- Monday morning: Watch it on You Tube.
Local Speakers:
Lynn Matthews, MGH / Seth Bloom, MGH / Rebecca Zash, BIDMC / Kunjal Patel, HSPH
Invited Speakers:
Lynne Mofenson, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatrics AIDS Foundation
See “Risk of HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Call for Action”
Pregnancy hormone-associated changes in the female genital tract, including changes in vaginal epithelial thickness, the vaginal and gut microbiome, and an increase in CCR5 co-receptor expression, may create a favorable milieu for HIV acquisition in the female genital tract during pregnancy
Craig Cohen, UCSF School of Medicine / Jeanne Marrazzo, UAB School of Medicine / Lena Serghides, University of Toronto / Jeffrey Stringer, UNC-CH School of Medicine
Location:
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Rotunda Room, HMS | 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston
Morning Session:
HIV Prevention in Pregnancy and Periconception: The Role Of the Microbiome
Afternoon Session:
What Will It Take to Eliminate Mother to Child Transmission Of HIV? Challenges to HIV Treatment in Pregnancy (followed by a poster session and reception)
Please click here to register or visit https://cfar.globalhealth.harvard.edu/ for more information.
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