SATELLITE SYMPOSIA

SS1: Satellite Symposium sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb

Thursday 19 October 2006
16h00 - 17h30
NEW HOPE FOR HEPATITIS B PATIENTS
Chair: Christine Katlama (F)

16h00
SS1-1 Natural history, epidemiology and transmission of the HBV virus
Stanislas Pol (F)

16h20
SS1-2 Place of entecavir in the management of chronic hepatitis B in naive patients
Marc Bourlière (F)

16h40
SS1-3 Management of chronic hepatitis B, in HBV/HIV co-infected patients: place of entecavir
Yves Benhamou (F)

17h00
SS1-4 Questions-Answers

SS2: Satellite Symposium sponsored by Gen Probe Incorporated

Friday 20 October 2006
12h00 – 13h30
Advances in Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays for the Detection of STIs
Chair: Julius Schachter ( USA)

Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis: Which tests, which specimens, and can you have confidence in the results?
Julius Schachter (USA)

Detection of chlamydial and gonococcal infections in men and women by using alternative noninvasive specimens.
Angelika Stary (A)

Comparing nucleic acid amplification tests on liquid Pap and self-collected genital samples.
Max Chernesky (CA)

SS3: Satellite symposium sponsored by Diagnostics Development Unit, University of Cambridge and Diagnostics for the Real World Ltd

Friday 20 October 2006
16h00 - 17h30
Potential impact of a new generation of rapid tests
Chairs: Angelika Stary (A) , Bernard Branson ( USA)

16h00
SS3-1 A new point-of-care test for Chlamydia
Helen H. Lee ( UK)

16h10
SS3-2 Chlamydia Rapid Test: Clinical trial data from the UK
Beng Goh ( UK)

16h25
SS3-3 Issues on Chlamydia testing and treatment in a young people’s sexual health centre
Penny Barber ( UK)

16h40
SS3-4 STI in the Philippines
Francis Saison (PH)

16h55
SS3-5 Utility of rapid tests in resourcelimited Settings
Jean-Pierre Allain ( UK)

17h10
SS3-6 CDC’s New HIV testing recommendations for health care settings
Bernard Branson ( USA)

SS4 : Satellite symposium organised by WHO

Saturday 21 October 2006
12h15 - 13h45
Innovation for syphilis control and prevention: Promises and challenges

12h15
SS4-1 Current Syphilis Situation in Europe
Ulrich Laukamm-Josten (CH)

12h30
SS4-2 Evaluation of Rapid Syphilis Tests
Rosanna W. Peeling (CH)

12h45
SS4-3 Strategies for Syphilis Control: Lessons from the Developing World
David Mabey (UK)

13h05
SS4-4 Syphilis Control in the 21st Century
King Holmes (USA)

13h25
SS4-5 Discussion