HIV & Adolescence
Meeting category
Date(s)
29 Sep 2021 - 7 Oct 2021
Important dates
Day 1
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Day 2
Thursday, 30 September 2021
Day 3
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Day 4
Thursday, 7 October 2021
Meeting type
Virtual Meeting
Virology Education

International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021

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Enduring Materials
Day 1: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Opening of the Workshop -
Welcome to HIV & Adolescence 2021
Tanaka Chirombo
Global Network of Young People Living with HIV (Y+ Global), Malawi
Izukanji Sikazwe, MBChB, MPH
Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Zambia
Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTMH, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD
Desmond Tutu Health Foundation / University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa
Yolokazi Mfuto, MSc (c)
University Of Fort Hare, South Africa
Lincoln Mondy
Advocates for Youth, United States
Zolani Mahola
Singer, South Africa
Kgethi Phakeng
Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Aida Muraveva
Teenergize, Kazakhstan
Phindu Zaie Banda
Poet, Malawi
Session 1: Developing Resilience: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Adolescents -
Youth Led Initiatives
Abby Chams
Teen Talks with Abby Chams / Abby Chams School of Music / UNICEF Youth Advocate, Tanzania
Abstract-Driven Presentations
Translating Knowledge Into Practice: Delivering Empirically Informed Mental Health Training at Scale to Peer Supporters in a Time of COVID-19
#1 - Carol Wogrin, Zimbabwe
Accelerating Progress Towards Improved Mental Health and Healthy Behaviours in Adolescents Living in a High HIV Prevalence Community in South Africa
#2 - Stefani Du Toit, South Africa
'Supporting the Supporter': Lessons Learnt From a Virtual Peer Support Intervention for Young Pregnant Women Living With HIV
#3 - Madalitso Mbewe, Zambia
Session 2: HIV Clinical Management and Treatment of Adolescents: Including Comorbidities, Co-infections and Advanced Disease - Know Up to Grow Up -
Managing Side Effects of ART
Pascal Akahome, PharmD
Advocacy for Cure Academy, International AIDS Society, Nigeria
Adoptimize: Optimal Treatment Now for a Better Future
TB in Adolescents Living With HIV
Quintin Andre van Staden, MD, MSc
Universitas Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa
HIV-Associated Comorbidities in Adolescents in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy
Rashida Ferrand, MBBS, FRCP, PhD
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom / Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe
Abstract-Driven Presentation
Impressive Treatment Success and Safety of Dolutegravir Seen Among Adolescents Living With HIV Treated at BIPAI Clinics Across Six Countries in East and Southern Africa.
#4 - Jason Bacha, Tanzania

Day 2: Thursday, 30 September 2021

Session 3: Self-care: Empowering Adolescents to Take Charge of Their SRH and HIV Care - 15:00
Abstract-Driven Presentations
Increasing Uptake of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy among Adolescents and Young People Living with HIV: The Role of Peer Support
#5 - Vivian Chitiyo, Zimbabwe
Building SKILLZ: The impact of a School-Based Sexual Educational and Empowerment Programme on Sexually Transmitted Infections and Gender Norms amongst Female Learners in Cape Town, South Africa
#6 - Carey Pike, South Africa
Youth Engagement in Healthcare and Motivation in Personal Health Goal Setting
#7 - Renata Sanders, United States
Panel Discussion
Winnie Mabena
Living Positively Brand, Zambia
Doan Thanh Tung, BA
Lighthouse Social Enterprise, Vietnam
Vandita Morarka
One Future Collective, India
Tharindi Devasurendra
Youth Voices Count, Sri Lanka

Day 3: Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Session 4: Staying Safe: Addressing Gender-based Violence and Violence in the Home - 13:00
Gender Based Violence: addressing the Pervasive Global Public Health and Social Menance
Taiwo Oyelade, MD, MPH
World Health Organization, Republic of the Congo
GBV Stories
Alexander Bernal
Youth for YOUth Organization / Y-PEER Asia Pacific Center, Abra Philippines
Tuwilika Elias
HIV & GBV Advocate / Fulbright Scholar 2021-2023, Namibia
Zambia Police Services - Gender Based Violence
Lloyd Mushauko, Msc, PhD(c)
Police Headquarters, Zambia
Abstract-Driven Presentations
Risky Business: Identifying and Mitigating MTCT Risks among Pregnant and Lactating Adolescents in 4 Districts of Zimbabwe
#8 - Karen Webb, Zimbabwe
Associations Between Home and School-Based Violent Experiences and Development of Sexual Behaviors among Young Adolescent Girls in the Rural Southern Region of Malawi: A Challenge to HIV Prevention
#9 - Sadandaula Rose Muheriwa Matemba, United States
Profiling Survivors of Sexual Gender-Based Violence under the DREAMS Programme in Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 Lockdown
#10 - Fungai Mudzengerere, Zimbabwe
Session 5: Digital Innovation: Connecting, Informing, and Delivering Adolescent SRH and HIV Services - 15:00
Youth-Led Digital Innovation on SRH and HIV
Lucas Josué Núñez Saavedra
Círculo de estudiantes viviendo con VIH (CEVVIH) / Red de jóvenes positives de América Latina y el Caribe Hispano J+LAC, Chile
Catherine Harry
Vlogger at A Dose of Cath, Cambodia
Sriha Srinivasan
UCLA / ADPi, United States
Doreen Moraa Moracha
I Am A Beautiful Story, Kenya
Lakey Tshering
London Institute of Business and Technology / The BETA Park / Y-PEER Asia Pacific, Bhutan
Expert Panel Discussion
Patrick Sullivan, DVM, PhD
Rollins School of Public Health - Emory University, United States
Bolutife Adisa
Internet Society’s Youth Special Interest Group / Digital Grassroots, Nigeria
Leah Ogada
Triggerise, Kenya
Isabelle Amazon-Brown
UNICEF EAPRO, United Kingdom
Abstract-Driven Presentations
Wanda: Assessing user satisfaction on using a DHIS2 Android based data management system in low resource settings
#11 - Chengetai Dziwa, South Africa
"Connecting, informing, and delivering adolescent SRHR information through virtual platforms in HIV and gender equality responses during COVID 19 pandemic"
#12 - Afia Simpande, Zambia
Adopting Innovative Youth-led Social Behavioural Communication Change Interventions to Promote HIV Prevention amongst Adolescent and Young People in Botswana
#13 - Joseph Segodi, Botswana

