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In this report on the 2009 IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Sharon L. Hillier, PhD, Julio Montaner, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, and Thomas Quinn, MD, MSc, provide insight on several reports of prevention strategies and review the challenges and successes of these strategies.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
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Describe the results of studies investigating HAART as prevention in serodiscordant couples and mother-to-child transmission by breastfeeding
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Discuss the use of acyclovir as a method of biomedical prevention in serodiscordant couples
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Explain new data on circumcision as a modality of HIV prevention
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Relate details of modeling exercises that describe the results of HIV testing and prevention interventions at the population level
Topics covered include:
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Introduction
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HIV Transmission Risk in Serodiscordant Couples Is Associated With Pregnancy
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Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces HIV Transmission in Serodiscordant Couples
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Maternal and Infant Treatment Reduces HIV Transmission During Breastfeeding
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DREAM Cohort: Increased Duration of Maternal HAART Improves Pregnancy Outcomes and Reduces Mother-to-Child Transmission
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Acyclovir in HIV/HSV-2–Coinfected Individuals Does Not Reduce HIV Transmission to Uninfected Partners
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Acyclovir Slows HIV Disease Progression in HIV/HSV-2–Coinfected Individuals
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Circumcision and Risk of HIV Transmission to Female Uninfected Partners
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Modeling the Effects of HIV Testing and Prevention Interventions at the Population Level
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Faculty
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Sharon L. Hillier
PhD
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Julio Montaner
MD, FRCPC, FCCP
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Thomas Quinn
MD, MSc
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Credit Information
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