The Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference 2016 16 – 18 November 2016, Adelaide Australia

The Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference (26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine) is the premier HIV Conference in Australia and the Asia and Pacific region. Delegates to the conference come from a range of professional backgrounds including basic science, clinical medicine, community programs, education, epidemiology, indigenous health, international and regional issues, nursing and allied health, policy, primary care, public health and prevention, and social research.

Highlights for this year’s event include:

Fostering a comprehensive response to HIV in low prevalence settings and populations including heterosexually-acquired HIV, migrant population and in regional and remote settings

• Reviewing the early implementation of PrEP and identifying priority issues for clinicians, researchers and affected communities
• Ensuring professional and skills development are a priority in the development of sessions and other learning opportunities held with the conference
• Enabling greater access and discussion around poster presentations through scheduling of dedicated concurrent sessions