PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
	On-site Registration: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
	On-site Registration: 7:30am – 5:30pm
	Welcome and Background: 8:30am – 9:30am
	Objectives, goal, and agenda
	Historical perspective on HIV diagnostic regulations and algorithms
	New FDA-approved diagnostic assays
	Challenges with currently recommended diagnostic algorithms
	APHL/CDC workgroups to help address these challenges
Laboratory-based Algorithms (APHL/CDC Workgroup): 9:30am - 10:30am
	Proposed algorithms
	Break: 10:30am – 11:00am
Laboratory-based Confirmatory Algorithms Using Supplemental Tests: 11:00am – 12:30pm
	Performance
	Applications, and implementation barriers and facilitators
	Recommendations for development of guidelines
	Lunch Buffet and Poster Session: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Algorithms for Acute HIV-infection Screening: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
	Performance
	Applications, and implementation barriers and facilitators
	Recommendations for development of guidelines
	Break: 3:30pm – 4:00pm
Laboratory-based Algorithms Using Combinations of Screening Assays: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
	Performance
	Applications, and implementation barriers and facilitators
	Recommendations for development of guidelines
	Social: 6:00pm
Thursday, December 6, 2007
	On-site Registration: 7:30am – 5:30pm
	Session Overview & Announcements: 8:00am – 8:15am
Laboratory-based Algorithms Using Combinations of Rapid Tests: 8:15am – 9:15am
	Performance
	Applications, and implementation barriers and facilitators
	Recommendations for development of guidelines
Point of Care Rapid Test Algorithms (APHL/CDC Workgroup): 9:15am – 10:00am
	Proposed algorithms
	Laboratory algorithms for clients with discordant POC test results
	Break: 10:00am – 10:30am
Point of Care Algorithms Using Combinations of Rapid Tests: 10:30am – 12:00noon
	Performance
	Lunch Buffet and Poster Session: 12:00noon – 1:30pm
Point of Care Algorithms Using Combinations of Rapid Tests (continued): 1:30pm – 3:30pm
	Applications, and implementation barriers and facilitators
	Recommendations for development of guidelines
	Break: 3:30pm – 4:00pm
Algorithms for HIV-2 confirmation: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
	Magnitude of HIV-2 infection in the United States
	Performance
	Applications, and implementation barriers and facilitators
	Recommendations for development of guidelines
	Dinner Function: 6:30pm
Friday, December 7, 2007
	Session Overview & Announcements: 8:00am – 8:15am
New HIV Diagnostic Technologies: 8:15am – 9:45am
	Break: 9:45am – 10:15am
Discussion of Laboratory-based and Point of Care Algorithms: 10:15am – 12:00noon
	Summary of recommendations for development of guidelines
	APHL/CDC algorithms work groups
		Point of care
		Laboratory based
	Action steps
		What, when, and by whom
Closing Comments: 12:00noon – 12:15pm