T Coenen

TL;DR: A consensus definition of late presentation of HIV infection is presented to present to identify the extent to which late presentation occurs remains inadequate across Europe.

TL;DR: New guidance brings together in one place a list of the conditions that should result in an HIV screening recommendation and suggests which clinical scenarios should trigger an HIV test recommendation in order to avoid late presentation.

TL;DR: Key topics discussed at the conference and described in the following articles include: current barriers to HIV testing across Europe, trends in the epidemiology of HIV in the region, problems associated with undiagnosed infection and the psychosocial barriers impacting on testing.

TL;DR: The HIV in Europe 2009 Conference as discussed by the authors discussed barriers to testing and other reasons for late presentation and outlined concrete recommendations to address the problem, with the goal of reducing the number of people living with HIV presenting late for care.

TL;DR: The objective of this article is to set the scene for this supplement by presenting and discussing the overall outcomes of the HIV in Europe Copenhagen 2012 Conference and how the HIVIn Europe initiative intends to further address challenges and themes raised during the conference.