8th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics

 描述（由申请人提供）：艾滋病毒儿科研讨会是在两年一次的IAS或艾滋病会议之前每年组织一次。第八届艾滋病儿科研讨会将于2016年7月15日至16日在南非德班举行。该方案将包括以下主题： ·儿童艾滋病毒感染的抗逆转录病毒治疗 ·儿科艾滋病管理 ·预防艾滋病毒母婴传播的新问题 ·艾滋病毒感染和青少年（围产期和行为感染） ·艾滋病毒并发症及其管理 ·艾滋病毒感染儿童的合并感染和管理 ·在预防母婴传播和儿科艾滋病毒方面开展科学研究 一般来说，每次会议包括一个全体讲座或一套相关的科学综述，由特邀演讲者提出，他们是该主题领域的专家，然后是同一主题领域的口头摘要报告。在过去几年中，提交给会议的摘要数量急剧增加，摘要、海报和口头介绍的质量也有所提高。会议还包括辩论和小组讨论，作为替代形式，为综合和分享该领域的最新发展提供机会，并将来自不同领域的个人聚集在一起进行交流。会议汇集了来自北方和南方的初级和高级研究人员以及儿科、青少年和孕产妇艾滋病毒方面的调查人员和专家，介绍他们的调查结果并协同合作。会议包括几个青年研究者奖的最佳演讲，以鼓励研究在儿科艾滋病毒领域的初级研究人员。此外，会议还为来自发展中国家的一些论文摘要被接受的个人提供奖学金，使他们能够出席会议并促进南北交流。越来越多的临床医生和项目经理参加会议，分享现场经验，并围绕将研究成果转化为政策和实施提供重要知识。出席人数大幅增加（2015年超过200人）。总体而言，每两名代表中就有一名居住在低收入国家，所有代表中有75%是女性。2015年，共有35名年轻调查员和10名来自资源有限环境的学者。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The HIV Pediatrics Workshop is organized on an annual basis prior to the biennially organized IAS or AIDS Conference. The 8th edition of the HIV Pediatrics Workshop will be organized in Durban, South Africa, July 15- 16, 2016. The program will include the following topics: • Antiretroviral treatment of pediatric HIV infection • Management of Pediatric HIV • Emerging Issues in prevention of mother to child HIV transmission • HIV infection and adolescents (perinatally and behaviorally infected) • Complications of HIV and their management • Co-infections and management in HIV-infected children • Implementation science research in PMTCT and pediatric HIV In general each session includes a plenary lecture or set of related scientific overviews presented by invited speakers who are expert in the subject area followed by oral abstract presentations in the same topic area. The number of abstracts submitted to the meeting has increased dramatically in the past years and the quality of abstracts, posters and oral presentations has improved. The meeting also includes debates and panel discussions as alternative formats to provide opportunities to synthesize and share the latest developments in the field and to bring together individuals from different domains in an engaging interchange. The meeting brings together junior and senior researchers as well as investigators and experts in pediatric, adolescent and maternal HIV from the North and South to present their findings and synergize collaborations. The meeting includes several Young Investigator Awards for best presentations to encourage research in the pediatric HIV field by junior investigators. Additionally, the meeting provides scholarships for a number of individuals with accepted abstracts from developing countries to enable attendance and facilitate North-South interchange. Increasingly clinicians and program managers are attending the meeting, sharing field experience and providing important knowledge around the translation of research results to policy and implementation. Attendance has increased substantially (more than 200 attendees in 2015). Overall, one in two delegates resides in a low income country and 75% of all delegates are female. In 2015, a total of 35 young investigators and 10 academics from resource constrained settings.