Day 4: Thursday, 7 October 2021

Session 6: Young Key Populations: The World We Want - 13:00
Young Key Populations: The Future Is for Anyone Who Dreams of Itt
Melusi Simelane
Eswatini Sexual & Gender Minorities, Swaziland
Panel Discussion
Doan Thanh Tung, BA
Lighthouse Social Enterprise, Vietnam
Thandiwe Mudhumo
Zvandiri Africaid, Zimbabwe
Irene Audrey Mailoa
Inti Muda, Indonesia
Session 7: Social Protection and Economic Interventions: Driving Better HIV and SRH Outcomes for Adolescents - 14:15
Cash Transfers for Young Women in SSA: Lessons Learned to Date
Audrey Pettifor, PhD
UNC Chapel Hill, United States
A Cash Plus Model for Safe Transitions to a Healthy and Productive Adulthood: Experience from Tanzania
Abstract-Driven Presentation
What would make you want to attend? Learning lessons and adapting to increase young men’s engagement in a youth-friendly HIV & sexual health intervention in Zimbabwe
#14 - Constancia Mavodza, Zimbabwe
Session 8: Into the Future: Biomedical HIV Prevention, HIV Treatment, and the Cure - 15:45
HIV Prevention
Lilian Benjamin Mwakyosi, MD
COMPASS-Africa / DARE Organization, Tanzania
HIV Cure
Deborah Persaud, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
Abstract-Driven Presentation
In the Face of a Global Pandemic and Social Barriers Cisgender Female Adolescents Enroll in HIV Prevention Trial HPTN 084-01 in Sub-Saharan Africa
#15 - Pamela Tshandu, South Africa
More Options for Children and Adolescents (MOCHA)
Carolyn Bolton-Moore
Overview
Welcome

The International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021 took place as a virtual program over 4 days: 29-30 September & 6-7 October. 

Adolescents are developmentally at a difficult crossroad, which makes it challenging to attract and sustain adolescents’ focus on maintaining their health. Every effort must be made to engage and retain adolescents in care so they can improve and maintain their health for the long term.

The medical advances that have transformed HIV treatment into a manageable disease have yet to alter the stark reality for young people within key populations, particularly in low to middle-income countries, such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Even as AIDS-related mortality has decreased overall in recent years, AIDS-related deaths among adolescents increased by 50%. In other words, AIDS is far from over - especially for young people.

At major meetings, advances in HIV management focuses mainly on either adults or children, often excluding adolescents as a key population. We have initiated the International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence to meet this need for international interchange and advance the field by addressing challenges with innovative solutions.

This workshop is set up as an inclusive summit for multidisciplinary experts working with adolescents affected by HIV. The objective will be to share experiences, knowledge, and best practices with the aim of defining a pathway forward for optimizing the care of adolescents living with HIV.

The program will cover the entire spectrum of developmental changes in adolescents including social, behavioral, physiological, and biological aspects and the impact of an HIV-positive status. Prevention programs, testing, treatment, and support services among adolescents shall be discussed. The barriers encountered in delivering these services and ways to mitigate these barriers shall be key areas of discussion during the workshop.

Workshop Chairs
Local Chairs
COVID-19 Update
Responding to the changing COVID-19 situation, the International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021 will be held as a virtual meeting.
The Conference Organizers will continue to observe the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and will take necessary steps to ensure that the meeting will be held in compliance with relevant regulations, prioritizing the health and safety of our participants.

