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 August 2, 2008, Mexico City

SAVE THE DATE

The International Center for Research on Women and Tibotec are pleased to invite you to our pre-conference session, Women in HIV Trials: Building Bridges in Clinical and Social Science Research, Saturday, Aug. 2, at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.

Social science analyses are crucial to ensuring that HIV clinical trials more adequately meet the needs of women and adolescent girls. Hear from leading researchers on their experiences with prevention and treatment trials, the challenges they faced and the solutions they have found toward integrating women into HIV trials. Through small group discussions, attendees will join the guest speakers to develop action points on how to bridge the social and clinical sciences toward improving clinical trials. These groups will consider four key questions:

  • What should HIV trial participants receive in the sexual and reproductive health package of services?
  • How can researchers use social science to better assess women’s barriers to adherence of trial regimens and requirements?
  • How do prevention technologies and treatment regimens affect women?
  • What lessons can be learned from successful efforts to integrate women in prevention and other HIV trials?

 

Women in HIV Trials
Building Bridges in Clinical and Social Research

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
coffee/tea, light snacks provided
W Hotel, Campos Eliseos 252
Colonia Polanco, Mexico, D.F. 11560

Moderated by Julie McHugh, company group chairman, virology, Tibotec

Featured Speakers:

Zeda Rosenburg, chief executive 
International Partnership for Microbicides

Helen Rees, executive director,
Reproductive Health and HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand.

RSVP: Traci Eckhaus

+ Please forward this invitation on to anyone who might be interested in attending.