Welcome to the website of the European Society for Antiviral Resistance
The European Society for Antiviral Resistance (ESAR) aims to unite scientists and clinicians throughout Europe to expand knowledge on resistant viruses and to investigate the molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant viruses in Europe from Public Health and scientific perspectives. ESAR will act as a collaborative network for scientific studies, quality control, guidelines and training activities.
- Improving the knowledge of resistant viruses, particularly as it relates to the
diagnosis and management of drug resistance, their pathogenesis, natural history
of spread and prevention;
- Improving diagnostic methods;
- Keeping and improving high standards in laboratory diagnosis of resistant viruses
through promotion of quality assessment (QA) activities and education;
- Facilitating the exchange of reference reagents;
- Interaction with relevant organisations, such as other virological societies and
groups and between members.
ESAR performs the SPREAD programme in which virological reference centers from over >30 European countries are studying the appearance, spread, virological determinants and clinical consequences of HIV resistance under joint standards linked to a common shared self-sustainable database.
ESAR is the successor of the European Commission supported LSHP-CT-2006-518211 EuropeHIVResistance network.
To become a member of ESAR please send an e-mail to Antoinet van Kessel via info@esar-society.eu.
ESAR Annual Scientific meeting Spring 2011
Registration
To register for the ESAR meeting we would like to ask you to fill out the registration form below. If you will participate in the 10th European Meeting on HIV and Hepatitis please book your hotel accommodation trough the website of Virology Education.
Agenda Meeting 27 March (times are indicative)
Council Member meeting: 8:30- 12:00h
Scientific All Members meeting: 13:00 – 18:00h
Please note that only ESAR Council Members have entrance to the morning programme.
Location
Hotel Fira Palace
Collaboration and Membership Fee
We are pleased to announce collaboration between ESAR and the European Meeting on HIV and Hepatitis. ESAR will be official scientific supporter of the Meeting and will co-organise the educational pre-courses. The conference organisor Virology Education has kindly offered a 35 Euro discount for ESAR associated and student members if they renew their annual ESAR membership (10 euro costs for 2012/2013).
For more information please contact Antoinet van Kessel by e-mail info@esar-society.eu or by phone +31 88 755 56526.
Introduction of ESAR
The European Society for Antiviral Resistance has been officially launced during the 9th European Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis in Paphos, Cyprus.
Below you will find the slide set as presented by the Chair of the society, Charles Boucher.
European guidelines on the clinical management of HIV-1 Tropism testing
The European guidelines on the clinical management of HIV-1 Tropism testing, which are supported by the European Society for Antiviral Resistance, are published on the website of The Lancet Infectious Diseases since 22 March 2011.
A word version of the guidelines is available on the Tropism Guidelines Section of this web-site
