Organisation
Board, business units and support
SHM’s offices are located in Amsterdam, near the Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam. Read on for more about the organisational structure and an overview of SHM's staff.
Board, business units and support
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is the supervising body of the foundation; members meet twice a year together with the Governing Board. Members of the Supervisory Board represent among others: the Netherlands' HIV Association, the Dutch Association of HIV Treatment Practitioners, and a delegation on behalf of academic and non-academic HIV treatment centres and Amsterdam UMC.
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board consists of researchers, both local and international, in the field of infectious diseases. The Scientific Advisory Board meets at least once a year and advises the SHM Board and is appointed by the SHM Board.
Scientific Working Group
The Scientific Working Group advises the Director on executive matters regarding use of data stored in the national HIV database and consists of members and reviewers.
Clinical Virology Working Group
Clinical virologists working at the HIV treatment centers meet approximately four times per year with SHM researchers to discuss ongoing joint virology-oriented research.
Clinical Virology Working Group
Strong collaboration
SHM has a strong collaboration with all HIV treatment centres in the Netherlands. At these centres data from people living with HIV are collected and stored in the national SHM database. The foundation collaborates nationally and internationally with various organisations for data collection and for research and analysis purposes.
