Assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa II

Program

8:00am Breakfast

9:00am Conference starts

First Session – NeuroAIDS Overview : African Context

Day One – Overview and Update on Confounding Co-morbidities

9:00-9:30

Opening Welcome – Robertson, Kopnisky

9:30-10:00

Introductions

10:00-11:00

1. General Session Overview

A.     Epidemiology of HIV in Africa – Hakim

B.     Antiretroviral rollout in Africa – Merry

11:00- 11:30 Morning Tea

11:30-12:30

2. Neurological diseases in infected populations I

A.     Perspectives on treatment of AIDS Dementia Complex & MCMD – Hall

B.     Peripheral Neuropathy – Mielke

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00

C.     Mechanisms of HIV Disease

                               1.            SIV model and NeuroAIDS - Clements

                               2.            Minocycline in SIV - Zink

3:00-3:30  Afternoon Tea

3:30-5:00

D.     Tracking Disease and Design

                               1.            Statistical Issues and Design – Evans

4:00-5:00

E.      Discussion

5:00pm Stop

6:30pm Reception Dinner

Day Two – Neuro-Assessment & Training (Part I)

8:30am Breakfast

9:00am Conference starts

9:00-11:00

3. Neurological diseases in infected populations II

A.     Opportunistic Infections, Stroke and Other Diseases

                               1.            Ascending Neuromuscular Syndrome – Hosseinipour

                               2.            NeuroAIDS Assessment in an Ethiopian Cohort - Clifford

                               3.            Stroke update - Kumwenda

                               4.            CNS TB – Lalloo

11:00-11:30 Morning Tea

11:30-12:30

                               5.            Toxoplasmosis – Amod

                               6.            Neurosyphilis diagnosis– Marra

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00

4. Neuro-Assessment in Africa

A.     HIV/AIDS and the use of HAART in Uganda- Nakasujja

B.     Assessment of HIV Dementia in Uganda: Results from the Academic Alliance Cohort- Sacktor

C.     The definition of HIV encephalopathy in children living in Africa – Newton

3:00-3:30  Afternoon Tea

3:30-5:00

D.     Kinshasa, Congo and children with HIV – Van Rie

E.      Pediatric NeuroAssessment in Kenya : Children Exposed to Multiple Risks – Holding

F.      Mali and NeuroAIDS - Traore

5:00pm Stop

Second session – International Neurological Study

Day Three –International Neurological Study: Training and Quality Assurance (Part II)

8:30am Breakfast

9:00am Conference starts

9:00-11:00 Discussion Group

5. Research Issues and Lessons Learned

A.     Multisite issues

                               1.            Site differences and combining data

                               2.            Reliability and validity across sites

B.     Multicultural issues

                               1.            sociocultural difference

                               2.            linguistic differences and translation

                               3.            reliability and validity across cultures

C.     Training

                               1.            Administration

                               2.            Implementation

6. Summary of General Session

A.     Where to go from here- future studies

7. Proceedings

A.     Outline of publication

B.     Consensus on draft

11:00-11:30 Morning Tea

8. 5199 ‘The International Neurological Study’

A.     Overview - Robertson

                               1.            Schema

                               2.            Schedule of Events

                               3.            Forms

                               4.            Discussion

11:30-12:30

B.     Neurocognitive exam - Robertson

                               1.            Overview

                               2.            Training

                               3.            Current issues

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00

C.     Neurological exam – Hall, Marra

                               1.            Overview

                               2.            Training

                               3.            Current issues

D.     Quality Assurance, Practice and discussion

                               1.            Neurocognitive exam

                               2.            Neurological exam

3:00pm  Afternoon Tea

9. 5199 site PI meeting

5:00pm End