Vancouver, B.C. [March 31, 2014] – On Tuesday, April 1, UNAIDS and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS will be co-hosting a Davos-style roundtable bringing together international leaders to explore the importance of new HIV treatment targets.
This will take place on the opening day of the 4th International HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP¨) Workshop, which brings together more than 300 of the top researchers, scientists, implementers and community leaders from the global HIV community.
On April 1, the high-level political segment will address how to overcome the barriers that prevent optimal scale-up of HIV treatment and the rapid implementation of new global treatment standards. This session will be moderated by Pamela Martin, former journalist and current Liaison to the Premier of British Columbia.
The speakers will include:
- Dr. Luiz Loures, Deputy Executive Director, UNAIDS
- Dr. Mark Dybul, Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria
- Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Health, British Columbia
- Hon. Clarice Modeste-Curwen, Minister of Health, Grenada
- Dr. Christine Nabiryo, The AIDS Support Organization
- Dr. Julio Montaner, Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
| Where: | Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Place) Ballroom A, West Building |
| When: | Tuesday, April 1st 3:30pm – 6:00pm |
The remainder of the program of the 4th International TasP¨ Workshop, co-chaired by Dr. Julio Montaner (UBC) and Dr. Steffanie Strathdee (UCSD), will take place April 2nd to April 4th at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC. Non-abstract driven sessions will be available via simultaneous webcast at www.treatmenTasP¨reventionworkshop.org/watch-live/. Full program details are available at www.treatmenTasP¨reventionworkshop.org.
Note: Panelists will be available for interviews at the Vancouver Convention Centre between 2:00pm and 3:00pm. Interviews will also be available following the panel discussion. Pre-booking interview time is strongly recommended.