E-DRUG: DNDi-IAS satellite at AIDS 2012
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Dear All,
Please join us on Sunday, July 22, on the opening day of the XIX
International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, for a satellite session
co-organized by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and the
International AIDS Society-Industry Liaison Forum (IAS-ILF) on the
often-neglected drug development needs of children with HIV/AIDS.
This session will provide insight into the drug development process and will
examine what it will take to deliver an improved first-line therapy for
infants and children with HIV; outline some of the key practical and
technical challenges of formulation development for HIV-positive children;
and explore ways to overcome scientific, financial and policy barriers to
accelerating the development and implementation of more optimal treatment
regimens for children. Participants (community activists, researchers,
paediatricians, donors, implementers, ARV manufacturers, governments) will
leave the session equipped with a clear understanding of the challenges in
formulation development and will be able to contribute to a discussion to
identify solutions to ensure children with HIV have access to optimal
treatment.
Stephen Lewis, Co-Director of AIDS-Free World, will deliver the opening
keynote. Please find details below.
Catching Children Before They Fall: Addressing the Urgent Drug Development
Needs of Children Living with HIV
Sunday, July 22, 2012, 13h30-15h30
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Mini Room 3
(Satellite # SUSA46)
http://goo.gl/oEqmZ
We hope you will join us for this important session on a far-too neglected
topic.
Best,
Rachel
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Catching children before they fall: Addressing the urgent drug develop-ment
needs of children living with HIV
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
MINI-ROOM 3
Sunday, July 22, 2012
13:30 - 15:30
AGENDA
13:30-13:35 Welcome and Introduction By Co-Chairs
Celia Christie-Samuels, University of the West Indies/IAS-ILF
Bernard Pécoul, Executive Director, DNDi
13:35-13:45 Keynote Address
Paediatric HIV a neglected disease?
Stephen Lewis, Co-Director, AIDS-Free World
13:45-13:55
A dream formulation for infants in the developing world? A paediatricians
experience Speaker: Adeodata Kekitiinwa-Rukyalekere, Mulago National
Hospital
13:55-14:05
A laymans guide to paediatric formulation development
Speakers: Karen Thompson, Merck and Martin Gartland, ViiV Healthcare
14:05-14:15
Addressing the drug development needs of infants and young children: DNDis
Paediatric HIV Programme
Speaker: Shing Chang, Scientific Advisor, DNDi
14:15-14:45
Panel I: How do we address the technical challenges to paediatric
formulation development?
Moderators: Lynne Mofenson, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Polly
Clayden, HIV i-Base
Panellists:
Jaideep Gogtay, Cipla
Adeodata Kekitiinwa-Rukyalekere, Mulago National Hospital
Shing Chang, DNDi
Karen Thompson, Merck
Martin Gartland, ViiV Healthcare
14:45-15:25
Panel II: Overcoming the barriers What can be done to accelerate the entry
of improved paediatric HIV therapies?
Moderators: Lynne Mofenson, NIH and Polly Clayden, HIV i-Base
Panellists:
Benedict Xaba, Minister of Health, Ministry of Health, Swaziland
Lulu Muhe, World Health Organization
Shaffiq Essajee, Clinton Health Access Initiative
Morolake Odetoyinbo, Positive Action for Treatment Access (PATA), Nigeria
15:25-15:30 Summary and Closing Remarks By Co-Chairs
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Rachel M. Cohen
Regional Executive Director
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), North America
40 Wall Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10005
Mob: +1.646.824.3064
Office: +1.646.616.8683
Email: rcohen@dndi.org
Web: www.dndi.org
Best Science for the Most Neglected