Dear Delegate,
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Committee on Pediatric AIDS are delighted to welcome you to the inaugural annual course on pediatric and adolescent HIV. At a time of rapid change in the field of HIV, we hope the topics covered will both inform and update the experienced practitioner serving HIV-infected and exposed infants, children and adolescents within and outside the US. At the same time, the course targets pediatric residents and fellows during their training, to serve as a foundation in pediatric and adolescent HIV management, and for those wishing to embark upon subsequent or concurrent careers in Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Pathology, Adolescent and Adult Medicine, Epidemiology, or Global and International Child Health.
We would like to thank our national and international partners, without whom this course would not have been possible and include the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the European Society on Paediatric Infectious Diseases, the Paediatric European Network on Treatment of AIDS, and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Many of the confirmed course faculty, are from these esteemed organizations and institutions, and represent the forefront of “cutting edge” research in Pediatric and Adolescent HIV care and infectious diseases globally. All are leaders and renowned teachers who develop and contribute to HIV management guidelines for the US, Europe and the WHO.
We hope you will enjoy your stay in Memphis and welcome your input and future collaboration as trainees new to HIV care or as experienced specialists.
Warm Regards,
Rana Chakraborty MD, PhD, FAAP
Course Director and Chair of the Committee on Pediatric AIDS
Ellen Cooper MD, FAAP
Course Director
Pat Flynn MD, FAAP
Course Director and Past Chair of the Committee
