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Shirin Heidari Rodney Kort

Shirin Heidari Rodney Kort. Map the Gap The research gaps in HIV treatment and prevention of women and children. Background. Objective in ILF Strategic Plan: 2008 – 2011

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Shirin Heidari Rodney Kort

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  1. Shirin HeidariRodney Kort Map the Gap The research gaps in HIV treatment and prevention of women and children

  2. Background • Objective in ILF Strategic Plan: 2008 – 2011 • increase the number of HIV clinical research projects in resource-limited settings that industry is involved with that address the needs of women and children. • Outputs • Defining a research agenda for women in resource-poor countries, CROI 2008 • The role of industry in development of ARV-based prevention technologies for women, AIDS 2008 • Helping define a research agenda for women in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, EECAAC 2008 • Industry and HIV Clinical Research – what is being learned in Africa? Focusing on women and children, ICASA2008 www.iasociety.org/ilf

  3. Mapping Exercise • Goal: • Strengthen commitments to addressing priority clinical research on women and children • Objectives • Identify which organizations are involved in clinical research in low/middle income countries • Identify current research and outstanding priority research questions/knowledge gaps (state of the art review) • Identify barriers and opportunities for collaboration in addressing research questions • Establish consensus on how to advance this research agenda, including potential role of key stakeholders www.iasociety.org/ilf

  4. I Scope, partners and process • Confirm project scope, potential partners (e.g. ICRW, IPM, UNAIDS) and timelines with ILF AG • Review with 2 – 3 senior investigators in the field: ongoing resources • Refine scope/parameters of exercise based on inputs Timeline: February 2009 www.iasociety.org/ilf

  5. II Environmental Scan • Review of recent grey literature and scientific literature • Key informant interviews • Industry, normative agencies, NGOs, donors, academic research centres • Survey of IAS research membership/template data collection Timeline: March – April 2009 www.iasociety.org/ilf

  6. III Draft/Consult on Report • Environmental Scan Report and draft recommendations on priority research questions • Review of report and recommendations by expert panel (ILF, partners, key stakeholders) • Finalize report Timeline: May – June 2009 www.iasociety.org/ilf

  7. IV Special Session – IAS 2009 • Consultation on report recommendations at IAS 2009 co-sponsored by IAS and partners • Final revisions to report Timeline: July 2009 www.iasociety.org/ilf

  8. V Consensus Statement • Consensus statement based on final recommendations released by IAS and partners • Priority unmet research gaps • Role of industry and other key stakeholders in advancing priority research questions • Commitments by key stakeholders (?) Timeline: August 2009 www.iasociety.org/ilf

  9. Key Outputs • State of the art review on clinical research needs of women and children • Consultation at IAS 2009 • Consensus statement: recommendations for action www.iasociety.org/ilf

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