2026 Agenda
2026 UK HIV and the CNS Day
Friday, 20th March 2026
Arundel House, Six Temple Place, London WC2R 2PG
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Chair(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:45 - 09:15 | Arrival and Coffee | ||
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Welcome | Alan Winston (Imperial, UK) | |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Session 1: Plenary Talks | ||
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Cognitive health in older persons with HIV | Sean Rourke (University of Toronto, Canada) | Alan Winston, Jasmini Alagaratnam |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Depression and Anxiety in men and women with HIV | Guida da Ponte (Lisbon, Portugal) | Alan Winston, Jasmini Alagaratnam |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | What does this mean for people with HIV | Jo Josh (UK CAB) | Alan Winston, Jasmini Alagaratnam |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Discussion | ||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Morning Coffee | ||
| 11:30 - 12:45 | Session 2: Case and Research Presentations | ||
| 11:30 - 11:40 | Pseudotumour Cerebri | Hanna Nguyen (GSTT) | Jo Josh, Liz Hamlyn, Nick Davies |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | CNS Histoplasmosis | Stiofán Mac Giolla Catháin (UCLH) | Jo Josh, Liz Hamlyn, Nick Davies |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Neurotoxoplasmosis | James Giles (Plymouth) | Jo Josh, Liz Hamlyn, Nick Davies |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Depression in children | Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots (University of Edinburgh) | Jo Josh, Liz Hamlyn, Nick Davies |
| 12:10 - 12:20 | Pembrolizumab for PML | Milo Delaney (KCHL) | Jo Josh, Liz Hamlyn, Nick Davies |
| 12:20 - 12:50 | Discussion | ||
| 12:50 - 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Session 3: Plenary Talks | ||
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Functional Neurological Disorders | Mark Edwards (Kings College London, UK) | Jaime Vera, Monica Marta |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Neuroimaging in HIV | Curtis Offiah (Barts Health NHS Trust, UK) | Jaime Vera, Monica Marta |
| 15:00 - 15:10 | What does this mean for people with HIV | Memory Sachikonye (UK CAB) | Jaime Vera, Monica Marta |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | Discussion | ||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Afternoon Coffee | ||
| 15:45 - 17:00 | Session 4: Cases and Research Presentations | ||
| 15:45 - 15:55 | Secondary CSF escape | Jesal Gohil (ICL) | Memory Sachikonye, Simon Rackstraw, Hadi Manji |
| 15:55 - 16:05 | CD8 encephalitis | Gregory Gibson (KCL) | Memory Sachikonye, Simon Rackstraw, Hadi Manji |
| 16:05 - 16:15 | LA-ART in cognitive impairment | Katie Alford (BSMS) | Memory Sachikonye, Simon Rackstraw, Hadi Manji |
| 16:15 - 16:25 | MRI in CSF HIV RNA escape | Victor Pfister (ICL) | Memory Sachikonye, Simon Rackstraw, Hadi Manji |
| 16:25 - 16:55 | Discussion | ||
| 16:55 - 17:00 | Feedback, awards, summary and close | Alan Winston, Jo Josh, Memory Sachikonye | |