Chiva conference 2025

The next annual conference for health and social care professionals will take place on Friday 4th April 2025 at Woburn House, London.

The day will cover a range of topics, including:

  • Adolescents globally and models of care in relation to transition
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding

The day will also include:

  • A session on best of CROI
  • A BHIVA invited speaker on the future of HIV care
  • Afternoon workshops providing learning and development

Please find our refund policy here.

Please note, this will be an in-person only conference, with no option to join online.

Abstracts submissions open

Abstract submissions are now open for the 19th Annual Chiva Conference 2025. Please submit your abstract(s) to [email protected] by 9am on Friday 28th February 2025. More information can be found here.

Student places

Chiva is offering 10 free places to medical, nursing or social care students.
To apply, students should:

  • Write 200 words outlining how attending Chiva’s 19th annual conference would benefit them in their professional training and future career. 
  • Email this to [email protected] by 9am on Friday 28th February 2025.

We’d be very grateful if you could share this opportunity with those in your network.


Previous conferences

2024 conference

Our 18th annual Chiva conference took place on 15 March 2024 in Birmingham.

The day covered a range of vital issues and updates, from understanding HIV-related stigma, to engagement in care, youth involvement in Chiva’s work, and the latest HIV research. There were also afternoon workshops. 

Please find the programme below.

Sponsors

We would like to thank our major sponsors, Gilead Sciences and ViiV Healthcare, who have provided sponsorship towards the venue, catering and stand space costs for the 2024 conference. They have had no input into or influence over the agenda, content or selection of speakers.

As exhibition stand holders, this meeting was also partially funded by MSD as a sponsor of this conference. MSD had no input into the meeting agenda, choice of speakers or arrangements of this conference.


2023 conference

The 17th Annual Chiva conference: Growing up, growing older and living well with HIV, was held on Friday 17 March 2023 as a hybrid event.

The day covered the lifespan of what it means to grow up with HIV, from achieving U=U in vertical transmission, key new studies around infant feeding, the work of youth peer mentors in clinics, and ageing with HIV, among other issues.

Chiva members can access more content from past conferences in the Members Area.