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| SUSA35 |
Health Disparities, Hurdles and Hope: Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. |
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Non-Commercial Satellite
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Session Room 9 |
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22.07.2012, 11:15 - 13:15 |
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Co-Chairs:
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Kenneth Mayer, United States
Wafaa El-Sadr, United States
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| Organiser: |
HIV Prevention Trials Network
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| The annual number of new HIV infections in the United States has remained stable since 1991. The inability to reduce the number of new HIV infections for almost 20 years is noteworthy despite remarkable advances, including the advent of rapid HIV testing, opt-out testing, potent once-daily antiretroviral therapies and availability of evidence-based interventions that have been shown to decrease risk behaviors. Unlike the generalized epidemic in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the US HIV epidemic is concentrated among certain subpopulations, particularly men who have sex with men and persons of color and within specific geographic locations. The Health Disparities, Hurdles and Hope: Ending the HIV Epidemic in the US satellite will explore the current landscape of the US HIV epidemic, challenges in reaching and engaging at risk populations, exciting new evidence supporting new prevention interventions and research efforts that seek a better understanding of the epidemic and to identify new effective prevention interventions. |
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11:15
Powerpoint | Introductions
A. Adimora, United States
S. Vermund, United States
| 11:20
Powerpoint | Opening Remarks
G. Colfax, United States
S. Zwerski, United States
| 11:30
Powerpoint | Why the Domestic HIV Agenda Matters
W. El-Sadr, United States
| 11:45
| HIV and US Women: Understanding the Challenges
S. Hodder, United States
| 12:00
| Black MSM in the US: Addressing the Social and Cultural Contexts
D. Wheeler, United States
| 12:15
Powerpoint | Looking Ahead: What it Will Take to End the AIDS Epidemic in the US
K. Mayer, United States
M. Turner, United States
R. Wolitski, United States
D. Dixon Diallo, United States
C. Collins, United States
| 12:45
| Closing Remarks
A. Adimora, United States
S. Vermund, United States
| 12:48
| Light Refreshments
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| Powerpoints presentations |
| Why the Domestic HIV Agenda Matters - Wafaa El-Sadr | |
| Looking Ahead: What it Will Take to End the AIDS Epidemic in the US - | |
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