A call to action toward integrated testing and earlier care for viral hepatitis, HIV, STIs and TB

D. Raben; M. Hoekstra; L. Combs; A. K. Sullivan; J. V. Lazarus; J. S. Lambert; D. Simões; A. Streinu-Cercel; J. K. Rockstroh; Anca Streinu-Cercel; Andrew Amato-Gauci; Corina Silvia Pop; Cristiana Oprea; Dagmar Hedrich; Deniz Gökengin; Eberhard Schatz; Eugenia Ghita; Jürgen Rockstroh; Lara Tavochi; Lella Cosmaro; Marian Ursan; Masoud Dara; Nicoleta Dascalu; Nikos Dedes; Ricardo Baptista Leite; Sini Pasanen; Tatjana Reic; Tom Platteau; Victor Grecu; Anders Sönnerborg; Brian Gazzard; Brian West; Igor Karpov; Jens D. Lundgren; John de Wit; Jordi Casabona; Jürgen Rockstroh; Lella Cosmaro; Liudmyla Maistat; Mojca Matičič; Nikos Dedes; Nino Tsereteli; Stanislas Pol; Tom Platteau; Valerie Delpech; Wim Zuilhof; Yazdan Yazdanpanah; Yusef Azad; Anastasia Pharris; Andrew Amato-Gauci; Teymur Noori; Dagmar Hedrich; Antons Mozalevskis; Elena Vovc; Masoud Dara; Kevin Fenton; Christine Kakalou; Irena Klavs; Iwona Wawer; Jordi Casabona; Julia Hristojeva; Kristel Kivimets; Lella Cosmaro; Manuel Maffeo; Meaghan Kall; Michele Mommi; Nadia Gasbarrini; Piotr Wysocki; Vassilis Koutkias

doi:10.1111/hiv.12844

A call to action toward integrated testing and earlier care for viral hepatitis, HIV, STIs and TB

D. Raben
, M. Hoekstra
, L. Combs^*
, A. K. Sullivan
, J. V. Lazarus
, J. S. Lambert
, D. Simões
, A. Streinu-Cercel
, J. K. Rockstroh
, Anca Streinu-Cercel
, Andrew Amato-Gauci
, Corina Silvia Pop
, Cristiana Oprea
, Dagmar Hedrich
, Deniz Gökengin
, Eberhard Schatz
, Eugenia Ghita
, Jürgen Rockstroh
, Lara Tavochi
, Lella Cosmaro

Marian Ursan, Masoud Dara, Nicoleta Dascalu, Nikos Dedes, Ricardo Baptista Leite, Sini Pasanen, Tatjana Reic, Tom Platteau, Victor Grecu, Anders Sönnerborg, Brian Gazzard, Brian West, Igor Karpov, Jens D. Lundgren, John de Wit, Jordi Casabona, Jürgen Rockstroh, Lella Cosmaro, Liudmyla Maistat, Mojca Matičič, Nikos Dedes, Nino Tsereteli, Stanislas Pol, Tom Platteau, Valerie Delpech, Wim Zuilhof, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Yusef Azad, Anastasia Pharris, Andrew Amato-Gauci, Teymur Noori, Dagmar Hedrich, Antons Mozalevskis, Elena Vovc, Masoud Dara, Kevin Fenton, Christine Kakalou, Irena Klavs, Iwona Wawer, Jordi Casabona, Julia Hristojeva, Kristel Kivimets, Lella Cosmaro, Manuel Maffeo, Meaghan Kall, Michele Mommi, Nadia Gasbarrini, Piotr Wysocki, Vassilis Koutkias

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objectives: The objective of the paper is to present the outcomes of the HepHIV 2019 conference, held in Bucharest under the Romanian EU Presidency and focusing on challenges of timely and integrated testing and care.

Methods: The conference programme was put together by the organizing committee. It consisted of invited talks and peer-reviewed abstracts.

Results: In all, 65 abstracts from 20 countries were presented during the conference, which had nearly 250 delegates, including high-profile political representation. The conference highlighted the need to shift towards further disease integration because of the epidemiological characteristics of the hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), HIV, sexually transmitted infection (STIs) and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics in the WHO European region. Integration should be a priority in the response to the epidemics to better reach key populations and to ensure better testing coverage. This relates to both the integration of services in shared care models and the integration of different settings and stakeholders in national strategies.

Conclusions: The conference demonstrated the need for greater political support for the policy changes required to implement integration. Testing normalization efforts are key to maximizing the impact of integration efforts. The conference call to action can help to guide developments in testing and linkage-to-care interventions across the European region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	403-408
Number of pages	6
Journal	HIV Medicine
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12844
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The HepHIV 2019 Bucharest Conference was co‐funded with the Health Programme of the European Union and the EU Health Project Symposium; Integrated Testing and Synergies was funded by the Health Programme of the European Union. The HepHIV 2019 Bucharest Conference was funded by the HIV in Europe/EuroTEST Initiative that received sponsorship funds for this purpose from Gilead, Merck MSD, ViiV Healthcare, Abbvie, Autotest Santé (AAZ‐LMB), Cepheid, InTec, OraSure and SH:24. The funders had no role in the study design, analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Financial disclosure:

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 British HIV Association

Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

HIV
diagnosis
sexually transmitted infections
testing
viral hepatitis

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Raben, D., Hoekstra, M., Combs, L., Sullivan, A. K., Lazarus, J. V., Lambert, J. S., Simões, D., Streinu-Cercel, A., Rockstroh, J. K., Streinu-Cercel, A., Amato-Gauci, A., Pop, C. S., Oprea, C., Hedrich, D., Gökengin, D., Schatz, E., Ghita, E., Rockstroh, J., Tavochi, L., ... Koutkias, V. (2020). A call to action toward integrated testing and earlier care for viral hepatitis, HIV, STIs and TB. HIV Medicine, 21(6), 403-408. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12844

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A call to action toward integrated testing and earlier care for viral hepatitis, HIV, STIs and TB

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