Connecting research to practice: FHI 360's presence at AIDS 2014
FHI 360 is pleased to join our colleagues from around the world at the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014).
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Highlights of our technical presence include:
Symposia session
Public Engagement with HIV Science — July 22 — Melbourne Room 2
Kathleen (Kate) MacQueen, PhD, MPH, presenter
FHI 360-sponsored satellite sessions
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision — July 22 — Melbourne Room 1
Key Populations — July 23 — Room 111–112
Women and ARV-based HIV Prevention — July 24 — Room 111–112
Abstract session
Contraception and HIV, Difficult Choices? — July 24 — Melbourne Room 2
Timothy Mastro, MD, session co-chair and Charles Morrison, PhD, presenter
FHI 360 Presentation Highlights
Saturday 19 July
10:30–11:50, Melbourne Town Hall
MSMGF Pre-Conference Session
#MSMTransTech: Documenting ICT Promising Practices, Strategies, and Approaches among MSM and Transgender People
Kimberly Green
Monday 21 July
11:30–12:00, Exhibit Hall: Canada Pavilion, Booth 401
Engaging Hard-to-Reach MSM in India: Sahaay Operations Research Study
Myriam Hamdallah
13:00–14:00, Room 104
Oral Poster Discussion Session: Voluntary Male Circumcision: Assessing Impacts, Barriers and Facilitators
The effect of conditional economic compensation on uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision: a randomized controlled trial of a demand creation intervention for male circumcision in Kenya
Kawango Agot
13:00–14:00, Room 105-106
Oral Poster Discussion Session: The Social and Cultural Context of Risk and Prevention
Reasons for Potential Risk Compensation When Taking Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among Women at High Risk of HIV in Kenya and South Africa
Amy Corneli
18:30–20:30, Plenary 3
Satellite Session: Women, HIV/AIDS and Non-Communicable Diseases: A Call to Action in Lower and Middle Income Countries
Regional, Country Experience and Young Professional Involvement in Women's HIV and NCD Issue
Peter Lamptey, panelist
Tuesday 22 July
11:00–12:30, Melbourne Room 2
Symposia Session: Public Engagement with HIV Science
Stakeholder Engagement and Good Participatory Practices for Global Clinical Trials: Developing Tools and Models for the 21st Century
Kate MacQueen
18:30–20:30, Melbourne Room 1
Satellite Session: New Technologies to Improve Efficiency in VMMC and EIMC Scale Ups
Performance of the ShangRing for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Clinical Studies in Kenya and Zambia
Timothy Mastro
Wednesday 23 July
7:00–8:30, Room 111–112
Satellite Session: Operationalizing Community-Centered Clinical Services for Key Populations
Chaired and moderated by UNFPA and FHI 360
18:30–20:30, Room 104
Satellite Session: Overcoming HIV in Conservative Social Settings
Reaching Out, Stepping Up: Working with Vulnerable Populations in a Difficult Context
Cherif Soliman
Thursday 24 July
13:00–14:00, Room 111–112
Oral Poster Discussion Session: Men Matter: Targeting Men Who Have Sex with Women
Increasing Male Uptake of HIV Counseling and Testing by Creating Male-Friendly Services in Munhava, Beira City, Mozambique
Shirley Ko
14:30–16:00, Melbourne Room 2
Oral Abstract Session: Contraception and HIV, Difficult Choices?
Hormonal Contraception and HIV Infection: Results from a Large Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Timothy Mastro, Session co-chair
Charles Morrison, Presenter
18:30–20:30, Room 111–112
Satellite Session: Women and ARV-Based HIV Prevention: Challenges and Opportunities
Kate MacQueen, Timothy Mastro, Michael Stalker, Amy Corneli
18:30–20:30, Plenary 3
Satellite Session: Arise: Enhancing HIV Prevention Programs for At-Risk Populations
HIV Prevention for Hard-to-Reach MSM Using Mobile Technology in India: The Sahaay Project
Ashok Agarwal
FHI 360 scientists will also present 23 posters that will be part of the poster exhibition. Please view here for the full listing.
For those attending the conference, visit FHI 360 at Booth 127 in the Exhibit Hall.