Clinical Research Highlights from IAS 2023
James McMahon, MD
Head of Clinical Research Unit and Infectious Diseases Physician
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital
Associate Professor, Central Clinical School, Monash University,
Melbourne, Australia
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Prof McMahon is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Head of the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Unit at the Alfred Hospital and Monash University in Melbourne Australia. He is the current Vice President and President-Elect for Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), His research interests include clinical trials focused on HIV and COVID-19. For HIV this work is for studied in HIV cure, antiretroviral therapy and the cascade of HIV care. Specific interests in HIV Cure are trials developing non-invasive imaging methods to locate and quantify tissue sites of HIV and clinical trials of interventions targeting the HIV reservoir with latency reversal agents and immunotherapeutics For COVID-19 he leads an adaptive randomised trial of COVID-19 vaccine boosting strategies in immunocompromised hosts and a large prospective study of immune responses to COVID vaccines in immunocompromised populations.
At the completion of this educational activity learners will:
1. Be aware of results from the latest high impact clinical trials affecting the care and treatment for people with HIV.
2. Understand new data from clinical trials and large observational studies on the use of antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV.
3. Understand how the latest ART treatment and observational studies have advanced our understanding on the association between weight gain and certain antiretroviral therapies.
Policies and standards of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial interests whose products, devices, or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity.
- Dr. James F. Braun (Course Director/Planner) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Dr. Roy M. Gulick (Moderator) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Dr. James McMahon (Presenter) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Dr. McMahon submitted his slides in advance for adequate peer review and supported his presentation and clinical recommendations with the best available evidence from the medical literature.
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