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Poster Presenters Information

The Program Committee of The American Conference for the Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV) invites any health professionals who provide care to persons living with HIV, or are part of a multidisciplinary team providing care for persons living with HIV, to submit a paper for consideration in the poster program of this conference. The conference will take place May 15 - May 17, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.

Submission Deadline: Friday February 20, 2009, 6:00PM PST

This is an excellent opportunity for clinicians, pharmacists, social workers, adherence counselors and treatment advocates to demonstrate unique and/or novel strategies to address the many issues that must be managed in effective, state-of-the-art HIV care. We are especially interested in posters that address creative approaches to HIV testing and counseling, linkages to care, treatment adherence, outreach to those who drop out of care, and enhancing the clinical experience of those living with HIV. Case reports and clinical series are welcome.

For your paper to be considered, it must be received BEFORE 6:00 PM PST on Friday, February 20, 2009. Please adhere closely to the format and submission guidelines below. Papers that do not adhere to this format cannot be considered.

All paper submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. All authors will be notified via email or fax of the status of their proposed poster by April 1, 2009. For those authors who have a selected paper, you will receive a detailed information packet with specific deadlines and materials preparation requirements.

We look forward to an excellent meeting and the unique contribution these posters will make to the meeting content.

FORMAT GUIDELINES

It is preferred that all papers be submitted online. Submissions will also be accepted by fax or mail.
All papers must be submitted in English. Papers are limited to 250 words.
You must identify your presenter and provide all contact information at the top of the submission page in the following format (not included in your 250 words):

PRESENTER: First Name, Last Name, Degree(s)
Affiliation/Organization
Street Address, City, State, Zip
Email, Phone, Fax

PAPER TOPICS

For your paper or case report, please select the appropriate topic:

Testing/Counseling and Linkages to Care
Initial Treatment for HIV Infection
The Treatment Experienced Patient
Complications
Comprehensive Care

We look forward to an excellent selection of well-prepared papers in tune with the focus of The American Conference for the Treatment of HIV.