June 10, 2010

Dear Advocates,

This update includes information on a series of webinars based on thought-provoking presentations from the International Microbicides Conference (M2010). These webinars, which will take place in June and July, will provide advocates with a grounding in important HIV prevention research topics that will likely emerge at the upcoming XVIII International AIDS Conference (IAC) in Vienna, July 18-23.

As with our other post-conference webinars (click here to view a recent series on topics raised at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections), each of these webinars will feature a short overview from the M2010 presenter, and the rest of the hour will be devoted to facilitated discussion.

Webinar schedule
Thursday, June 17, 11am-noon ET
Topic: Beyond the Clinical Trial: The role of social science, behavior, vaginal and rectal practices and the implications for implementation
Speakers: Judy Auerbach, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, US; James McIntyre, Anova Health Institute, South Africa

Thursday, June 24, 11am-noon ET
Topic: State of the Microbicide Field: Beyond tenofovir and novel non-ARV based approaches
Speaker: Robin Shattock, St. George's University of London, UK

Thursday, July 1, 11am-noon ET
Topic: When Health Care Priorities Collide: ARVs for treatment and prevention
Speaker: Regina Osih, Reproductive Health & HIV Research Unit, South Africa

Monday, July 12, 11am-noon ET
Topic: Interpreting Clinical Trial Results: Preparing for upcoming results
Speaker: Ben Masse, Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research & Prevention, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, US

(Visit www.timeanddate.com to confirm the time in your timezone.)

To register for the webinar series, please email your name and country to avac@avac.org. We will circulate links and dial-in information in a reminder email the week of each webinar, so please look out for additional information. Following each installment of the series, you will receive a link to the call recording and slides to download and review at your leisure. All sessions will also be archived on the AVAC website.

Also, we wanted to let you know about a global teleconference that AVAC is doing in partnership with the International Rectal Microbicide Advocates (IRMA), "Lube: Slippery when wet, but is it safe?" The call is on the new data--presented at M2010--on the safety of sexual lubricants. Those who presented the new data, Charlene Dezzutti (University of Pittsburgh), Pamina Gorbach (UCLA), and Othell Begay and Jose Romero (Population Council), will be on the call to discuss it. The call is scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, 3-4:30pm ET. Please register here.

If you have any questions please contact avac@avac.org.

We look forward to your participation!

Best,
AVAC