CROI 2019 Program and Conference Information

Oral Sessions

61 5:00

POLICY AND PROGRAMDECISIONS FOR ART IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL Irene Mukui, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya

62 CHALLENGES IN ANTIRETROVIRAL RESEARCH IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL Anne D. Lyerly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Symposium S-3 ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE: SUBSTANCE USE AND HIV Room 6AB 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Target Audience: This session is aimed for researchers, clinicians, and program designers and implementers interested in the intersection between substance use and HIV as related to both prevention of HIV acquisition and management of persons living with HIV with challenges related to substance use. Level of Knowledge: It is assumed that attendees have knowledge of behavioral factors associated with HIV acquisition and how such factors influence access to HIV related testing, prevention, and treatment services. Objectives: At the completion of the session, participants will be able to: • Describe epidemiology of substance use in HIV infection • Describe emerging issues in HIV and substance use with regard to: • Increase in HIV risk • Impact on adherence with ART • Effects on morbidity and mortality Conveners Nabila El-Bassel, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Dianne M. Rausch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA 63 CHASING THE DRAGON: OPIATES AND HIV Ricky N. Bluthenthal, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA 4:00

Oral Sessions • Tuesday

64 4:30

CHEMSEX AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HIV TRANSMISSION ANDMANAGEMENT Mark R. Pakianathan, St. George’s University of London, London, UK HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE ALCOHOL EPIDEMIC Leickness C. Simbayi, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa TOBACCO SMOKING: THE SILENT KILLER Lene Ryom, Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity and Infections, Copenhagen, Denmark

65 5:00

66 5:30

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