My fabulous colleague & friend Professor Christoph Spinner, #aids2024 co-chair. Munich has joined @fasttrackcities! We must focus on interventions that work like SAFE DRUG CONSUMPTION SPACES 👏👏🧡🧡 #PutPeopleFirst

Don't miss BHIVA at #AIDS2024 in Munich! IAS - the International AIDS Society Join our workshop tomorrow 🗓️ Wednesday, July 24th from 12:00-13:30 "Enhancing protection: Updated immunisation guidelines for adults living with HIV." @GerettiAnna AntonPozniak Dr Stuart Flanagan Prof Yvonne Gilleece

After the dPEP study in Kenya showed no effectiveness of DoxyPEP in cisgender women, many of us asked why? A qualitative analysis was performed afterwards that showed 5 main themes: 1- Side effects (issues takin on an empty stomach) 2- Challenges interpreting dosing instructions

Case report of superinfection on LA-CAB/RPV mentioned by Francois Venter in another BRILLIANT talk in a brilliant INSTI session academic.oup.com/cid/article/79… @GerettiAnna

#AIDS2024 Paso Doble! Switch to Biktarvy assoc with sig more weight gain than switch to Dovato +1.8kg vs 0.9kg at W48 p=0.016 aOR for >5% wt gain 1.81 (p=0.006) on Bik Impact of baseline NRTI backbone needs exploration Non-inferior efficacy (with CI trend in favour of Dovato)

1 Thread on #mpox which is in the news again since a returning traveller was diagnosed in Sweden with a new more dangerous strain which reached Europe for the first time. In the 2022-23 global outbreak I was clinical advisor to @WHOEurope Here’s what I think you need to know.

Just so we’re clear. There’s no confirmed Clade 1 Mpox in Manchester and we continue to have very low levels of Clade 2 infection as we do across England. The rates in the last couple of months are not too dissimilar to the last year. Ahead of Pride starting today let’s not panic

NEWS: Birmingham-based #HIV Peer Support & Mentoring group Positive Peers joins the Saving Lives UK family "Peer support is, and must be recognised as, an essential element of the care offer that should be made to ALL people living with HIV" LINK: savinglivesuk.com/saving-lives-p…

Amazing stuff - I just know this will make a big difference in the lives of people attending University Hospitals Birmingham #OptOut #HIV #HepB #HepC. Lots of hard work from Dr Steve Taylor and his team! Bravo! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

43 years ago, Tina Knowles released 'BEYONCÉ '.

Taking testing to the next level! Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham has adopted the opt out testing scheme 🙏 This is a huge step forward, identifying people living with HIV earlier, and enabling them to access effective treatment and support 💫 ViiV Healthcare

📢 We have detected 1 new travel-related human case of Clade Ib mpox in the UK. Make sure you're familiar with the symptoms, particularly if you're travelling to an affected country 🦠 #Mpox

Educating, and raising #HIV awareness. The fantastic team from Heartlands HIV from University Hospitals Birmingham fighting #stigma and spreading the #UequalsU message ahead of #WorldAIDSDay

Tonight our Medical Director Dr Steve Taylor spoke at the #Birmingham #WorldAIDSDay event. Under “The Ribbons” he spoke of the importance getting #PrEP to women who need it & the phenomenal success of the UK #EmergencyDepartments Opt out #HIV #BBV testing program

If you couldn't join us for the Royal College of Physicians Genitourinary Medicine Speciality session tonight you can catch up online! HIV, STIs & why we all #loveGUM - it's a must watch people 😘 lovegum.bashh.org

Today is the start of #HIVTestingWeek in England. #DYK that there are thousands of folks in the UK who don't know that they're living with HIV? We can all do our part by testing for #HIV, and all it takes is a finger prick. Get your free test at: test.tht.org.uk/finder today

This #HIVTestingWeek we're asking folk to #GetTested and take control of their health There's no such thing as a bad #HIV diagnosis - If negative you can take steps to stay safe (PrEP etc) - If positive you now know and can start treatment There's support for you no matter what

Michael Marks & hope for new oral options for syphilis treatment. 5 days of linezold disappointing but a 10 day trial now fully recruited. Oral cefixime also holds promise - results expected 2025/6 #BHIVA25