UK CAB 11: Friday 14 November 2004

The Program:
PowerPoint slides for the meeting

Approaches to Community Participation in Preventive HIV Vaccine

During the 7th International Conference on HIV and Drug Therapy in Glasgow, November 14-18 2004, the Vaccine Working Group of the EATG and the UK-CAB held a workshop on 'Approaches to Community Participation in Preventive HIV Vaccine Trials" [all presentations are available for download]

The workshop provided an introduction to the need for community development and participation in this area of research, by demostrating approaches taken to identify, reach, recruit and maintain communities for the conduct of clinical trials in European countries, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. More than 50 advocates from all over the world discussed future strategies for improving community participation and lobbying actions at the national and European level.

The Program:

• 13.55 hrs Welcome
• 14.00 hrs The Need for Community Involvement
  Ken Legg, Imperial College of London, London, UK
  
• 4.10 hrs Lessons from Participating in a vaccine trial
  Jo Robinson, UK CAB/EATG Vaccines Working Group, London, UK
  
• 14.20 hrs Community Participation in Western Europe
  Emmanuel Trénado, EATG Vaccines Working Group, Paris, France
  
• 14.30 hrs Community Participation in Eastern Europe
  Dmitry Samoylov, Community of People Living with HIV/AIDS, Moscow, Russian Federation
  
• 14.40 hrs European AIDS Vaccine Trials: Advocacy Agenda
  Marion Zibelli, EATG Vaccines Working Group, Barcelona, Spain
  
• 14.45 hrs Discussion
  
• 15.00 hrs Ends

PowerPoint slides for the meeting

The Need for Community Involvement
Ken Legg, Imperial College of London, London, UK
[download the presentation] [448k]

Lessons from Participating in a vaccine trial
Jo Robinson, UK CAB/EATG Vaccines Working Group, London, UK
[download the presentation] [212k]

Community Participation in Western Europe
Emmanuel Trénado, EATG Vaccines Working Group, Paris, France
[download the presentation] [2.1MB]

Community Participation in Eastern Europe
Dmitry Samoylov, Community of People Living with HIV/AIDS, Moscow, Russian Federation
[download the presentation] [1.4MB]

European AIDS Vaccine Trials: Advocacy Agenda
Marion Zibelli, EATG Vaccines Working Group, Barcelona, Spain
[download the presentation] [148k]

The UK CAB and EATG thanks the organizers of the 7th International Conference on HIV and Drug Therapy for their kind support in preparing the workshop.