Previous Webinar Recordings and Materials
- Just What is Discovery Medicine? And What Does it Mean for HIV Vaccine Research?
May 16, 2024
Featured Speakers: Dr. Betty Mwesigwa, Tian Johnson, Dr. Cathy Slack, Dr. Sandhya Vasan and moderated by Stacey Hannah and Louis Shackelford
Recording / Full Slides / Resources - We Can’t End HIV in the United States Without Equitable PrEP Access: Strategies for success
April 26, 2024
Featured Speakers: Dr. Lorraine Dean, Dr. Rupa Patel, Dr. Patrick Sullivan and moderated by Dr. Greg Millet
Recording / Slides / Resources - Watching the Watcher: Intersections of surveillance and criminalization in HIV and reproductive health care
April 9, 2024
Featured Speakers: Alex McClelland, Allan Maleche, and moderated by Naina Khanna
Recording / Slides / Resources - The More We Know: Evolving our understanding of PrEP for cisgender women
April 5, 2024
Featured Speakers: Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Joyce Ng’ang’a, and moderated by Ranyiah Copeland
Recording / Ukrainian Audio / Slides / Resources / Audio Transcript (English/Ukrainian) - Decolonizing Global Public Health: Exploring the how, from now til as long as it takes
March 26, 2024
Featured Speakers: Preethi John, Bridget Malewez, Mareli Claassens, Julieta Kavetuna, and moderated by Alice M. Kayongo
Recording / Slides / Audio Transcript - The New Public Health Order: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Africa
February 29, 2024
Featured Speakers: Jens Pedersen, Dr. Fifa Rahman, Dr. Landry Tsague, and moderated by Samantha Rick
Recording / Resources / Transcript - The Adolescent Medicine Trials Network (ATN): Research addressing HIV health inequities among US adolescents and young adults
February 15, 2024
Featured Speakers: Dr. Lisa Hightow-Weidman, Dr. Sybil Hosek, Dr. Sari Reisner, Dr. Kristi Gamarel, Dr. Kate Muessig, Dr. Audrey Pettifor, Zoe Njemanze, Kendrick Forte, Rodrigo Cabrera
Recording / Slides / Resources - Reporting the African Science Story: Decoding scientific research to support public health in Africa
January 23, 2024
Featured Speakers: Esther Nakkazi, Uganda Media Cafe Convener, Anna Miti, Zimbabwe Media Cafe Convener
Featured Moderators: Kay Marshall, AVAC, Zarina Geloo, Zambia Media Cafe Convener
Recording / Slides / Resources - HPTN 096: Building Equity Through Advocacy – An Integrated, Status-Neutral Approach for Ending the Epidemic Among Black Gay Men in the South
November 15, 2023
Featured Speakers: Prof. LaRon E. Nelson. Yale School of Nursing; HPTN 096 Protocol Co-Chair, Christopher Hucks-Ortiz, HPTN Black Caucus Chair, Dr. Cedric Pulliam, HPTN 096 Community Strategy Group, Abraham Johnson, HPTN 096 Research Advisor
Featured Moderators: Riko Boone, Treatment Action Group, John Meade, AVAC, Co-sponsored by PrEP in Black America and FAPP
Recording / Slides / Resources - DoxyPEP Implementation – All Systems Go?
October 5, 2023
Featured Speakers: Dr. Taimur Khan, Fenway Health, Cait Shea, NCSD, Kendrick Clack, NP, Crofoot MD Clinic/Research Center, Lee Vaughn-Ogin, Bigger Blacker Book
Recording / Slides / Resources - How do People Who Use/Inject Drugs Intersect with PrEP Research and Service Delivery?
September 6, 2023
Featured Speakers: John Kimani, Kenya Network of People Who Use Drugs (KeNPUD) Dr. Sunil Solomon, Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Tetiana Kaleeva.
Recording / Slides / Resources - Tales from Two Cities: HIV and STI research highlights from Brisbane and Chicago
August 3, 2023
Featured Speakers: Dr. Aniruddha Hazra, University of Chicago, Nyaradzo M Mgodi, University of Zimbabwe, Roger Pebody, NAM, Aidsmap.com, Charlie Peterson, University of Illinois – Chicago.
Recording / Slides / Resources - ClusterF*#k: Molecular HIV Surveillance, Criminalization, and The Real Risks to PLHIV
July 18, 2023
Featured Speakers: Brian Minalga, Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination, Amir Sadeghi, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, and Andy Spieldenner, MPact Global Action. Webinar co-sponsored by The Center for HIV Law and Policy, MPact Global Action, and the Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination.
Recording / Slides / Resources - PrEP That Booty: The latest on rectal microbicide research for the back door
June 29, 2023
Featured Speakers: Jonathan Baker, PA, “Rectal Rockstar”, Dr. Craig Hendrix, Johns Hopkins, Juan Michael Porter II, The Body, and Dr. Sharon Riddler, University of Pittsburgh
Special drag performance: Eddie “Kelly” Wiley – Memphis, Tennessee
Recording / Slides / Resources - PrEP (In)equity: Documenting, measuring, and flipping the script towards justice
May 9, 2023
Featured Speakers: Leisha McKinley-Beach, Black Public Health Academy, Michael Chancley, PrEP4All, and Dr. Patrick Sullivan, Emory
Recording / Slides / Resources - HIV Prevention Plus Plus: Developing options that meet the full range of our sexual and reproductive health needs
April 25, 2023
Featured Speakers: Ruth Akulu, ICWEA and AVAC fellow Barbara Friedland, Population Council Gregorio Millet, amfAR Dr. Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Wits RHI Danielle Resar, Clinton Health Access Initiative Co-moderators: Wawira Nyagah, AVAC Kate Segal, AVAC
Recording / Slides / Resources - How to Communicate about Sexual Health and STIs: Sex positivity vs. risk-based language
April 20, 2023
Speakers include Dr. Keosha T. Bond, CUNY School of Medicine, Dr. Joseph Cherabie, Washington University St. Louis, Mark Kaigwa, Nendo, and moderated by Alison Footman, AVAC. Webinar co-sponsored by the American Sexual Health Association.
