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Bahiana promotes I Basic Symposium on HIV/AIDS

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Event was attended by renowned doctors and researchers.

“The incidence of AIDS in the younger population, between 14 and 24 years old, has tripled in recent years. Therefore, it is essential to educate this group based on information about the forms of transmission, the epidemiological and biomolecular scenario of HIV”. Thus, explains the professor of Medicine Rogério Grimaldi, coordinator of the I Basic Symposium on HIV/AIDS da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. The event, which took place on May 24 and 25, at Campus Cabula, was attended by renowned speakers, such as doctors Bernardo Galvão, Geraldo Argolo, Giselle Calasans, Luana Góis, Lívia Pugliese, Rogério Grimaldi, Thaís Bomfim, Filipe Rego, Taísa Machado, Everardo de Carvalho, Carlos Brites and Paula Pires. For the coordinator of the initiative, preparing health professionals to deal with these alarming rates is a fundamental step.

The opening ceremony was held on May 25, from 19:21 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm, and, in addition to the opening cocktail, the first day of the program was marked by a lecture by Dr. Bernardo Galvão, the first researcher who isolated the HIV virus in America Latin. The professor and doctor addressed the global and national history of HIV, highlighted the importance of the action aimed at professionals and students and congratulated the great participation of the public: “Young people today did not experience the HIV epidemic, they were born in a time when there was effective treatments for infection control. However, even today, these treatments cause many adverse reactions. Therefore, it is always better to be safe than sorry”. The coordinator of the Biomedicine course, Geraldo Argolo, was present during the opening of the Symposium and spoke on the second day of the event.

Rogério Grimaldi showed, in his opening speech, that the population aged 60 years and over has also been a frequent victim of the infection, as, with the increase in life expectancy, this age group has become more active, even sexually. According to data from the Ministry of Health, in 2005, 1.131 new cases were reported daily within this age group. In 2015, this rate rose to 2.100 cases. Deaths from HIV rose from 577 to 1.251 in the same period and continue to increase, that is, for the elderly, both new AIDS cases and the number of deaths grew.

It should be noted that the lack of information regarding sexually transmitted infections, specifically those resulting from HIV, is still quite significant in the country. While, worldwide, there was a decrease of 11% in the total number of cases of infection by the virus between 2010 and 2018, in Brazil, there was a 3% increase in cases in the same period”. In this first event, the proposal was to improve AIDS prevention strategies with informative presentations and discussions on topics related to the infection”, adds Dr. Rogério.

During the event, lectures on the themes: "Historical Retrospect of HIV Biological Studies", "Structure, Genetic Variability and HIV Infection and Replication Cycle", "Forms of Viral Transmission: horizontal and vertical", "Aspects of the Immune Response Against HIV-1", "Susceptibility and Resistance to HIV Infection", "Resistance to Antiretroviral Therapy: identification of mutations", "Clinical progression to AIDS" and "Legal, ethical and discrimination aspects of HIV carriers", composed the schedule for the 26th of may, from 8 am to 18 pm.

Student Maria Laís Mascarenhas, from the 5th semester of Medicine, reports that “the participation of renowned researchers was very interesting, such as Dr. Bernardo Galvão, who is a reference in Latin America. For students, having this opportunity enriches their academic and professional training”.

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