UK-CAB 24 - Background

25 January 2008

Programme

9.00-9.30
Registration and welcome

9.30-10.00
UKCAB updates and conference feedback

10.00-10.45
BHIVA 2007 audit: treatment of naïve patients
Dr Hilary Curtis, BHIVA clinical audit co-ordinator

10.45-11.00
Coffee

11.00-11.15
Pfizer pre-meeting

11.15-12.30
Pfizer - The drug development process
The process of research and development by the pharmaceutical industry in developing a new medicine.

12.30-2.00
Lunch

2.00-2.45
Campaigning for microbicides
Eunice Sinyemu, African and Minority Ethnic HIV Project and UK African Microbicides Working Group, Toju Cline-Cole, THT and UK African Microbicides Working Group

2.45 - 3.15
Promoting PEPSE: what is the role of HIV treatment advocates?
Elias Phiri, THT

3.15-3.30
Tea

3.30-4.00
PrEP: pre-exposure prophylaxis
Gus Cairns, freelance journalist

4.00-4.30
AOB, next meeting etc

Background reading

BHIVA 2007 audit

Dr Hilary Curtis will present findings from treatment of BHIVA's 2007 audit of treatment of naïve patients.

BHIVA clinical audit report 2006-7 PDF 108 Kb

BHIVA audit 2006-7: survey of patient assessment and monitoring of patients starting ART from naïve PDF 80 Kb

BHIVA audit 2006-7: cohort audit of patients starting ART from naïve PowerPoint 146 Kb

Patient organisations and ABPI code of practice

Background reading for the Pfizer pre-meeting - ABPI code of practice and the consultation from European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) regarding interactions with patient organisations.

Working consultatively Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority

APBI code of practice PDF Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, 333 Kb

Pfizer - The drug development process

Pfizer representatives will present on the processes used in the search for new medicines.

Research and development at Pfizer Pfizer

Campaigning for microbicides

The word "microbicides" refers to a range of different products that share one common characteristic: the ability to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections when applied topically. A microbicide could be produced in many forms, including gels, creams, suppositories, films, or as a sponge or ring that releases the active ingredient over time.

About microbicides Global Campaign for Microbicides

The Global Campaign for Microbicides is a broad-based, international effort to build support among policymakers, opinion leaders, and the general public for increased investment into microbicides and other user-controlled prevention methods.

Sisters are doing it for themselves: women, sexual health and HIV PDF HIV Scotland, 1.5 Mb

Women, HIV and microbicides seminar report PDF George House Trust and UK African Microbicides Working Group, 210 Kb

Promoting PEPSE

BASSH guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis after sexual exposure (PEPSE) to HIV includes a review of the current data to support the use of PEPSE.

UK guideline for the use of post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV following sexual exposure PDF BASSH, 180 Kb. This document includes a review of the current data to support the use of PEPSE.

PEP for sexual exposure to HIV doesn't lead to more risky sex Aidsmap

Accessing post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after sexual risk: the experiences of homosexually active men in England International AIDS Society (IAS)

'Well, you can do something about it, there's PEP' - HIV-positive gay men have role in telling partners about PEP Aidsmap

Pre-exposure prophylaxis

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - where ARVs are given before possible exposure to HIV - is the subject of current research.

The trials of tenfovir PDF NAT, 1.44 Mb

Will a pill a day prevent HIV? Anticipating the results of the tenofovir "PREP" trials PDF AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), 640 Kb

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