Dutch Caribbean Heart Days 2027
Three days of cardiology updates in Curaçao, held together with the Netherlands Heart Days.
Renaissance Wind Creek Curaçao Resort
Program
Saturday, November 28, 2026 · Morning programmeSession 1 · Plenary
From – To
Subject
Speaker
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and coffee
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Remarks and Welcome Words
Minister of Health, Environment, and Nature of Curaçao
09:15 – 10:00
Keynote:Epidemiological Trends in HIV and STIs in the Caribbean Region
Dr. Monica Alonso GonzalezPan American Health Organization (PAHO)
10:00 – 10:20
Beyond the Landscape:A Collective Path to Sustainable STI Care
Drs. Irálice JansenPublic Health Service of Curaçao (G&GZ)
10:20 – 10:40
Coffee break
10:40 – 11:00
Sexual Health Services in Primary Care
Drs. Marilyn MosesGeneral Practitioner, Curaçao
11:00 – 11:40
Advances in HIV Treatment and Prevention:PrEP, PEP, and U=U
Dr. Vita JongenPublic Health Service of Amsterdam & Stichting HIV Monitoring
11:40 – 12:00
A Study on PrEP in Curaçao
Drs. Hanna Buitenhuis RamirezFranciscus Teaching Hospital, Netherlands
12:00 – 12:30
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Prof. dr. Ashley DuitsModerator · Red Cross Blood Bank CuraçaoWith the speakers of session 1
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch break
Saturday, November 28, 2026 · Afternoon programmeSession 2
From – To
Subject
Speaker
Plenary session
13:30 – 13:45
Registration
13:45 – 14:05
HIV-Related Stigma, Adherence, and Psychosocial Barriers to Care
Athalia Alberto, RNCuraçao Medical Center (CMC)
14:05 – 14:25
Diagnostic Challenges in Asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Infections
Drs. Fleur KoeneMedical Laboratory Services (MLS)
14:25 – 14:45
Continuity of HIV Care During the Pandemic
Dr. Beatrice WinkelUMC Utrecht
14:45 – 15:05
Surveillance and Antimicrobial Resistance in STIs
Dr. Peter Klein KlouwenbergAnalytisch Diagnostisch Centrum (ADC)
15:05 – 15:20
Coffee break
Parallel workshops
15:20 – 16:30
Workshop AManagement of STIs in Primary Care, Including Antimicrobial Resistance
General Practitioner, G&GZ, CMC, ADC, LABdeMED, MLSDr. Beatrice Winkel
15:20 – 16:30
Workshop BHIV and Multimorbidity
Dr. Vita JongenDrs. Esther Rooijakkers, Dr. Diederik van de Wetering
Closing session
16:30 – 17:00
Closing Remarks
Parallel workshops
Workshop A · Primary care track
Management of STIs in Primary Care, Including Antimicrobial Resistance
Focus areas
- Current STI treatment guidelines
- Syndromic management in primary care
- Emerging antimicrobial resistance (mainly gonorrhea)
- Indications for referral to the STI clinic
- Indications for referral to specialist care
- Practical case-based discussions from daily clinical practice
Target audience
General practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, public health professionals
Workshop B · Specialist track
HIV and Multimorbidity
Focus areas
- HIV and malignancies
- Cardiovascular disease and metabolic complications in people living with HIV
- Renal and hepatic comorbidities
- Long-term management challenges in HIV populations
- Multidisciplinary approaches to chronic HIV care
Target audience
Internists, infectious disease specialists, dermatologists, hospital physicians, pharmacists & AIOS
