UK-CAB is a network for community HIV treatment advocates
The UK-CAB has three main aims
- To support HIV treatment advocates in the UK.
- To provide expert training on HIV treatment.
- To ensure HIV positive people are represented at all levels of our care.
UK-CAB members
Membership of UK-CAB is free and open to people living with HIV, community advocates and related health workers.
The CAB connects over 900 members from over 120 organisations.
The CAB is free to join and open to individuals whether or not you are linked to an organisation.
The CAB is an actively peer-led project – approximately 75% of members are HIV positive.
We believe that HIV positive people and their advocates must be involved in all aspects of our care. This includes design and management of standards of care, clinical trials and other research.
NEW: Q&As on COVID vaccines
Meetings and training
UK-CAB meetings are free and limited to 30 people. Meetings are interactive, with questions, discussions and time to network. Meetings are held in London.
NEW: Videos from online meetings
- 1 December 2020: The London patient: A message of hope on World AIDS Day
- 24 July 2020: AIDS2020 feedback – Simon Collins
- 24 July 2020: BHIVA virtual conference feedback, UK-CAB COVID-19 survey snapshot – Alex Sparrowhawk:
- 3 July 2020: COVID sessions from BHIVA virtual conference
- 5 June 2020: COVID-19 research update 2 – Simon Collins
- 1 May 2020: COVID-19 research update – Simon Collins
- 30 April 2020: The immune system, HIV and COVID-19 – Dr Laura Waters
Upcoming and recent meetings:
- UK-CAB 76: Meeting with ViiV Healthcare (February 2021)
- UK-CAB 75: Meeting with Gilead Sciences (November 2020)
- UK-CAB 74: Meeting with MSD (October 2020)
- UK-CAB 73: IAS feedback and company meeting(July 2020)
- COVID-19 research update2 (June 2020)
PrEP statement from the UK-CAB
UK-CAB research and poster presentations
A study by the UK-CAB on the involvement of HIV positive advocate in research was presented as a poster at the 2018 BHIVA/BASHH conference.
UK-CAB provides community representatives involved in HIV treatment guidelines and research in the UK. Following a study presented 2017, the 2018 study asked: What impact do UK-CAB representatives on guideline writing committees and academic/clinical research study boards make?
UK-CAB also presented the study as a poster at the 4th Joint Conference of the British HIV Association (BHIVA) with the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) in Edinburgh in April, 2018.