As you will possibly know, Barcelona held
between October 21st and 24th
the European AIDS congress. With this article we bring you, in English, as you
can see, the summary of what have been the most important issues treated in the
congress.
Tuesday was the first day of the congress and the
conferences were organized in two different blocks. On the one hand we could
attend to the talk named “Novel viral and
cellular targets against HIV”. This session was organized around the new
targets that have been discovered throughout the year and how they can help attacking
the HIV with greater efficiency.
On the other hand, the congress offered another
conference under the title “STEPS- A
Community Initiative to design the Pathway to a Long-Term Remission of HIV Infection”.
It pretty complex, but can be summarized. The talk basically explained the
progress that has been, and has to be, done towards the ultimate cure of the
HIV, or at least an effective treatment that eliminates almost completely the effects
of having such disease.
On Wednesday not two, but three
conferences took place. The first one was an educational course oriented to a
general public and its main aim was to explain what the HIV is and how it can
be avoided. Meanwhile, a talk about the
HIV affecting women was also developed. Finally, a conference with the title “17th International Workshop on
Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reactions” was given. As it can be deduced
from the title, it treated the possible adverse effects of different drugs in
HIV patients.
Thursday was dedicated to different experts who gave
little speeches and chats on independent rooms. Apart from this, little
conferences (about 2 hours) took place as well. The posters also played an
important role since many of them were explained in public by their creators: specialized
scientists. Among these posters about epidemiology, treatment of the VIH and
many more could be found. It was a very dynamic day since all the activities
programmed were short but intense. Despite this positive aspect, there was the
fact that all the expositions could not be visited for many of them were
developed simultaneously.
Friday followed the same patron as the day before and
different talks took place at the same time in the different rooms of the
congress building. In order for you to understand better which the treated
issues were some of the titles can be named. Among the most interesting
conferences we could find the one related with the way HIV patients should face
the disease or the one dedicated to retroviral therapy in the HIV.
Saturday was the fourth and last day of the congress.
It lasted only from 8:00 to 12:00, and two talks were made during that time.
The first lasted for an hour and a half and during that time different clinical
cases were exposed. The second conference was related with the Standard Care in
Europe, in fact this was its title, and included a final discussion. After
that, the closing ceremony took place, together with some remarks about how
this year’s congress had gone.
It is clear that the congress was a success and
it has been a great experience to have held it in Barcelona. It is our hope
that the HIV will be cured in the future. It will not be only one drug that
accomplishes the feat, but possibly many of them combined. This is why all the
institutions around the world must collaborate with the project and congresses
like the one that took place this year in Barcelona provide a great help.
Finally, we leave here the link of the official website of the congress, so any of you who has the interest can investigate on his own:
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