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Online discussion

Online discussion

Welcome to NAM’s online discussions. As part of our expanded coverage for the IAS conference these forums will be running for two months. Join in and discuss key findings from the conference and their practical implications for your work.

We are keen to get as many people involved in these discussions as possible so whether you attended the conference or are keeping in the loop from home, you can share ideas and best practice with HIV professionals from round the world.

For instructions on how to use the boards, please visit the help section.

The discussion will look at the practical implications of the following:

What are the practical implications of earlier treatment? How do we improve rates of diagnosis and retention in care?

As evidence grows that earlier treatment is better treatment, what are the practical implications of providing earlier treatment to larger numbers of people within current limitations?
What models have you seen of successful treatment provision at large scale, using task shifting, for example?
Many people with HIV are still being diagnosed very late, or being lost from care after diagnosis or during treatment. What did you learn at the conference about how to improve rates of diagnosis?
What innovative models of VCT have you seen? How can rates of loss to follow-up be reduced?

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How do we improve treatment and care for children?

Treatment access for children is lagging behind adult treatment in many areas. How can rates of diagnosis be improved?
How can treatment services better address the needs of children?
What models of successful practice have you seen at this conference and elsewhere?

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How do we improve integration of services such as TB and HIV, or reproductive health and HIV?

How can we make it easier for patients to access appropriate care through integration of services, such as TB and HIV?
What innovative examples of integration did you see at the conference?
How can PMTCT be integrated into other services?
How can HIV care be provided at the primary health care level?
Are you able to share examples of where this has worked well?

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How do we make 'combination prevention' a reality?

There’s wide agreement that prevention needs to be stepped up, and that combinations of prevention measures are the way ahead. What did you learn from the conference about making `combination prevention` a reality?
How does `treatment as prevention` fit into the prevention spectrum?

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Online discussion

What are the practical implications of earlier treatment? How do we improve rates of diagnosis and retention in care?

How do we improve treatment and care for children?

How do we improve integration of services such as TB and HIV, or reproductive health and HIV?

How do we make 'combination prevention' a reality?

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