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Browsing Over 29 Sessions
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Non-Commercial Satellite
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Unitaid STAR and ATLAS Consortium
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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HIV testing is an essential tool for epidemic control, the entry point to patient management and further prevention of transmission. Ensuring equitable access to diagnosis is paramount. HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) offers such opportunities through a variety of approaches tailored to meet the needs of priority populations. With dwindling investments in HIV programming including HIV testing, models of HIVST distribution that are independent from external investments offer options for longer-term sustainability. The STAR project in Southern Africa and the ATLAS project in West-Africa have gathered evidence through research and implementation for such models that could be replicated in other countries that are scaling up HIVST. Short Interviews with Representatives from MOHs, Researchers, Implementers, Donors and Beneficiaries and short videos of HIVST case studies from Southern Africa and West-Africa.
Non-Commercial Satellite
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Fogarty International Center; U.S. National Institutes of Health
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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Research training and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) have been critical to understanding and effectively preventing and treating HIV infection and AIDS. This session will highlight successes and lessons learned from training and capacity programs over the past three decades and stimulate discussion on future activities to local ownership and sustainability. The panel will feature early-career current of recent LMIC trainees as well as LMIC senior mentors and organizational heads who can talk about needs and opportunities that can be harnessed for sustained growth of the research environment. The symposium is organized by the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, which has been supporting HIV research training for more than 30 years, and is seeking input for continued support of the research training and capacity building efforts.
Non-Commercial Satellite
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International Indigenous HIV & AIDS Community (IIHAC)
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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This Symposium will examine the global targets for HIV such as Getting to Zero by 2030 also exploring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how Indigenous Peoples play an important role in achieving them. Although all of the 17 SDGs are relevant for Indigenous Peoples, they are mentioned specifically in Goals 2 and 4. Ensuring that SDG implementation takes place in conformity with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is essential. It is our collective responsibility to support Indigenous Peoples and, ultimately, the well-being of our planet.
Major industry sponsor satellite
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Johnson & Johnson/ Janssen Pharmaceuticals
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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During this hour long discussion taking place on July 7th, award-winning journalist Lisa Ling will be interviewing community leaders, advocates and scientists to talk about why the development of an HIV vaccine remains an essential need, discuss how the learnings from the quest to develop an HIV vaccine are being applied to expedite the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, explore why it is essential to ensure the representation of diverse individuals and communities in vaccine clinical trials, and highlight how we can empower self-care and best support the needs of those living with HIV during this unprecedented time. Audience members will be able to ask questions of this panel.
Major industry sponsor satellite
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Merck
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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Carmen Villar, Merck's Vice President of Social Innovation, will host a fireside chat with Greg Millett, Vice President, Public Policy at amfAR, to discuss a paper he co-authored entitled, "COVID-19 Racial Disparities in U.S. Counties."
Non-Commercial Satellite
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Self-Care Trailblazer Group; Children's Investment Fund Foundation; Population Services International; International Planned Parenthood Federation; PATH; FHI 360; Jhpiego; Aidsfonds
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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Self-care is how individuals protect their own health, prevent disease, and treat illness, both with and without the support of a healthcare provider. Interventions such as condoms, HIV self-testing, PrEP, self-sampling for STIs, and digital solutions have led to a greater configuration of self-led HIV prevention, treatment and care possibilities than ever before. COVID-19 has accelerated and emphasized the need for self-care interventions to meet the needs of people who live with or are at risk of HIV to alleviate an already overburdened healthcare system. The accessibility of self-care is dependent on the support of governments and policymakers to ensure there is deliberate integration of self-care into health policy, program, and practice. Through this panel discussion, the speakers will explain how self-care has been an integral component of the healthcare system and integrated in HIV response, reshaping how HIV prevention, treatment and care services are provided.
