#ias 2015

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Dr. Julio Montaner on the Last 20 Years in HIV Research

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The Vancouver Consensus: antiretroviral medicines, medical evidence, and political will

In 1996, the global HIV community gathered in Vancouver, Canada, for the XI International AIDS Conference and shared the clear evidence that triple-combination antiretroviral treatment held the power to stem the tide of deaths from AIDS. The HIV treatment era had begun. As we gathered again in Vancouver in July, 2015, it was clear that a new transformative moment is upon us. The Vancouver Consensus statement,1 which emerged at the recently concluded 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015), signals the scientific affirmation that, rather than limiting access to those who are immune compromised, immediate access to antiretroviral medicines holds the power to rapidly advance the fight to end AIDS.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1Dvywtj

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The 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre on 19-22 July 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This biennial forum is the largest open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS related issues and is expected to gather some 6,000 delegates from across the globe.

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Vancouver's treatment as prevention success is also due to harm reduction and addiction treatment

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HIV Discoverer Explains Why a Cure is ‘Almost Impossible’

French scientist Françoise Barré-Sinoussi recently told CNN “The reservoir of cells is not only in the blood. They are everywhere—in the gut, in the brain, in all the lymphoid tissue. Even if you have a very efficient strategy, how you can make sure that there’s not one or two cells still there and if one is there the virus will reappear again?”

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‎IAS2015‬ Review over BC-CfE's research being presented at (IAS 2015)

 The 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. This biennial forum is the largest open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS related issues and is expected to gather some 6,000 delegates from across the globe. IAS 2015 will be a unique opportunity for all those involved in the global response to HIV, including scientists, clinicians, public health experts, community leaders, and media professionals, to meet and examine the latest scientific developments in HIV-related research, and explore how such developments can be realistically applied in implementation programmes.

Learn more here: http://www.cfenet.ubc.ca/ias-2015

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Opening Ceremonies at IAS 2015

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Watch the IAS 2015 Opening Session in Vancouver