Programme
| Time | Name | Presentation | ||
| 9.00 | Brian Iddon MP | Conference Opening | ||
| Morning Plenary | Global Profiles in HCV Prevention and Treatment | |||
| 9.15 | Dr Wang Fuxiang and Zhang Juan Juan | HCV Diagnosis and Treatment in China | ||
| 9.35 | Helene Williams | Patient Care in Queensland | ||
| 9.55 |
Ann Shindo |
Silence and Stigma: The Hep C Virus - due to unforseen circumstances, this presentation was cancelled | ||
| 10.15 | Holly Hagan | Epidemiology of HCV Infection in Drug Users Throughout the World. | ||
| 10.35 | Q&A | |||
| 11.00 | Refreshments | |||
| Morning Plenary 2 | Treatment, Care and Education | |||
| 11.30 | David Perez | Hepatitis C Prevention through education for young people | ||
| 11.50 | Emily Winklestein and Eric Haberlen | Decreasing Hep C Incidence in Young IDU’s | ||
| 12.10 | Daniel Fierer | Sexually Transmitted HCV in MSM | ||
| 12.30 | Dr Heiner Wedemeyer | Clinical Development of New HCV Drugs | ||
| 12.50 | Eric Dieperink | Psychiatric and substance use disorders and their effects on care of patients with hepatitis C. | ||
| 1.10 | Q&A | |||
| 1.30 | Lunch | |||
| 2.30 | Afternoon Parallel Sessions |
Over 20 presenters will highlight many of the complex medical and social issues surrounding hepatitis C. Each session featured a main speaker followed by three 10 minute abstract presentations. |
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| 4.00 | Afternoon Tea | |||
| 4.30 | Evening Plenary | HCV - A UK Perspective | ||
| 4.30 | Dr Erika Duffell | Greater Manchester Hepatitis C Strategy | ||
| 4.50 | Dr Arpana Verma | Greater Manchester Hepatitis C Research | ||
| 5.00 | Dr Noel Crane | Hepatitis C Action Plan in Wales | ||
| 5.30 | Professor David Goldberg | Hepatitis C Action Plan: A Scottish Odyssey | ||
| 6.00 | Dr Vivian Hope | Hepatitis C infection among recent initiates to injecting in England 2000 to 2008: Is a national hepatitis C action plan making a difference? | ||
| 6.20 | Carl Curphey and Sue Gwynne | Service User Perspectives | ||
| 6.40 | Q&A | |||
| 7.00 | Conference Close | |||