4th Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infections Conference (APACC)

4th Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infections Conference (APACC) is organized by Virology Education B.V. (VE) and will be held from Jun 27 - 29, 2019 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

ABOUT
APACC provides a much-needed scientific platform that focuses on the developments, issues and needs in the Asia Pacific region. Researchers have the opportunity to present and discuss the latest developments and are offered opportunities for interaction, networking and building collaborations. Top experts integrate science and clinical practice through state-of-the-art lectures, clinical case discussions, round-table discussions and debates in order to reach consensus on best practices and inform how treatment guidelines are implemented.

UNIQUE FEATURES
• A program with special focus on the needs in Asia and the Pacific
• A true scientific platform for the regional clinicians and clinical researchers to present their data
• Insights into important clinical developments and updates on ongoing and new trials
• Capacity building workshops and career development sessions for young professionals
• A great opportunity to network with your colleagues throughout Asia

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Medical professionals involved in daily care of individuals infected with HIV and HIV-HCV, HIV-HBV, HIV-TB and other HIV co-infections
• Clinical, translational and basic researchers, physicians, general practitioners, nurses
• Residents, post-graduates and PhD students
• Government agency personnel, NGO representatives, health authority personnel
• Industry representatives
• Social workers, advocates and community workers
• Other healthcare professionals involved in treating HIV and co-infected patients

MEETING OBJECTIVES
This meeting aims to:
• Promote dissemination and successful translation of new knowledge regarding HIV and co-infections while facilitating a neutral, scientific knowledge exchange.
• Foster new and lasting cross-disciplinary partnerships and collaborations between researchers in HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, policy makers, NGOs, among others in order to improve the knowledge sharing, with the end goal of improving health span within the rapidly HIV/AIDS population.
• Attract, showcase, and maintain new, early career, and underrepresented investigators to this multidisciplinary area of research and to translate novel findings into clinical practice.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this activity, the participants will be able:
• to describe the major achievements and challenges in antiviral therapy for HIV and/or Hepatitis infected patients in the Asian Pacific Region.
• to identify improved treatment options of their patients.
• to initiate (research) collaborations to further improve the level of knowledge on clinical management in the Asian Pacific Region.