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Editorial introduction
Editorial introduction
Stevens, Wendy
2017-03-01 00:00:00
URRENT PINION Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS was launched in 2006. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The fields of HIV and AIDS are divided into nine sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Section Editor for this issue. SECTION EDITOR diagnosis, HIV viral load testing, CD4 assays and HIV drug resistance testing, amongst others. Wendy Stevens More recently her work has focused on the opportunistic infections associated with HIV such Wendy Stevens is a Specialist Hae- as tuberculosis, crptococcal infection and hepatitis matologist and currently Professor B. The last 5 years have been spent expanding the and Head of the Department of national molecular GeneXpert TB testing program Molecular Medicine and Haema- in South Africa servicing over 210 centres. More tology at the University of the recently this access has been expanded by her Witwatersrand, South Africa, a team to vulnerable populations such as those post she has held since 2003. within the correctional services and peri-mining Her research career has been communities. She is also integrally involved in focused largely in the HIV arena ensuring appropriate diagnostics are incorporated for over 15 years, as shown by into the National Strategic Plans for HIV and TB in over 220 peer-reviewed publications and as many South Africa, at both a laboratory and clinical level. conference presentations. Her career moved from New research and development activities include the basic sciences to research and development of the development of appropriate point-of care new technologies, with the most notable contri- technologies for incorporation into the tiered bution being the final translation into practice in laboratory infrastructure in South Africa. She has large-scale national programs. She has contributed served on national and international working groups advancing diagnostics, which has included significantly to the development of capacity for consultations for the WHO, UNITAID, CDC, affordable, accessible HIV diagnostics in South USAID, Gates foundation, Clinton foundation Africa and in over 60 centers in sub-Saharan Africa. and the African Society of Laboratory Medicine. Her earlier work revolved around the establishment Her work has largely been grant funded by various of the first molecular diagnostics program at Wits University as well as the development and expan- donors such as the NIH ACTG, the Global fund, the sion of appropriate HIV diagnostic assays and algo- CDC, Gates Foundation, amongst others. Her rithms. She now holds the position of Director of the team is well known for their expertise in Imple- National Priority Programs of the National Health mentation Science working on the systems to Laboratory Service in South Africa servicing over support effective diagnostics including geographi- 80% of the population and thus co-ordinates the cal service mapping, costing and modeling, devel- largest global HIV and TB diagnostics program. This opment of sophisticated quality assurance systems is the culmination of many years of work to develop and establishment of clinically relevant laboratory and expand programs such as HIV early infant databases and data distribution. 1746-630X Copyright 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. www.co-hivandaids.com Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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1746-6318 DOI
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Abstract
URRENT PINION Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS was launched in 2006. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The fields of HIV and AIDS are divided into nine sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Section Editor for this issue. SECTION EDITOR diagnosis, HIV viral load testing, CD4 assays and HIV drug resistance testing, amongst others. Wendy Stevens More recently her work has focused on the opportunistic infections associated with HIV such Wendy Stevens is a Specialist Hae- as tuberculosis, crptococcal infection and hepatitis matologist and currently Professor B. The last 5 years have been spent expanding the and Head of the Department of national molecular GeneXpert TB testing program Molecular Medicine and Haema- in South Africa servicing over 210 centres. More tology at the University of the recently this access has been expanded by her Witwatersrand, South Africa, a team to vulnerable populations such as those post she has held since 2003. within the correctional services and peri-mining Her research career has been communities. She is also integrally involved in focused largely in the HIV arena ensuring appropriate diagnostics are incorporated for over 15 years, as shown by into the National Strategic Plans for HIV and TB in over 220 peer-reviewed publications and as many South Africa, at both a laboratory and clinical level. conference presentations. Her career moved from New research and development activities include the basic sciences to research and development of the development of appropriate point-of care new technologies, with the most notable contri- technologies for incorporation into the tiered bution being the final translation into practice in laboratory infrastructure in South Africa. She has large-scale national programs. She has contributed served on national and international working groups advancing diagnostics, which has included significantly to the development of capacity for consultations for the WHO, UNITAID, CDC, affordable, accessible HIV diagnostics in South USAID, Gates foundation, Clinton foundation Africa and in over 60 centers in sub-Saharan Africa. and the African Society of Laboratory Medicine. Her earlier work revolved around the establishment Her work has largely been grant funded by various of the first molecular diagnostics program at Wits University as well as the development and expan- donors such as the NIH ACTG, the Global fund, the sion of appropriate HIV diagnostic assays and algo- CDC, Gates Foundation, amongst others. Her rithms. She now holds the position of Director of the team is well known for their expertise in Imple- National Priority Programs of the National Health mentation Science working on the systems to Laboratory Service in South Africa servicing over support effective diagnostics including geographi- 80% of the population and thus co-ordinates the cal service mapping, costing and modeling, devel- largest global HIV and TB diagnostics program. This opment of sophisticated quality assurance systems is the culmination of many years of work to develop and establishment of clinically relevant laboratory and expand programs such as HIV early infant databases and data distribution. 1746-630X Copyright 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. www.co-hivandaids.com Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Published: Mar 1, 2017
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Stevens, W. (2017). Editorial introduction. Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 12(2),
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Stevens, Wendy. "Editorial introduction." Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 12.2 (2017).
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