Recording / Slides / Resources - Mpox – Sexual Networks, HIV and Activism
March 29, 2023
Featured Speakers: Dr. Keletso Makofane, Harvard University, FXB Health & Human Rights Fellow, Dr. Chloe Orkin, Professor of HIV Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
Recording / Slides / Resources - Been There, Did That – Research Reflections from CROI 2023
March 23, 2023
Featured speakers include Dr. Monica Gandhi, UCSF and CROI 2023 Community Educator Scholars. Co-moderated by Devan Nambiar, Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance and CROI 2023 Community Educator Scholar.
Recording / Dr. Monica Ghandi’s Slides / Community Educator Slides - Margarita Breakfast Club Session 3: The Data Gap: Filling in the Missing Perspectives on Women and Children in HIV Research
February 22, 2023
Moderator: Dawn Averitt, The Well Project, Women’s Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS
Speakers: Professor Lee Fairlie, WITS RHI, Imelda Mahaka, Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust, Jane Kabami, Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration Uganda
Recording / Resources - Margarita Breakfast Club Session 2: Moving Forward: Upcoming Strategies on STI Prevention
February 21, 2023
Moderator: Jim Pickett, AVAC
Speakers: Dr. Jean-Michel Molina, University of Paris Cité, Jonathan Ayala, NMAC, CROI Community Educator Scholar
Recording / Slides - Margarita Breakfast Club Session 1: Arrested Development: Discontinuation of the MOSAICO Trial, its Legacy and Expectations for HIV Vaccine Research
February 20, 2023
Moderator: Ntando Yola, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
Speakers: Dr. Susan Buchbinder, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Richard Jefferys, Treatment Action Group
Recording / Slides - Decolonizing Global Public Health – What Will it Take to Dismantle Racism and White Supremacy?
February 16, 2023
Moderator: John Meade, AVAC
Featured speakers: Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, University of Global Health Equity; Tori Cooper, Human Rights Campaign; Tian Johnson, African Alliance; Dr. Peter Kilmarx, Fogarty International Center
Recording / Slides / Resources / Audio Transcript - Ready, Set, CROI 2023 – Prepare for the 30th Year of CROI
February 13, 2023
Featured CROI Community Liaisons, CROI 2023 program co-chairs, IAS-USA, AVAC, The Choice Agenda, and other community partners and researchers and designed to help CROI registrants prepare for this exciting, intense and sometimes overwhelming meeting.
Recording / Slides - Trans Inclusion: Charting HIV Research into the Future: A Manifesto and Scorecard for Advocates and Researchers
January 26, 2023
Featured Leigh Ann van der Merwe — Founder and Director: Social, Health & Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender Women of Africa; Brian Minalga — AVAC consultant, Trans Inclusion Initiative; and Cindra Feuer — AVAC Senior Program Manager: Partnerships & Capacity Strengthening
Recording / Slides / Resources - More than Vessels: Pregnant people deserve inclusion in HIV prevention clinical and implementation research
December 14, 2022
Speakers included Dr. Elaine Abrams, Raniyah Copeland, Dr. Lisa Noguchi and Dr. Lynda Stranix-Chibanda. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Dvora Joseph Davey.
Recording / Slides / Resources - PEP Needs Some Pep! Addressing PEP Neglect in HIV Prevention Research, Programming and Uptake
November 3, 2022
Featuring Dr. James Ayieko, Dr. Julie Fox, Dr. Ken Mayer, Dr, Catherine Koss, Njambi Njuguna and Ace Robinson
Recording / Slides / Resources - Doxycycline for STI prevention: Evidence and Current Research
October 7, 2022
Featuring Dr. Connie Celum, Jennifer Mahn, Dr. Victor Omollo, Rodney Perkins and Dr. Jenell Stewart
Recording / Slides / Resources - RINGing the Bell for Choice: Actions and Solutions on Dapivirine Ring Access
September 22, 2022
Featuring Leonard Solai, Yvette Raphael, Shakira Namwanje, Natasha Mwila, Chris Obermeyer and Erica Gollub
Recording / Slides / Resources - CROI and Community and YOU – Preparing for CROI 2023
September 7, 2022
Featuring Drs. James Hoxie, Diane Havlir and Landon Myer
Recording / Slides - Faster, Smarter and More Equitable – Accelerating Roll Out and Uptake of CAB for PrEP
August 8, 2022
Featuring Rachel Baggaley, Caroline Carnevale, Monica Gandhi and Mitchell Warren
Recording / Slides / Resources - The Research Says Yes, YES, YES – Just Like That
July 13, 2022
Featuring Anne Philpott, Joao Alves, and Christine Curley
Recording / Slides / Resources - Efficacy is Not the Only HIV Prevention Attribute that Matters – Lessons from Contraception
June 15, 2022
With Dominika Seidman, University of California San Francisco
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