The HIV Online Provider Education Program and
Harvard University Center for AIDS Research
a (Virtual) HOPE Physicians Conference
Interesting cases from Durban, South Africa
Dr. Tappie Cairns
Senior Medical Officer,
Department of Infectious Diseases, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine
University of KwaZulu Natal,
South Africa

Dr. Tappie Cairns has extensive experience managing MDR-TB, various opportunistic infections associated with HIV AIDS, and multi-drug resistance HIV. She spent several years managing a clinic and support group dedicated to adolescents living with HIV. She joined the Department Infectious diseases in 2020.
Dr. Nithendra Manickchund
Internal Medicine Specialist 
Department of Infectious Diseases, 
University of Kwazulu-Natal,
King Edward VIII Hospital Durban


Dr. Nithendra Manickchund is a Specialist in Internal Medicine at the Department of Infectious Diseases University of Kwazulu-Natal, King Edward VIII Hospital Durban. He joined the department in 2016 and has been responsible for inpatient care since. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Cape Town and then completed his specialist training and masters in Internal Medicine at the University of Kwazulu-Natal. He is currently the chairperson of the Antibiotic Stewardship Committee at King Edward VIII Hospital. His interests include drug induced liver injury, antimicrobial stewardship, viral hepatitis, HIV, TB, AMS and SARS-CoV2.
Tuesday, June 7
(8 - 9 AM US EDT)
Click the link below to join the conference - NO registration or RSVP required!
Passcode: 844391

For more details, please contact Efe Airewele at eairewele@partners.org
Visit our website @ http://www.hopeconference.net/ for archived presentations and lecture slides!