Dr Laura Waters

Linda Gail Bekker highlighted the critical importance of oral loading with lenacapavir. Missing it significantly delays (to 28 days) the time taken to achieve target concentrations which are reached by day 2 with loading

#IAS2025
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Next steps for lenacapavir PrEP
#IAS2025
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The Future of PrEP—and HIV Guidelines Under Threat A discussion about what comes next following the U.S. approval of lenacapavir PrEP, and about growing concerns for the future of HIV clinical guidelines within the U.S.

In our latest episode of The Future of HIV Care on TheBodyPro, @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social and I share what's on our minds about lenacapavir PrEP approval in the U.S., the growing concern about the future of U.S. HIV clinical guidelines, and... goats. www.thebodypro.com/podcast/hiv/...

Impact of PEPFAR cuts on HIV care in Mozambique #IAS2025 with 3rd highest no of PWH & 2nd highest new diagnoses, 67% of funding from PEPFAR in 2022.
- 14% reduction in ART initiations
- 39% increase in ART interruption
- reduced VL testing & viral suppression, esp children
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#IAS2025 first ever lenacapavir PrEP implementation study will be in Brazil! Will include a mobile PrEP unit in Sao Paolo to best reach communities who will benefit
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At the IAS members meeting with a wondrous panel (see pic). I'm finding the discussions about funding & the struggles people experience trying to fund their attendance really emotive. This will be increasingly challenging in the future & I wish I had a solution
#ias2025

The much anticipated DO-IT trial shows no impact of switch from TAF + INSTI to DOR (with TAF or TDF) on weight in people with obesity. Considering switching ART only to address weight change? DON'T DO-IT.....

#IAS2025
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The TECAIN Study (tricholoacetic acid vs electrocautery for AIN treatment in people with HIV) at 24W showed TCA non-inferior to ECA.
#IAS2027
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IMPALA results at #IAS2025
1 incident HBV infection in the CAB/RPV arm
No evidence of HBV reactivation (note people with detectable cAb but sAb <10 were excluded)
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Rosemary Mburu #ias2025

"Science is not just data! It is DIGNITY.

Investment in people is not just nice to have, it's creating powerful agents for change.

RESILIENCE MUST BE MET WITH RESPECT

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Beatriz Grinszetjn
Opens #ias2025!

While she can't provide a recipe for success in current climate, there are key factors
1. EVIDENCE
2. SOLIDARITY
3. TRUTH

Let us make the most of our time together at the conference to "reaffirm, refocus & rebuild!"

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New @who.int postnatal prophylaxis guidelines :
Infants at ow-risk
- preferred: 6W NVP for 6W
- alternative: DTG or 3TC for 6W
Infants at high-risk
- ABC + 3TC + DTG for 6W
- plus extended PNP during breastfeeding (nevirapine preferred, DTG or 3TC alternatives)
#IAS2025
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New World Health Organization guidelines recommend darunavir as preferred PI and new appearance for LA-CAB/RPV as a switch option for people who are virally suppressed.
#IAS2027
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@who.int guidelines launch at #IAS2025 includes the just released guidelines on LEN PrEP including recommendation to use HIV rapid tests, NAAT too slow & expensive....
iris.who.int/bitstream/ha...
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Mitchell Warren of AVAC shares data, based on many assumptions, of potential injectable PrEP use in 2026 based on 2024 oral uptake & preference data.
And the ways forward.....prioritise, prioritise, prioritise (sorry, I changed the spelling 😘)
#IAS2025

Fascinating! I wonder if it's simply a function of the young median age (26 in the CAB arm) thus reflecting a population who have yet to reach peak bone mass hence increase in CAB arm? Not sure anyone has fully explained the TDF effect - low grade phosphate loss? Direct effect on clasts/blasts?

We are at an absolutely critical point in the HIV response which is why the @iasociety.bsky.social conference in Kigali so so very important. And when LISTENING is more important than ever, the live translation feature for the main sessions is particularly welcome....well done IAS #IAS2025

📢 BASHH has today published national clinical guidelines on the use of doxyPEP.

This makes the UK one of the first countries globally to offer formal clinical direction on this STI prevention strategy.

🔗 Read our full statement & access the guidelines: bit.ly/4475DDK

Outstanding presentation on gender affirming care for adults in the UK from Alison Berner #bashh2025
The 2 screenshots provide invaluable advice, & until new NHSE guidance is produced, the 2019 advice applies
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Have Anal Cancer Screening Guidelines Gone Too Far? A panel of expert HIV clinician-researchers discusses the practical challenges of implementing current anal cancer screening guidelines, as well as alternative approaches to identify those at highest ...

What happens when you throw @paulsaxmd.bsky.social, @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social, Monica Gandhi, and David Wohl into a (virtual) room together and ask them to talk about anal cancer screening guidelines in HIV care? Weird question to ask, but I've got the answer. www.thebodypro.com/video/hiv/an...

Dr Laura Waters - Fast-Track Cities London Laura Waters is an HIV & Sexual Health consultant at The Mortimer Market Centre, London. She is the National Specialty Advisor for HIV, chairing the group that advises NHS England on HIV treatment and the immediate past chair of the...

Fast-Track Cities is a partnership working towards zero new #HIV infections, zero deaths and zero stigma before 2030. For #TeamTuesday meet Dr Laura Waters, HIV National Specialty Advisor and member of our leadership team https://fasttrackcities.london/team/laura-waters/ @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social

Women offered jabs in HIV prevention trial Project leaders are looking for participants in Birmingham, Manchester, London and Brighton.

Volunteers wanted! , Are you a sexually active woman who might benefit from #PrEP ?

@profygilleece.bsky.social
@profchloeorkin.bsky.social @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social
@drrageshri.bsky.social
@savinglives.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Four quilts, approximately 1 metre wide by 2 metres tall, on display in a wooden room. The one closest to the camera reads "Be positive. Being Positive, No Shame". Another has the U=U slogan on a Union Jack, with a pride flag below.

The Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial Legacy Project 'Cover Up Quilts' are on display at #BHIVA25.

Come & meet the Project Lead, Garry Jones and see several quilts made by people living with #HIV.

This project was part funded by the @bhiva.bsky.social @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social community fund.

Huge congratulations to my dearest friend & colleague @tristanjbarber.bsky.social who will be the new @bhiva.bsky.social chair from November!!!! Wise & stylish shoes to fill but I'm sure @profygilleece.bsky.social is delighted it's your feet next 😘😘😘😘

I'm so happy to be there I'm joing from annual leave....!! X

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Totally thrilled to be working with @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social and Dr. Magnus Gisslen again to summarize the top studies from #CROI2025. #IDSky #HIVSky Please sign up to join us! 31 March, 2025 medevents.se/events/ch2-2025

One observation from me during the hot new #HIV therapies session at #CROI2025. Others have been posting abt the data showing options for LA CAB/bNAb, ISL/DOR, and CAB/RPV in Africa but my hot take is:
Look at the impressive % of women in these trials!

58% in CARES
21 & 40% in the ISL/DOR studies

I've not seen the 'LTZ' abbreviation before, thank you!

The Gilead press release (scroll down to "landmark"):

www.gilead.com/news/news-de...

Sorry I hadn't seen!