The Promise and Perils of ARV-Based Prevention: A Dialogue of Optimism & Informed Scepticism SUSAT11
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Organiser: AVAC and IAS-Industry Liaison Forum
Type:
Non-Commercial Satellite Back
Venue: Mini Room 2
Time: 14:45 - 18:00, 19.07.2009
Code: SUSAT11
Chairs: Alex Coutinho, Uganda
Michael Rabbow, Germany
Mitchell Warren, United States
Shirin Heidari, Switzerland
Emily Bass, United States
Session recording provided by International AIDS Society

ARV-based prevention, such as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and ARV-based microbicides, is widely viewed as one of the more promising biomedical HIV prevention strategies being studied. Is this enthusiasm warranted?

Challenges remain to proving its effectiveness. Even if trials show benefit, implementation would challenge virtually every aspect of existing AIDS responses. What could and should be done to weigh these challenges against the potential benefits and develop appropriate scientific and operational strategies?

Several sessions during the conference will provide updates on ARV-based prevention research. This session will provide an opportunity to discuss additional research priorities (additional PrEP candidates and intermittent dosing) and the operational, financial and ethical implications involved in translating positive findings into programmes and public health impact.

Session participants will debate the promise and risks of ARV-based prevention, what additional research is needed and how it all might fit into the broader landscape of prevention and treatment services.



Presentations in this session:

14:45
SUSAT1101
Powerpoint		Welcome and introductions
Presented by Mitchell Warren, United States



15:05
SUSAT1102		Future directions in ARV-based prevention - New modalities and agents
Presented by Shirin Heidari, Switzerland
Carl Dieffenbach, United States
Yasmin Halima, United States
Sharon Hillier, United States
Patrick Ndase, United States
Ben Plumley, United States
Zeda Rosenberg, United States
François Venter, South Africa



16:10
Coffee break



16:40
SUSAT1103		What if it works? Addressing implementation issues
Presented by Emily Bass, United States
Stephen Becker, United States
Samukeliso Dube, South Africa
Yogan Pillay, South Africa
Cate Hankins, Switzerland
Victor Lakay, South Africa
Helen Rees, South Africa
Jim Rooney, United States



17:45
SUSAT1103		Summary and concluding remarks

Powerpoints presentations
Welcome and introductions - Warren


   

   

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