World AIDS Day 2024

World AIDS Day 2024 Official Community Launch and mHIVE Scientific Symposium

You are invited to join us from 9am on Friday 29 November in recognition of World AIDS Day 2024, to acknowledge that people living with HIV are not forgotten and that we continue in our efforts toward the prevention of HIV, the removal of barriers to testing & treatment and access to services without judgement and stigma.

We will be livestreaming the morning session of World AIDS Day 2024, starting from 9:15AM. Please visit the link below to connect.

Morning Session: Official Community Launch and Panel discussion

9.30am: Opening address by keynote speaker
The Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MLA, Minister for Health, Minister for Health Infrastructure and Minister for Ambulance Services.

9.45am: Official welcome
Craig Brennan, LPV President.

10am: Reflections on the issue of inclusion of PLHIV
Prof. Graham Brown & Heather Ellis, speaking on issues associated with HIV and ageing and their personal journeys of living with HIV as people over 50.

10.30am: Morning Tea
Kindly supported by the Department of Health and Human Services and ViiV Healthcare.

11am: Community Forum
Moderated Dr Catherine Barrett (Celebrate Ageing) with Panelists John Cain, Dimitri Daskalakis, Bev Greet & Adam Bratt. A Panel discussion will focus on Living and Ageing well with HIV around topics such as long healthy lives, aged care support and ageing services.

12pm: Lunch
Kindly supported by ViiV Healthcare.

Afternoon Session: mHIVE Scientific Symposium

1pm: Welcome Address
Prof. Melissa Churchill, RMIT.

1.05pm: Official Welcome
Prof. Steve Wesselingh, CEO of NHMRC ‘Targeting the HIV reservoir to improve health for people with HIV’.

1.15pm: Keynote Speaker
Prof. Afam Okoye (Oregon Primate Centre, USA).

2.10pm: Clinical Perspectives
Prof. Bruce Brew, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.

2.40pm: HIV Unwrapped
Discussion.

2.50pm: Afternoon Tea

3.30pm: Community Perspectives
Panel Discussion on living with HIV comorbidities including neurocognitive disorders moderated by Dr Thomas Norman (ARCSHS). Panelists: Dr Eric Glare, Lorraine Harding, Professor Janine Trevillyan.

4.10pm: Oral Abstracts
Selected abstracts.

5.20pm: Poster Viewing and networking

5.30pm: Award Presentation & Official Closing

Anyone requiring mobility assistance please notify event staff upon arrival.