We are available to answer any questions or concerns that you may have about your participation at the International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021. please contact Rikke Rode at Rikke.Rode@amededu.com

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Who Should Attend?
We welcome an array of stakeholders from all regions who work with and for adolescents. The workshop aims to attract the following delegates:
• Clinicians and other HCP’s involved in care of Adolescents living with HIV;
• Researchers;
• Adolescents and youth;
• Policymakers;
• Programmers;
• Implementing partners;
• Community representatives; and
• (Non-)Government representatives.
Meeting Objectives
The objectives of this workshop are to:

• Facilitate the meaningful engagement of adolescents;
• Explore research design solutions for adolescents, including the use of program data;
• Translate the latest research results into best practices to optimize interventions and services for adolescents;
• Identify evidence-based practices that can be translated into programs, policy, and guidelines;
• Highlight the importance of bridging the gap between research and implementation;
• Share experiences with taking innovations and interventions to scale; and
• Stimulate networking and the formation of collaborations.
Learning Objectives
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe the challenges and barriers faced by adolescents affected by and living with HIV, including systematic and structural barriers;
• Identify effective strategies for youth engagement and leadership to improve health services, implementation of programs, and research;
• Summarize the latest research on new therapeutics and innovative services and their potential impact on adolescent health;
• Describe ways to scale up interventions, and improve the quality and sustainability of programs;
• Identify the need for psychosocial support and how to implement interventions to improve mental health services for adolescents and young people affected by and living with HIV;
• Discuss the role of technologies and mHealth for improved communication and engagement of adolescents and young people in health services; and
• Reflect on how to address challenges and barriers in their own setting along the whole HIV cascade from prevention, testing, and treatment, to care and support.
Practical Information 
Certificate of Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be sent to participants after they have successfully completed the program and post-meeting survey.
Language
The official language of the workshop is English.
Translation will not be provided.
Disclaimer
This workshop is intended for educational purposes only and aims to offer participants the opportunity to share information. The workshop secretariat of this event, Virology Education, cannot accept any liability for the scientific content of the sessions or for any claims which may result from the use of information or publications from this workshop. Virology Education disclaims all liability for injuries or losses of whatever nature incurred by individuals attending the workshop.
Liability and Insurance
By registering for the workshop, participants agree that the organizers do not accept responsibility for medical-, travel- or personal insurance. Participants are advised to take out their own insurance policies.
Photographs, Audio, and Video Recording
Photographs, audio, and video recordings are not permitted at the official workshop sessions. Only the official medical writer appointed by the organization may make recordings. All presentations will be posted here as soon as possible after the workshop is finished, provided that speakers have given permission to do so.
Committees
Workshop Chairs
Organizing Committee Members

The members of the Organizing Committee are a group of carefully selected experts and inspirational leaders in their respective fields. They meet frequently to discuss the scientific program of the workshop, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers, and review all submitted abstracts.

Youth Reference Group

The Youth Reference Group (YRG) consists of young people from key networks and organizations across all regions. They come together on regular basis to advise the organizing committee on program and format as well as led on youth focused content. The main aim is to maximize meaningful youth engagement in the workshop. 

Scientific Committee
  • Job Akuno, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, Kenya

  • Wole Ameyan, WHO, Switzerland

  • Sarah Bernays, University of Sydney, Australia

  • Tom Churchyard, Kwakha Indvodza, Swaziland

  • Chelsea Coakley, Triggerise, South Africa

  • Jane Ferguson, Independent, Switzerland

  • Luann Hatane, PATA, South Africa

  • Igor Kuchin, Y+, Russia

  • Zanele MabasoSonke Gender Justice, South Africa

  • Aveneni Mangombe, Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Children, Zimbabwe

  • Shirley Mark, UNICEF East Asia, Thailand

  • Zandile Masangane, Ministry of Health, Eswatini

  • Webster Mavhu, CeSHHAR, Zimbabwe

  • Nyaradzo Mavis Mgodi, University of Zimbabwe / University of California San Francisco, Zimbabwe

  • Boyd Mkandawire, Grassroots Soccer, Zambia

  • Linda Barlow Mosha, Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda

  • Lloyd Mulenga, Ministry of Health, Zambia

  • Saiqa Mullick, WITS, South Africa

  • Nicholas Niwagaba, In Their Hands (ITH), Uganda

  • Maryanne Ombija, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator for PEPFAR, United States

  • Laura Bonareri Oyiengo, Ministry of Health, Kenya

  • Natella Rakhmanina, EGPAF / Children’s National Research Institute, United States

  • Mastidia Rutaihwa, National AIDS Control Program Tanzania/UNICEF, Tanzania

  • Renata Sanders, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States

  • Wipaporn Natalie Songtaweesin, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

  • Nametsego Tswetla, NACA, Botswana

  • Kossy Umeh, Y+, Nigeria

  • Marissa Vicari, MA, IAS, Switzerland

  • Daniel Were, Jhpiego, Kenya

  • Nicola Willis, Zvandiri, Zimbabwe

The members of Scientific Committee are hand-picked by the Organizing Committee and the conference secretariat based on their significant contributions and commitment to the field. They assist the Organizing Committee by providing them with suggestions for speakers and topics. In addition, members of the Scientific Committee participate in reviewing submitted abstracts, and play an active role during the workshop as moderators and/or chairs of sessions.

Support
Independent Educational Grant

The International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021 is supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Science.
Gilead Sciences was not involved in the development of content or selection of faculty for this educational activity.

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