Exploring outcomes of children born to mothers with HIV

Name: Exploring outcomes of children born to mothers with HIV
Start: 2024-05-16T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-05-16T19:00:00+00:00

16th May 2024

5:30 - 7:00pm (GMT)

Paediatrics

Infectious diseases

16th May 2024

5:30 - 7:00pm (GMT)

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Globally, over 16 million children were exposed to HIV during pregnancy but remain HIV-free at birth and throughout childhood. Children born HIV-free (CBHF) have higher morbidity and mortality and poorer neurodevelopment in early life compared to children who are HIV-unexposed (CHU).

Dr Ceri Evans is an award-winning Academic Clinical Lecturer at University of Liverpool who works on the relationship between maternal and child health in low resource settings, with a focus on infections, inflammation, and immune development, particularly in the context of HIV infection. His current research combines epidemiology and laboratory immunology in this field at the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Harare Zimbabwe, with a particular focus on children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected. He recently completed his PhD at Queen Mary University of London with a thesis on HIV-related immune activation and clinical outcomes of mothers and infants in rural Zimbabwe, recently published in Nature Communications.

Summary

Join this intriguing session with Dr. Ceri Evans, an award-winning Academic Clinical Lecturer at University of Liverpool, where he'll delve into the outcomes of children born to mothers with HIV. Garner insights into his work on the link between maternal and child health in low-resource settings with a sharp focus on HIV infection. The discussion will be instrumental to medical professionals interested in understanding the higher morbidity and poorer neurodevelopment faced by such children in their early lives. Dr. Evans brings his rich research experience from his work at the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research in Zimbabwe. His recently completed PhD thesis on HIV-related immune activation was published in the reputed Nature Communications.

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Learning objectives

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To understand the global impact of HIV exposure during pregnancy on children born HIV-free (CBHF), focusing on morbidity, mortality, and early-life neurodevelopment in comparison to HIV-unexposed children.
To gain insight into the research works of Dr Ceri Evans with special emphasis on infections, inflammation, and immune development in mother-child health in low resource settings, particularly in the context of HIV infection.
To delve deeper into the relationship between maternal and child health in low-resource settings, and explore how HIV infection and related immune activation impact both the mothers and the infants.
To comprehend the epidemiological and laboratory immunological aspects of HIV-related research being conducted at the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research.
To expand knowledge on the specific challenges faced by children who are exposed to HIV in utero but remain uninfected, including the exploration of Dr Evan's recent findings as published in Nature Communications.

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