if your CD4 count is still high. This international study was one of the most important HIV studies from the last ten years. The study results …

The following peer-reviewed journals regularly include HIV-related research. Many offer free online access to selected current content and free access to all content after two years. AIDS British Medical Journal (BMJ) Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) HIV Medicine JAIDS (Journal of …

UK treatment guidelines (BHIVA) include recommendations to test for antiretroviral drug resistance on diagnosis and prior to starting or changing treatment. Viral load needs to be >500 copies/mL in order for the test to generate a result. Resistance test results …

British HIV Association (BHIVA) British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) European Medicines Agency (EMA) EMEA online access to drug SPCs HIV Pharmacists Association (UK) Medical Research Council (MRC HIV …