| Dr. Jorge Valencia was born in Lima (Peru). He achieved his medical doctor degree in 2005 and made a post-graduate in infectious diseases in 2011 at the San Marcos University (Perú). He moved in 2012 to Madrid, Spain and granted a fellowship in viral infections research at the La Princesa Hospital (2012 and 2013). Subsequently, he obtained his Master degree in AIDS at the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona (Spain) in 2014 and achieved his doctorate grade; PhD at the Alcala de Henares University (Madrid, Spain) in 2018. Currently, he is a medical coordinator of a Harm Reduction mobile unit of the Addictions and mental health Office in Madrid (Spain) attending people who injecting drugs with diseases related to injection drug use. He is involved in many researches regarding to bacterial and viral infections occurring in people who injecting drugs, homeless people, migrants and other vulnerable groups. His principal areas of interest are new models of screening, care and treatment delivery |
Poster Session 6 (PO6): Models of testing and linkage to care for people who inject/use drugs: PO6/08 Effectiveness of an HIV care model integrated into addiction care based on medication-assisted treatment for HIV-positive people who use drugs (PWUD)