ABOUT ECEE NETWORK GROUP
The Euroguidelines in Central and Eastern Europe (ECEE) Network Group was established in February 2016 in order to supervise and harmonize the standards of diagnosis and treatment of patients infected with HIV in Central and Eastern Europe and neighboring countries. The ECEE Network Group brings together key experts in the field of infectious diseases from 29 countries across the region (Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Rep. of Moldova, Poland, Russian Federation, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine). Most of its members are also practitioners who are recognized in Europe both in terms of their professional achievements and their active efforts to improve the quality of healthcare in their country or region. The activities of the ECEE Network Group were endorsed by the European AIDS Clinical Society and the Medical University of Warsaw. As part of the ECEE activities seven scientific conferences, two on-line webinars in Turkey and one educational workshop in Ukraine have already been organized. Since February 2016, data has been collected on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of such infectious diseases as HIV, co-infection with viral hepatitis, an
d, recently, COVID-19. The results of the ECEE group’s work have been presented over the last seven years at international conferences as well as published in prestigious medical journals (www.eceenetwork.com).
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Warsaw, Poland 13-14 June 2025
Scientific Committee
Justyna D. Kowalska, Poland Conference
Chair Cristiana Oprea, Romania Conference
Vice Chair Andrzej Horban, Poland
Mike Youle, UK
Jens Lundgren, Denmark
Anton Pozniak, UK
Jean-Michel Molina, France
Organizing Committee
Agata Skrzat-Klapaczyńska Committee Chair
Dominik Bursa Committee Vice Chair
Marcin Paciorek
Bartłomiej Matłosz
Agnieszka Wroblewska
Conference venue:
Mercure Warsaw Hotel Grand
Ul. Krucza 28, 00-522 Warsaw, Poland
Organized by:
Euroguidelines in Central and Eastern Europe Foundation
Ul. Fort Wola 14 lok.255, 01-258 Warsaw, Poland
9th Euroguidelines in Central and Eastern Europe (ECEE) Conference: Ending HIV, fighting co-infections and co-morbidities
14.00 – 15.30 Registration and lunch (10th floor)
Opening lectures
Chairs: Prof. Justyna Kowalska (Poland), Prof. Cristiana Oprea (Romania), Prof. Andrzej Horban (Poland)
15.00 – 15.30 Preventing opportunistic diseases across patients with varied causes for their immune impairment
Prof. Jens Lundgren (Denmark)
15.30 – 15.50 Antibiotic prophylaxis for STIs: Could it affect the STI epidemic ?
Prof. Jean-Michel Molina (France)
15.50 – 16.10 HIV and substance use – co-factors or co- morbidity?
Prof. Jason Blackard (USA)
16.10 – 16.20 Discussion
16.20 – 17.20 Satellite Symposium (GSK-ViiV)
17.20 – 17.30 Coffee break (10th floor)
17.30 – 18.15 Satellite Symposium (Gilead)
19.30 Official dinner and networking (10th floor)
Saturday (14.06 2025)
8:45 – 9.45 ECEE Network Group General Assembly (members only)
9:45 – 10:15 Satellite symposium (MSD)
10.15 – 11.15 HIV prevention across Central and Eastern Europe
Chairs: Deniz Gokengin (Turkey), Sime Zekan (Croatia), Milan Zlamal (Czechia)
Poland: results from ECDC stigma survey - Agata Skrzat-Klapaczyńska
Greece: results from ECDC stigma survey – Antonios Papadopoulos
Riga: new PrEP initiative - Viesturs Zvirbulis
Estonia: stigma around HPV prevention among MSM - Kerstin Aimla
11.15 – 11.25 Coffee break (10th floor)
11.25 – 12.30 Politics and HIV in Central and Eastern Europe
Chairs: Milena Stevanovikj (N. Macedonia), Daniela Maric (Serbia), Arjan Harxhi (Albania)
Turkey - Deniz Gokengin
Serbia - Gordana Dragovic
Bosnia&Herzegovina – Velida Mulabdic
12.30 – 13.15 Strategic development goals and CEE reality – a debate
Moderators: Teymur Noori and Mike Youle
13.15 – 13.30 Coffee and lunch break (10th floor)
13.30 – 14.45 ECEE projects’ workshop
LTBI&HIV2 – Gabriel Zaremba-Wróblewski
HCWs – Agata Skrzat-Klapaczyńska
HPV – Constantinos Protopapas
14.45 – 15.00 Closing Remarks