HIV & STI CARE 2026 - SAVE THE DATE
On November 28, 2026
At Renaissance Wind Creek Curacao Resort
Posted by Luigia Baerecke
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Beyond the Landscape: Drs. Irálice Jansen Moderator – Prof. dr. Ashley Duits, Red Cross Blood Bank Curaçao Session 1 – Morning Program – Plenary Session
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Subject
Subject
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and Coffee
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Remarks and Welcome Words
Minister of Health, Environment, and Nature of Curaçao
09:15 – 10:00
Keynote:
Epidemiological Trends in HIV and STIs in the Caribbean RegionDr. Monica Alonso Gonzalez
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
10:00 – 10:20
A Collective Path to Sustainable STI Care
Public Health Service of Curaçao (G&GZ)
10:20 – 10:40
Coffee Break
10:40 – 11:00
Sexual Health Services in Primary Care
Drs. Marilyn Moses
General Practitioner, Curaçao
11:00 – 11:40
Advances in HIV Treatment and Prevention: PrEP, PEP, and U=U
Dr. Vita Jongen
Public Health Service of Amsterdam & Stichting HIV Monitoring
11:40 – 12:00
A Study on PrEP in Curaçao
Drs. Hanna Buitenhuis Ramirez
Franciscus Teaching Hospital, Netherlands
12:00 – 12:30
Panel Discussion and Q&A
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break
Workshop A: Management of STIs in Primary Care, Including Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop B: HIV and Multimorbidity General Practitioner, G&GZ, CMC, ADC, LABdeMED, MLS, Dr. Vita Jongen, Drs. Esther Rooijakkers, Dr. Diederik van de WeteringSession 2 – Afternoon Program – Plenary Session
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Subject
13:30 – 13:45
Registration
13:45 – 14:05
HIV-Related Stigma, Adherence, and Psychosocial Barriers to Care
Athalia Alberto, RN
Curaçao Medical Center (CMC)
14:05 – 14:25
Diagnostic Challenges in Asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Infections
Drs. Fleur Koene
Medical Laboratory Services (MLS)
14:25 – 14:45
Continuity of HIV Care During the Pandemic
Dr. Beatrice Winkel
UMC Utrecht
14:45 – 15:05
Surveillance and Antimicrobial Resistance in STIs
Dr. Beatrice Winkel
UMC Utrecht
15:05 – 15:20
Coffee Break
Session 2 – Afternoon Program – Parallel Workshops
15:20 – 16:30
Dr. Beatrice Winkel
Closing Session
16:30 – 17:00
Closing Remarks
Parallel Workshops
Workshop A – Primary Care Track: Management of STIs in Primary Care, Including Antimicrobial Resistance
Focus areas:
- Current STI treatment guidelines;
- Syndromic management in primary care;
- Emerging antimicrobial resistance (mainly gonorrhea);
- Indications for referral to STI-Clinic;
- Indications for referral to specialist care;
- Practical case-based discussions from daily clinical practice.
Target audience:
General practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, public health professionals
Workshop B – Specialist Track: HIV and Multimorbidity
Focus areas:
- HIV and malignancies;
- Cardiovascular disease and metabolic complications in people living with HIV;
- Renal and hepatic comorbidities;
- Long-term management challenges in HIV populations;
- Multidisciplinary approaches to chronic HIV care.
Target audience:
Internist, infectious disease specialists, dermatologist, hospital physicians, pharmacist, aios