INÉS ARISTEGUI (Argentina) Psychologist, Postgraduate Diploma in Research in Sexual Diversity. Social Research Coordinator at Fundación Huesped and Researcher at the Psychology Department of Universidad de Palermo.

MARCELA ROMERO (Argentina) General Secretary of the Association of Transvestites, Transsexuals and Trans- genders of Argentina (ATTTA), founder of Trans House and President of the Argentina LGBT Federation and Regional Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Trans Persons Network (REDLACTRANS).

ESTEBAN MARTÍNEZ (Spain) Senior Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona. Member of the Scientific Board of the International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Co-morbidities in HIV. He is a member of the editorial boards of AIDS Research and Therapy, HIV Medicine, Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes, AIDS, and Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

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MAEVE BRITO DE MELLO (Brazil) holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, a Post Graduate Degree in Human Sexuality from the State University of Campinas (Brazil), a PhD in Community Ecology from the University of Sunderland (UK), and was a post-doctoral fellow in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz, Brazil). Engaged in public health since 1998, she has worked for International NGOs, National and International Governmental Public Health agencies, and UNAIDS. Regional Adviser on HIV/STI Prevention at PAHO.

WALDO BELLOSO (Argentina) Graduated cum laude as Physician from University of Buenos Aires (UBA, 1987). Specialist in Infectious Diseases (UBA) and Clinical Pharmacology (MOH). Postgraduate on Statistics for Health Sciences (University of Buenos Aires). Professor of Pharmacology. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires School of Medicine. Former Head of Clinical Pharmacology Section, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Chair, Operative Steering Committee, INSIGHT Research Network. More than 80 peer-reviewed publications. Deputy Administrator, National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology, República Argentina.

CLAUDIA FROLA (Argentina) Medical specialist in infectious diseases (UBA). Post-degree in Medical Mycology. She completed her training at the Juan A. Fernández Hospital where she currently continuous and since 2014 she is part of the Clinical Investigations team of Fundación Huésped as a sub-researcher, coordinating mainly studies focused on the care of transgender people.

VIRGINIA ZALAZAR (Argentina) Degree in psychology. She is dedicated to the care of people with HIV in individual psychotherapy and coordinates workshops and groups in Fundación Huésped. Since 2007 she has been working on the design and development of social research, focusing in recent years on projects aimed at serving trans people.

NADIR FERNANDA CARDOZO (Argentina) Health and Human Rights promoter of ATTTA National Network. Coordinator for Argentina of the Trans Women Project without borders in the fight against Transphobia and HIV / AIDS of REDLACTRANS. Member of the Clinical Investigations area of Fundación Huésped.

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Coffee Break Venue: Casa del Diezmo 1 y 2Banamex Center - IAS 2019

Epidemiology of HIV among transgender population Maeve Brito de Mello

Hormones and HAART: Drug interactionsWaldo Belloso

Metabolic syndrome in transgender populationEsteban Martínez

Trans-sensitive HIV care: Skills for an effective communicationClaudia Frola

Psycho-social characteristics of transgender population that impact on the HIV continuumof careVirgina Zalazar

My changing role from user to change generatorNadir Cardozo

Challenges and opportunities to improve Transgender Health Care in Latin America

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TRANSGENDER HEALTH CARE IN LATIN AMERICAHow to improve the HIV care continuum

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