In this exerpt from the Foundation's latest HIVision Forum, panelists, Imani Woods and Grant Colfax, explore the philosophy and misunderstanding around harm reduction, the tangible results they’ve seen from programs that operate from a harm reduction premise and the capacity of those programs to bring positive change to people's lives.
December 08, 2009
HIVision: A Forum on Harm Reduction
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October 01, 2009
SFAF.org Podcast #64 - Is the Thai Trial the Holy Grail?
Recent results from a study trial in Thailand provide the first glimpse of hope that we may someday have a vaccine that protects people from HIV infection. In this episode, Mitchell Warren, Executive Director of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, reviews these new scientific findings with the Foundation's Erik Ireland and explains what the results mean…and what they don't.
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September 17, 2009
SFAF.org Podcast #63 - Project Inform and HIV Treatment as HIV Prevention
The Foundation partners with many organizations to reduce new HIV infections and increase access to care for people living with HIV. In this episode, Dana Van Gorder, Executive Director of Project Inform, discusses HIV treatment as HIV prevention, PrEP and the importance of the National HIV/AIDS Treatment and Information Hotline.
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June 18, 2009
SFAF Podcast #57 - Advocacy Still Works: State Budget Escapes Knife…so far
HIV/AIDS services in California narrowly escaped draconian cuts in the first budget the governor sent to the State legislature. The San Francisco AIDS Foundation and peer organizations all over the State went to work immediately to fight cuts to prevention, HIV testing, surveillance and treatment for more than 35,000 Californians. In this episode of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation podcast, Peter Taback shares details of the current budget compromise and reminds us that basic advocacy tools are still effective.
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May 14, 2009
SFAF.org Podcast #55 - The intersection of biomedical HIV prevention and social justice
In this episode, we'll hear an edited excerpt from our recent HIVision forum entitled “Is HIV Treatment HIV Prevention?” An audience member asked our panel about possible disparities in access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). We'll hear Dr. Robert Grant's answer explaining the relationship between biomedical HIV prevention and issues of social justice and stigma.
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April 16, 2009
SFAF.org Podcast #53 - BETA editor Reilly O'Neal on curbing the spread of HIV through treatment
In this episode, a discussion with Reilly O'Neal, editor of BETA, the Foundation's Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS. Recent studies offer evidence and raise questions about the role of antiretroviral medications in curbing the spread of HIV. Questions such as "Are HIV-positive people who take antiretroviral drugs less likely to transmit the virus?" Find out what's being done to answer these questions and the relationship between HIV treatment and HIV prevention.
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April 02, 2009
SFAF.org Podcast #52 - HIV meds for HIV prevention? Dr. Bob Grant discusses global PrEP studies.
In this episode, Dr. Bob Grant, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF and an investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, discusses the PrEP Initiative study. These trials are trying to determine whether HIV medications given to HIV negative people at higher risk of infection will help reduce the amount new infections.
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January 15, 2009
SFAF.org Podcast #47 – Dr. Kathleen Clanon on making the most of medical visits
In this episode, Dr. Kathleen Clanon will be discussing the best ways for people with HIV and their health care providers to make the most of their time together. Dr. Clanon is an internist specializing in the care of people with HIV and she practices at Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, where she is also the Medical Director of HIV Services.
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October 16, 2008
SFAF.org Podcast #42 - Dr. Cheryl Gore-Felton discusses trauma and HIV: an unhealthy intersection
In this episode, we'll be talking with Dr. Cheryl Gore-Felton about abuse and trauma and how they affect the health of people living with HIV and AIDS. Dr. Gore-Felton is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, and the director of clinical intervention research with the Center on Stress and Health at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She will be a panelist at our upcoming HIVision forum entitled "Abuse and Trauma: Lessons for HIV Prevention and Care." To RSVP for this free forum in San Francisco, please call 415-487-3073 or email hivision@sfaf.org.
