Africa Medical Engineering 2016 - International Conference on Hepatitis C

The topics of interest to be covered by AfricaHepC 2016 include, but are not limited to:

· Symptoms of HCV

· Prevention and control
· Screening and diagnostic tests

· Industry and private individuals role
· Patient evaluation

· Education
· Current treatment options

· Government role
· Affordable testing and treatment

· Nongovernmental and associations role
· Barriers to effective care of patients

· Media role
· Management of disease in difficult to treat cases

· Strategies for reduction and possibly eradication
· Interactions with other drugs

· International cooperation
· Resistance to antiviral therapy

· The state of HCV in Africa
· Treatment failures

· Case studies
· Molecular basis

· Research and development
· Cost and access to therapy

· Public health issues
· Management requirements of various patient populations

· Side effects and effectiveness of therapies
· Future treatment options

· Modelling and simulation