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HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been inextricably linked since the start of the HIV epidemic. A new era of global health and development driven by the Sustainable Development Goals offers a fresh opportunity to address critical STI health issues through greater involvement, interaction, and coordination between the HIV and STI fields. AIDS 2018, with its focus on HIV within the broader global health context, offers an excellent opportunity to explore the state of knowledge, best practices, and a research agenda regarding HIV and STIs. In the era of universal treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis, STI 2018 will identify new challenges, emerging issues and opportunities for research and programme implementation to counter increases in bacterial STIs being observed in many settings. The conference will also explore critical issues related to antimicrobial resistance and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health to ensure an integrated approach.

07:30
Registration
08:00
Welcome and introduction
08:01
IAS President opening remarks – Welcome to STI 2018
Linda-Gail Bekker, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, South Africa

08:04
Meeting opening – Rationale for the meeting
Kenneth Mayer, The Fenway institute/Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States
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08:12
Welcome to Amsterdam
Henry de Vries, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD); Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Slides

08:20
Setting the stage and epidemiology
Carolyn Deal, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States
Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD) Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
08:21
Community voices – Men who have sex with men
Jonny Friedgood, MSM representative, South Africa
08:30
Community voices – Sex workers
Daughtie Ogutu, African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA), Kenya
08:40
Epidemiology – Low- and middle-income countries
Francis Ndowa, Skin and GU Medicine Clinic, Zimbabwe
Slides

09:00
Epidemiology – High-income countries
Andrew Amato, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Sweden
Slides

09:20
Perspectives on STIs in Eastern Europe
Vitaly Smelov, International Agency for Research on Cancer, France
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09:40
Perspectives on STIs in Africa
Elizabeth Bukusi, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya
Slides

10:00
Break & poster viewing: All posters
Roy Chan, National Skin Centre, Singapore
10:30
Key populations: Social, structural, behavioural and biological factors driving STI epidemics
Udi Davidovich, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD), Netherlands
Naoko Ishikawa, World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), Philippines
10:31
Men who have sex with men
Kenneth Mayer, The Fenway institute/Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States
Slides

10:45
Comment from community representative
Jonny Friedgood, MSM representative, South Africa
10:50
People who use drugs
Adam Bourne, La Trobe University, Australia
Slides

11:05
Comment from community representative
Jess Tilley, New England Users Union, United States
11:10
Sex workers
Kate Shannon, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada
Slides

11:25
Comment from community representative
Daughtie Ogutu, African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA), Kenya
11:30
Transgender people
Tonia Poteat, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
Slides

11:45
Comment from community representative
Abheena Aher, IRGT, a Global Network of Transgender Women and HIV, India

11:50
Migrants
Julia del Amo, Institute of Health Carlos III, Spain
Slides

12:05
Comment from community representative
Esther Dixon-Williams, European AIDS Treatment Group, United Kingdom

12:10
Take-home message discussion
Jonny Friedgood, MSM representative, South Africa
Esther Dixon-Williams, European AIDS Treatment Group, United Kingdom
Daughtie Ogutu, African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA), Kenya
Abheena Aher, IRGT, a Global Network of Transgender Women and HIV, India
Kenneth Mayer, The Fenway institute/Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States
Adam Bourne, La Trobe University, Australia
Kate Shannon, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canada
Tonia Poteat, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
Julia del Amo, Institute of Health Carlos III, Spain

12:40
Lunch & poster viewing: Poster category A
Roy Chan, National Skin Centre, Singapore
13:40
Transmission dynamics
Sevgi Aral, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
Janneke Van De Wijgert, University of Liverpool, Netherlands
13:41
HIV/STI synergies
Myron Cohen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
Slides

14:00
Biomedical interventions & risk compensation
Jean-Michel Molina, University of Paris Diderot - Paris 7, France
Slides

14:20
Rectal mucosa
Ian McGowan, University of Pittsburgh, United States
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14:40
Oral transmission
Eric Chow, Monash University, Australia
15:00
Vaginal microbiome
Shaun Barnabas, Family Clinical Research Unit, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

15:20
Break & poster viewing: All posters
Roy Chan, National Skin Centre, Singapore
16:00
Clinical approaches to STI management
Nittaya Phanuphak, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Thailand
Serge Eholie, University Teaching Hospital, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
16:01
Syphilis
Edward Hook, University of Alabama, United States

16:20
Gonorrhoea
Kim Workowski, Emory University Department of Medicine, United States
Slides

16:40
Chlamydia and Lymphogranuloma venereum
Henry de Vries, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD); Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Slides

17:00
Human papillomavirus
Andrew Grulich, The Kirby Institute, Australia
Slides

17:20
Herpes simplex virus
Raj Patel, Southampton Sexual Health Services, United Kingdom
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17:40
Reception & poster viewing: Poster category B
Roy Chan, National Skin Centre, Singapore