Australasian HIV & AIDS Conference ASHM

Announcing 2020 Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS and Sexual Health Conferences: VIRTUAL

Monday 16 - Friday 20 November 2020

It’s undeniable that COVID-19 has impacted all our lives professionally and personally, and demanded we adapt to a new working environment.

What hasn’t changed is our desire to ensure the conferences remain a forum for further education, research and connection within the sector. ASHM is committed to ensuring HIV and sexual health education continues in 2020 and beyond.

What this means for you

• A NEW tailor-made format, enabled by our high-quality virtual conference platform, will allow you to set your own pace.

• The conferences, as always, will offer state of the art research and case studies to inform our practice.

• Registration will give you access to live online sessions as well as written and recorded content from the conference

• They will be one of the first opportunities to debrief on COVID-19 and discuss its impact on your work with your colleagues.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sunday 16 August 2020

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday 9 November 2020

View the abstract guideline and registration rates here.

Conference History

Year	Location	Handbook	Abstracts	Program	Webcast	Other Documents	Delegate Numbers
2019	Perth	Handbook	Abstracts	Program		Report	724
2018	Sydney	Handbook	Abstracts	Program		Report	585
2017	Canberra	Handbook	Abstracts	Program		Report
2016	Adelaide	Handbook	Abstracts	Program	Webcast	Report Media Coverage	641
2015	Brisbane	Handbook	Abstracts	Program	Webcast	Presentations	712
2013	Darwin	Handbook	Abstracts	Program	Webcast		640
2012	Melbourne	Handbook	Abstracts	Program			1016
2011	Canberra	Handbook	Abstracts	Program	Webcast		851
2010	Sydney	Handbook	Abstracts	Program	Webcast		990
2009	Brisbane	Handbook	Abstracts	Program	Webcast		825
2008	Perth	Handbook	Abstracts	Program	Webcast		823
2006	Melbourne	Handbook	Abstracts	Program			1091
2005	Hobart	Handbook	Abstracts	Program			795
2004	Canberra	Handbook	Abstracts	Program			682

Note: In 2007 and 2014 the ASHM Conference was not held due to the IAS Conference being run in Australia in those years.

Conference Overview

The conference is a major component of ASHM's contribution to education and information sharing for health professionals working in the HIV, viral hepatitis and related diseases sector.

The Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference was first launched in 1989 in response to the emerging area of clinical care for HIV. It began as a small meeting of medical practitioners brought together under the umbrella of ASAP (The Australian Society of AIDS Physicians). The HIV&AIDS Conference has now grown into the region's premier medical/scientific conference in the HIV and related diseases sector, attracting speakers and delegates from around the world.

The conference is truly multidisciplinary. Delegates to the conference come from a range of professional backgrounds including basic science, clinical medicine, community programs, education, epidemiology, indigenous health. There are a range of interests including international and regional, nursing and allied health, policy, primary care, public health and prevention, and social research.

The conference is held back-to-back with the Australasian Sexual Health Conference with one full day of overlap, providing a unique opportunity to look at HIV in the broader context of sexual health. The conferences attract more than 1,000 delegates from across the region.

For more details visit the website at www.hivshconferences2020.com.au. For conference inquiries, contact info@hivshconferences2020.com.au or call +61 2 8204 0770.