Vaccination plays an important role in the management of infectious diseases. Lessons from HIV on preparedness, hesitancy and ethics play a crucial role in preparing a population for vaccination. The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines provides a fascinating example.
This webinar will explore some of the experiences of vaccine programmes for both HIV and COVID-19 and the ethical issues around vulnerability, equity of access, hesitancy and field experiences with vaccine initiatives. This is a highly topical issue with learnings from the HIV pandemic.
The programme presents four perspectives from world-leading experts with expertise in both HIV and COVID-19. We are privileged to have the current head of the International AIDS Society examine ethical issues and a wide range of perspectives from Prof. Gray (South Africa), Dr. Ward (France), Prof. Kamarulzaman (Malaysia) and Dr. Bonner (United States).
The 2nd webinar on "Vaccines and Vulnerabilities - HIV COVID and Back" is set to take place on Thursday, 1 July 2021 at 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST. Complimentary registration is provided by AIDSImpact https://virology.eventsair.com/aidsim2021ws/registrationjuly/Site/Register
This year’s edition of INTEREST will be held as a virtual meeting from 12 – 14 October. Dr. Andrew Kambugu, a member of the International Conference Committee (ICC), shares his thoughts on why you should join this important meeting.
Young Investigators
The registration fee is waived for all Young Investigators. To be eligible as a young investigator, one should be:
- 35 years of age or younger; and
- a current Master/PhD student OR have obtained an MD/PharmD/PhD degree in the last five years.
An application form needs to be completed by a supervisor and received by the Conference Secretariat at Lara.daSilvaMiguel@amededu.com.
Resource-Limited Settings
In addition, we are pleased to provide a discounted registration fee for all healthcare professionals, NGO/GO representatives, and advocates from resource-limited settings. This is available when completing the registration
For more information visit http://interestconference.org/
Read moreEDCTP invites submission of abstracts highlighting original contributions on strategic EDCTP research topics and on research capacity strengthening, linked to the Forum theme. Investigators involved in EDCTP-funded projects are encouraged to use this opportunity to share new developments and results from their projects. The deadline for abstracts is 28 June 2021.
Format and eligibility:
Abstracts must be submitted in English and should not exceed 300 words
Abstracts should follow the format: Background; Methods; Results; Conclusions
Abstracts must not have been published or submitted for presentation to any other national or international meeting.Submission: Abstracts must be submitted via the online system by 28 June 2021. Only abstracts submitted online by the deadline will be considered. Detailed instructions are available in the online submission system https://edctpforum.eventsair.com/edctp-forum-2021/abstract-submission. For questions regarding abstracts, please contact the EDCTP Forum Team (forum@edctp.org).
Evaluation procedure:
All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Forum scientific programme committee and external experts, in collaboration with EDCTP secretariat members. Selection of abstracts will be based on the following criteria: Abstract quality; Relevance to the Forum theme and to EDCTP; Significance of the reported results
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the review by 14 July 2021.
Please note that the final decision on whether the abstract is accepted and, if so, whether it will be for a poster or oral presentation will be made by EDCTP and the Forum Programme Committee.
Presenting authors whose abstracts have been accepted will receive further instructions for presenting their abstract. All presenters will be required to pre-record their presentations.
UKCDR will be co-hosting a webinar on the 10th of June on Equitable Partnerships, in partnership with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Research Fairness Initiative: Equitable partnerships for global research webinar │ACU.
To register visit https://www.acu.ac.uk/acu-events/equitable-partnerships-for-global-research-webinar/
The event includes speakers from a range of locations, and UKCDR’s Executive Director, Marta Tufet, will be presenting on the importance of equitable research partnerships, as well as highlighting the recently launched resource hub and equitable partnerships project.