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June 06, 2008
SFAF.org Podcast #34 - Tom Kennedy on the current state of HIV vaccine trials
In this episode, Tom Kennedy, a public health educator who has been working in HIV prevention in San Francisco since 1992, discusses the current state of HIV vaccine trials. Last autumn, the STEP HIV vaccine trial was halted due to safety concerns. With delays now affecting the launch of new vaccine trials, Tom answers questions about the state of HIV vaccine research and what is being done to ensure the safety of trial participants.
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May 22, 2008
SFAF.org Podcast #33 - Racism & homophobia influence HIV testing and treatment among Black gay men
In this episode you'll hear an excerpt from our May 15th HIVision forum, What's Going On: HIV and Black Gay Men. Panelist Dr. David Malebranche answers a question about HIV testing among Black men with an illuminating portrait of the racism and homophobia Black gay men may encounter when seeking medical attention.
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April 17, 2008
SFAF.org Podcast #31 - Dr. David Malebranche on the rising HIV transmission rate among Black gay men
Dr. David Malebranche, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University's School of Medicine and a member of the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, discusses HIV and Black gay men. Though it has been demonstrated that HIV risk behaviors in the Black men who have sex with men (MSM) community are often less risky than those of the MSM community in general, the HIV transmission rate in Black gay men continues to rise. Dr. Malebranche will be a panelist at our May 15th HIVision Forum entitled What's Going On: HIV and Black Gay Men.
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December 13, 2007
SFAF Podcast #23 - The Year in Review with Mark Cloutier
In this episode, Mark Cloutier, Executive Director of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and President of Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, discusses a year of lessons learned in the fight against HIV and opportunities that lie ahead in 2008 to review and revise approaches to prevention and care, and improve popular understanding of HIV and AIDS.
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November 01, 2007
SFAF Podcast #20 - Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa on Bridging the Technology Gap to Fight HIV
In this episode, Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa, Vice President of Global Affairs and Global Projects Specialist at Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation outlines the role of technology in the global fight against HIV. Dr. Rudasingwa will be the moderator for our upcoming November 29th World AIDS Day forum entitled HIV Vision, From Local Knowledge to Global Solutions.
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August 23, 2007
SFAF Podcast #15 - New HIV Drug Classes and Treatment Recommendations
Just back from the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Sydney, BETA editor Reilly O'Neal gives us an update on two new HIV drug classes and a new early treatment recommendation. At the Sydney Conference, Reilly joined experts and advocates from around the globe for a look at the cutting edge of HIV drug and treatment information.
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June 28, 2007
SFAF Podcast #11 - Dr. Judith Auerbach and Dr. Steven Tierney on the Upcoming HIVision Forum on Gay Men's Health
Dr. Judith Auerbach, Deputy Executive Director for Science and Public Policy at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Dr. Steven Tierney, the AIDS Foundation's Deputy Executive Director for Programs and Services, discuss our upcoming HIVision forum, Exploring What's Positive in Gay Men's Health. The forum on July 10th will be the first in a series of three HIVision forums the AIDS Foundation will convene this year to gather experts and the community together to explore ideas and options for fighting HIV.
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June 14, 2007
SFAF Podcast #10 - Mark Cloutier on Improving Gay Men's Health to Fight HIV
This episode concludes our four-part series on gay men's health. Mark Cloutier, Executive Director of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, discusses the AIDS Foundation's commitment to improving gay men's health as a way of reducing new HIV infections and helping HIV positive men live longer, healthier lives.
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April 19, 2007
SFAF Podcast #6 - Ernest Hopkins on Pending National HIV Legislation
In this episode of the SFAF Podcast, Ernest Hopkins, Director of Federal Affairs for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, discusses Senator Gordon Smith's Early Treatment for HIV Act and Representative Barbara Lee's proposed amendment to remove the "abstinence before marriage" earmark from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
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March 22, 2007
SFAF Podcast #4 - Mark Cloutier on the Closing of San Francisco's Office of AIDS
In this episode of the SFAF Podcast, Mark Cloutier, Executive Director of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and President of the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, talks about the impending closure of the San Francisco municipal Office of AIDS and what challenges and opportunities may lie ahead as HIV/AIDS services become more integrated into the public health system.
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