2014 London Forum

2nd International Forum on HIV and Rehabilitation Research Knowledge Transfer and Exchange (KTE) Library: Advancing International Partnerships to Address Key Research Priorities in HIV and Rehabilitation

Saturday, October 11th, 2014
The Gleeson Lecture Theatre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road, London, England

Overview

The aim of the forum was to facilitate knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) on HIV and rehabilitation research, clinical practice and service delivery, among people living with HIV (PHAs), researchers, clinicians, representatives of community organizations, and policymakers in Canada, UK and Ireland; and to foster new research and clinical partnerships in HIV and rehabilitation internationally.

The Forum was a collaboration between the Canada- United Kingdom HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CUHRRC) and the Rehabilitation in HIV Association (RHIVA).

Over 50 stakeholders including clinicians, researchers, community members, service providers, media team members, volunteers, students, and educators from the UK, Canada and Ireland, attended the Forum.

Welcome from RHIVA

Esther McDonnell (Rehabilitation in HIV Association (RHIVA) Chair, UK)
Darren Brown (RHIVA Vice-Chair, UK)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Welcome and Introductions

Welcome from Chelsea and Westminster and BHIVA

Keynote Speakers:
Mark Nelson (Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK)
Jane Anderson (Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK)
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Overview of Forum Agenda

Francisco Ibáñez –Carrasco (Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Overview of Forum Agenda
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Overview of Realize (formerly CWHGR)

Stephen Tattle (Realize)
PDF of PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Overview of Realize (formerly CWHGR)
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Overview of Rehabilitation in HIV Association (RHIVA)

Darren Brown (RHIVA Vice-Chair), and Esther McDonnell (RHIVA Chair)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Overview of Rehabilitation in HIV Association (RHIVA)

Introduction to the Canada-UK HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CUHRRC)

Kelly O’Brien (University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada)
PDF of PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Introduction to the Canada-UK HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CUHRRC) & New and Emerging Research Priorities from the 1st International Forum of HIV and Rehabilitation Research
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Priority Content Area 1-Episodic Health and Disability (HIV and Aging)
Clinical Practice and Research Evidence Session 1

Colm Bergin (St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): HIV and Ageing – A focus on co-morbidities and non-pharmacological interventions
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Camilla Hawkins, presenting on behalf of Simon Rackstraw (Mildmay Mission Hospital, London, UK)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): HIV and Aging in the UK – Mildmay Hospital
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Patty Solomon (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Uncertainty and Aging with HIV: A longitudinal study to explore the episodic nature of disability among older adults living with HIV
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Siobhán O Dea (St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): How do adults living with HIV in Ireland experience disability? A qualitative study
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Priority Content Area 2-Rehabilitation
Clinical Practice and Research Evidence Session 2

Richard Harding (King’s College London, London, UK)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Effectiveness of Interventions to Enhance Coping among PHAs

Darren Brown (Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK)
 PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Kobler Rehabilitation Class, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Rebecca Mullin (Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Exercise and Adherence in People Living with HIV- More Findings 2014
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Priority Content Area 3 – Methodological Advances
Clinical Practice and Research Evidence Session 3

Sean Rourke (Ontario HIV Treatment Network, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto0
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): State of the art and emerging measures of neurocognitive health among people living with HIV
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Richard Harding (King’s College London, London, United Kingdom) and Mark Platt (UK-CAB, London, UK)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Patient-Reported Outcomes in HIV: Theory and Practice
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Kelly O’Brien (University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Updates on the HIV Health and Rehabilitation Survey (HHRS): A CUHRRC Study
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

British HIV Association Conference – Special Session

The Forum was preceded by an invited special session on HIV and rehabilitation at the British HIV Association (BHIVA) Conference on Friday October 10th, 2014 entitled: ‘A Tale of Rehabilitation in Two Countries: A Snapshot of HIV and Rehabilitation in Canada and the United Kingdom’. The objectives of this hour long session were: 1) to describe the role and evidence for rehabilitation in the context of HIV; 2) to highlight the strengths of rehabilitation research and practice in Canada and the United Kingdom; and 3) to highlight ways in which to recognize the need for rehabilitation, referral and access to rehabilitation for people living with HIV. This session was moderated by Esther McDonnell (RHIVA, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital) and speakers Patty Solomon (McMaster University), Kelly O’Brien (University of Toronto), Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco (Ontario HIV Treatment Network), Darren Brown (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust) and Elizabeth Stevens (Birmingham Hearts of England NHS Trust) presented on HIV and Rehabilitation in Canada and the United Kingdom. Click here here to see the BHIVA Special Session Presentation Slides.

Resources

Acknowledgements

The International Forum on HIV and Rehabilitation Research is funded by a Planning Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), HIV/AIDS Research Initiative. We also acknowledge support from Three Flying Piglets (filming) part of the Gay Men’s Health Collective, Realize, the British HIV Association and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust. The International Forum is also supported by Gilead who have provided partial funding. Finally, we thank the members of the Core Forum Planning Team who worked tirelessly with us to plan this event.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2014