Non-Commercial Satellite
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Elton John AIDS Foundation
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
Non-Commercial Satellite
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Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), African Community Advisory Board (AfroCAB), HIV i-Base and UNITAID
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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The 30-minute film will incorporate a series of interviews, “live action” clips, (demonstrating training methodology), stills of our new website and App with narration throughout. We will show how our work has supported community engagement with science, the roll out of new antiretrovirals and the understanding of benefits and risks of ART in the community. Interviewees and participants will include: TAC treatment literacy trainers; AfroCAB members; key researchers on ART optimisation studies and colleagues from other partner organisations, such as WHO and CHAI, for which community engagement is also critical. Format as follows: Introduction – 2 minutes Film showing and explaining the different materials by treatment activists – 5 minutes Interview with researchers on ART optimisation studies – 5 minutes Interview with WHO representative – 5 minutes Interview with a partner organization in Zimbabwe – 5 minutes Film demonstrating training methodology by treatment activists in South Africa – 5 minutes Concluding remarks - 3 minutes
Non-Commercial Satellite
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International AIDS Society
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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Biomedical prevention interventions have saved lives and helped prevent new HIV infections. However, declines in incidence remain far from UNAIDS targets. A safe and globally effective HIV vaccine remains a necessity for a durable control and end to the epidemic. Diverse and promising HIV vaccines candidates are in various stages of development and exciting results from vaccine efficacy and passive immunization trials are expected in the coming years. The vaccine field remains hopeful and determined - even with the necessary shift in attention to developing SARS-CoV-2 control measures. Communicating the wealth and breadth of ongoing research, and the steadfast commitments of funders, researchers, product developers and communities to find a vaccine remains critically important. Co-sponsored by the Enterprise, NIH/HVTN/HPTN, with the participation of the South African Medical Research Council, IAVI, EU consortiums and AVAC, this satellite will showcase current HIV vaccine research and development.
Major industry sponsor satellite
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Clinical Care Options; LLC
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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Review key developments in ART management. This set of concise, on-demand talks from leading HIV faculty highlights how to (1) select among newer antiretrovirals and treatment paradigms, (2) individualize ART for women of childbearing potential and during pregnancy, (3) incorporate evolving data on ART-associated adverse events into patient care, and (4) anticipate the role of emerging investigational ART strategies. Watch these prerecorded foundational snippets to set the stage for a live case-based panel discussion on July 7. Supported by an educational grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Major industry sponsor satellite
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Gilead
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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For decades, multisectoral alliances and partnerships have shaped the global response to HIV. Collaboration between a range of partners, leveraging the strengths of each one, continues to have a positive impact on HIV. Although steady progress has been made in ending the epidemic, gains have not been shared across all populations and geographic regions. This program examines how multisectoral alliances are helping to close the gaps in HIV prevention and treatment by multiplying impact and reach and addressing areas of unmet need. Moderator Vignetta Charles, PhD, CEO at ETR, explores the following successful partnerships with key stakeholders: DREAMS, with Angeli Achrekar, Principal Deputy US Global AIDS Coordinator (PEPFAR); MenStar Coalition with Lauren Marks, Director of Private Sector Engagement at PEPFAR; RADIAN, with Anne Aslett, Global Chief Executive Officer of the Elton John AIDS Foundation; and COMPASS Initiative, with Shanell McGoy, Associate Director for Public Affairs at Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Major industry sponsor satellite
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Gilead
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
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Over the past 4 decades, innovations in HIV prevention and treatment have helped shift the course of the HIV epidemic from a disease of high morbidity and mortality to one that is chronic and manageable for most. However, there are still gaps in care that must be overcome to adequately address the challenges faced by people living with and at risk of HIV. Jeffrey S. Crowley, MPH, Program Director of Infectious Disease Initiatives at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, and Christian Ramers, MD, MPH, AAHIVM, Assistant Medical Director for Research & Special Populations and Director of Graduate Medical Education at Family Health Centers of San Diego, discuss how innovations have driven changes in HIV care, and how telehealth might just be the next disruptive innovation in HIV management.