SHM PhD student to defend thesis :: hivmonitoring

On Thursday, 22 November 2012, Anouk Kesselring MD, PhD student at Stichting HIV Monitoring, will defend her PhD thesis entitled ‘Clinical implications of immune recovery during antiretroviral treatment for HIV infection’.

Since the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), the life expectancy of HIV infected patients has increased from years to decades. As a result, clinical manifestations of HIV have altered significantly in the cART era. This thesis describes a range of clinical implications of immune status and immune recovery in HIV-1 infected patients during treatment with antiretroviral therapy. The studies described have been conducted in the setting of the ATHENA (AIDS Therapy Evaluation in the Netherlands project) cohort study, which includes registered HIV-infected patients in the Netherlands.

Public defence: 22 November 2012 at 2 pm, Agnietenkapel, Amsterdam.

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Stichting HIV Monitoring

Stichting HIV Monitoring (SHM) makes an essential contribution to healthcare for HIV-positive people in the Netherlands. Working with all recognised HIV treatment centres in the Netherlands, SHM systematically collects coded medical data from all registered HIV patients. SHM uses these data to produce centre-specific reports that allow HIV treatment centres to optimise their patient care and obtain formal certification. SHM’s data also form the basis for the yearly HIV monitoring report and are used in HIV-related research in the Netherlands and internationally. The outcome of SHM’s research provides tangible input into HIV care and prevention polices in the Netherlands.