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Hirschel and Gorna: We need to "reflect the gritty realities of living with AIDS"
Conference Chair Bernard Hirschel and Community
Planning Committee Chair Robin Gorna explain why 'bridging the gap' is critical today. MORE
Welcome to aids98.ch
Delegates, Visitors and other peoples interested
in the latest in AIDS news will find it here, first. Leading up to, and during the
Conference, stories are updated daily. MORE
Planning ahead: on the road with
Protease Inhibitors
If you are travelling to Geneva and are taking
antiretroviral medication, you may wish to use this table to help adjust your medication
schedule to local time. MORE
More than Massage:
The Cultural Programme
Relax. MORE |
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| The 12th World AIDS Conference
Opening Ceremony will be broadcast live tonight |
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See the Opening Ceremony of
the 12th World AIDS Conference here, live tonight MORE
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updates provided during
the Conference |
Scientific Programme Updates
Updates since the printing of the workbook |
Community Updates
Last minute updates of community events |
Daily Summaries of Scientific
and Community Sessions
Summaries of Scientific Track Sessions are provided in a condensed format |
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| The old saying "An apple a
day keeps the doctor away" has now become "A condom a day keeps the doctor
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Onsite at Palexpo: The 1998
STOP AIDS Campaign
The theme of the STOP AIDS campaign for Summer 1998 on posters and TV advertisements is
the risk attached to an affair. MORE
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schedules
Please check back with us as we update the
latest in news...
community news
- Community Rendez-Vous
- Orientation Sessions
- Community Symposia
- Skills Building
- Cultural Programme
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 T R A C K A
basic science
- The main body of the 12th World AIDS Conference is
composed of oral abstract presentations of track-specific peer-reviewed research.
- Questions from the audience will be encouraged and
facilitated by the session chairs. Note: Oral abstract presentations will also represented
presented Monday to Thursday
 T R A C K C
epidemiology,
prevention and
public health
- Because the deadline for abstract submission was
several months prior to the Conference, there will be an opportunity for the presentation
of abstracts highlighting important 'late breaking' developments in scientific research.
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 T R A C K B
clinical science
and care
- Non-abstract driven sessions, including
track-specific symposia on certain topics, form a key part of the programme, with
state-of-the-art presentations by leading authorities in the field.
- The number and times of track symposia differ from
track to track, and some are partly abstract-driven and/or involve invited speakers making
presentations with a moderator.
 T R A C K D
social and
behavioural science
- EDITOR'S NOTE: During the Conference, each of
these bulleted items will be linked to a story related to the track.
- Late breakers will be presented on Friday,
July 3 (8:30-10:30) in two sessions. The "mother-to-child HIV transmission"
session on Monday, June 29 (11.00-12.30: will contain 3 late breakers.
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