2015 NZ HIV Clinical Update Meeting
 
*Programme subject to change
08/05/2015
7:30 am - 8:30 amRegistration
8:30 am - 8:40 amMihi/Traditional greeting
Mr Michael Rewha, Kaumatua Body Positive
He Kamaka Waiora, Maori Health, Auckland District Health Board
8:40 am - 9:00 amWelcome and housekeeping
Dr Nicky Perkins, Auckland District Health Board
9:00 am - 10:30 amSession 1: Rating New Zealand’s progress
Chairperson: Dr Richard Meech
9:00 am - 9:20 amReflections, policy and social change
Fran Wilde, Former MP
9:20 am - 9:50 amUpdate on HIV Epidemiology in New Zealand
Associate Professor Nigel Dickson, University of Otago
9:50 am - 10:10 amChanges in clinical care of people living with HIV
Associate Professor Mark Thomas, University of Auckland
10:10 am - 10:30 amChanges in behaviours over 30 years
Dr Peter Saxton, University of Auckland
10:30 am - 10:45 amMorning Tea
10:45 am - 12:30 pmSession 2: Informing NZ’s future responses
Chairperson: Dr Rupert Handy, Auckland District Health Board
10:45 am - 11:15 amThe strategic response to HIV in NZ
Tony Hughes, Scientific Director, New Zealand AIDS Foundation
11:15 am - 12:00 pmHIV prevention and treatment
Keynote Speaker: Dr Valerie Delpech, Public Health England
12:00 pm - 12:10 pmPriorities for HIV positive men
Mark Fisher, Body Positive
12:10 pm - 12:20 pmPriorities for women living with HIV
Jane Bruning, Positive Women
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmUpdate on Maori and South Pacific needs
Marama Pala, INA
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmSession 3: Prevention in communities
Chairperson: Warren Lindberg, Public Health Association of New Zealand
1:30 pm - 1:45 pmHIV prevention among gay and bisexual men
Joe Rich, New Zealand AIDS Foundation
1:45 pm - 2:00 pmIssues affecting Africans living in New Zealand
Fungai Mhlanga, Massey University
2:00 pm - 2:15 pmThree decades of HIV prevention in Maori communities
Alison Green, Te Puawai Tapu
2:15 pm - 2:30 pmSex workers striding forward: Strategies for HIV
Catherine Healy, New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective
2:30 pm - 3:30 pmSession 4: HIV/STI surveillance for public health action
Chairperson: Ailsa Claire, Auckland District Health Board
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmImproving the utility of surveillance
Keynote Speaker: Dr Valerie Delpech, Public Health England
3:15 pm - 3:30 pmSurveillance and epidemiology of other sexually transmitted infections
Dr Nicky Perkins, Auckland District Health Board
3:30 pm - 3:45 pmImproving surveillance to assess the cascade of HIV care in the Wellington region
Dr Nigel Raymond, Wellington Hospital
3:45 pm - 4:00 pmAfternoon Tea
4:00 pm - 5:05 pmSession 5: Contemporary challenges and dangerous questions
Chairperson: Dr Stephen Ritchie, Auckland District Health Board
4:00 pm - 4:15 pmPotential Impact of Routinely Offering HIV Testing at Auckland DHB
Dr Chris Hopkins, Auckland Hospital
4:15 pm - 4:40 pmPanel 1: Upcoming challenges in clinical care
Chairperson: Dr Stephen Ritchie, Auckland District Health Board
Panellist: Dr Simon Briggs, Auckland District Health Board
Panellist: Dr Sunita Azariah, Auckland District Health Board
Panellist: Dr Kate Grimwade, Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Panellist: Mark Fisher, Body Positive
4:40 pm - 5:05 pmPanel 2: Challenges in prevention
Chairperson: Dr Massimo Giola, Auckland District Health Board
Panellist: Dr Edward Coughlan, Canterbury District Health Board
Panellist: Shaun Robinson, New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Panellist: Dr Peter Saxton, University of Auckland
Panellist: Yun Huang, New Zealand AIDS Foundation
5:05 pm - 5:30 pmSession 6: Closing
Chairperson: Professor Ron Paterson, University of Auckland
5:05 pm - 5:15 pmPublic health to improve community health
Kevin Hague, former Director New Zealand AIDS Foundation
5:15 pm - 5:30 pmClosing thoughts on 30 years of HIV care and prevention in New Zealand
Professor David Skegg, University of Otago
5:30 pm - 5:30 pmClosing
Chairperson: Dr Stephen Ritchie, Auckland District Health Board
Chairperson: Dr Nicky Perkins, Auckland District Health Board
Chairperson: Dr Peter Saxton, University of Auckland
6:30 pm - 10:00 pmConference Dinner with guest speaker
Dr Rod Ellis-Pegler