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ICE-HBV took part in the World Hepatitis Summit in Sao Paulo on November 1-3, 2017, joining 900 delegates from all over the world. The World Hepatitis Summit is a large-scale, global biennial event to advance the viral hepatitis agenda. It is a joint initiative between World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Hepatitis Alliance – in collaboration with a different host country for each Summit.

Among others news, WHO announced that in 2.8 million additional people starting lifelong treatment for hepatitis B in 2016 was a marked increase from the 1.7 million people starting it in 2015.

ICE-HBV presented a poster and held an international consultation on its scientific priorities and governance systems, attended by delegates from five continents (picture). ICE-HBV was also presented by ANRS as part of the plenary presentation by Prof. Christian Trepo.

ICE-HBV Poster at the World Hepatitis Summit 2017

ICE-HBV at the World Hepatitis Summit 2017

The HBV Cure Workshop is a scientific platform that acts as a catalyst to accelerate the progress for achieving a cure. This meeting will bring together the world’s leading basic, translational and clinical experts to share and discuss the latest research outcomes and challenges.

ICE-HBV members Stephen Locarnini and Harry Janssen are chairing the workshop, and many more will be speaking about their research towards an HBV cure! Find the programme here.

ICE-HBV is growing and developing new organisational policies: you can find the confidentiality policy and industry engagement policy under Publications.

Governance structure and systems are being revised too, in consultation with our stakeholders.

ICE-HBV members T. Jake Liang and Anna Kramvis hosted the 2017 International HBV Meeting in on September 3-7 in Washington D.C., USA.

ICE-HBV Annual Scientific assembly was he held there on September 7.

Dr. Francis Chisari will receive the inaugural Distinguished Award in Hepatitis B Research.

Find out more: http://www.hbvmeeting.org/

Capucine Penicaud is presenting ICE-HBV at the Australasian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Conference on August 10 in Cairns, Australia.

Find her presentation in the online programme. 

Stephen Locarnini is presenting ICE-HBV on August 8 at the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis in Anchorage, Canada.

Full programme.

  

 

To participate to World Hepatitis Day campaign, please create your own poster using this link and send it to info@ice-hbv.org or tweet @ICE_HBV

 

2-2:45pm – Session 1 – Vaccines – the Most Effective Route to Elimination?

Co-Chairs: Peter Revill (Doherty Institute) and Helen Tyrell (Hepatitis Australia)

• Hepatitis C Vaccines– Heidi Drummer – Burnet Institute
• Hepatitis B Vaccines – Tilman Ruff – University of Melbourne

2:45-3:45pm – Session 2 – Test & Treat – Update and Challenges to Roll-Out

Co-Chairs: Mike Catton (Doherty Institute) and Melanie Eagle (Hepatitis Victoria)

• New HBV Treatment Strategies – Renae Walsh – Doherty Institute 
• Viral Hepatitis – Laboratory Networks and Capacity in Mongolia -Suellen Nicholson-  Doherty Institute 
• Regional implementation of the Global Health Sector Strategy for Viral Hepatitis – Laura Thomas– Doherty Institute 
• CHB in Australia – Domestic Progress Report –  Jennifer MacLachlan – Doherty Institute 

4:00-4:45pm – Session 3 – HBV & Migrants 

Chair: Benjamin Cowie (Doherty Institute)

• Hepatitis B and Migrants, Lachlan Riches – Migration and Legal Consultant 
• HBV & Migration, a patient experience, Lien Tran – Hepatitis Victoria (pictured below)

4:50-5:45pm – Session 4 – Global Collaborations to Cure CHB 

Chair: Anne Kelso (NHMRC)

•  The path towards the cure of HBV infection –  Fabien Zoulim – ANRS, France
• HBV clinical studies in the Asia-Pacific Region – Seng Gee Lim  – National University Health System, Singapore

5:45-6:00pm – Session 5 – Progress made in the roll-out of Victoria viral hepatitis strategies , The Honorable Frank McGuire, Parliamentary Secretary for Medical research

 

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General Abstracts

• General abstract submission deadline is Monday, June 26, 2017.
• Participants will be notified on Monday, July 24, 2017 of their inclusion in the program.
• At least one author must be registered for the meeting in order for an abstract to be included in the program book.

http://www.hbvmeeting.org/abstracts-and-travel-grants/abstract-submission/

ICE-HBV and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity are organising a World Hepatitis Day symposium entitled From Vaccine to Cure: The Road to Viral Hepatitis Elimination.

Join us on 28 July from 2pm to 6pm, in person or online via Zoom. Please register here: https://goo.gl/2noLVa (free). Check the preliminary programme.

To participate to World Hepatitis Day campaign which will be displayed during the event, please create your own poster using this link and send it to info@ice-hbv.org or tweet @ICE_HBV

All events related to World Hepatitis Day in Victoria can be found on Hepatitis Victoria website.

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