African HIV Treatment Advocate Forum
The African Eye Trust, in partnership with i-Base, organised the first National African HIV Treatment Advocates Training for UK HIV Charities on the 31-May 2007 at Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit in London. Since then there have been regular events. Please find below copies of schedules, reports and presentations of these events.
If you are interested in attending, please download the Forum Registration form and return it to us by post or email.
Training plan for 26th Nov 2008
| Time | Topic | Facilitator | Notes |
| 10:00-10:10 | Registration & tea | TAET Team | |
| 10:10-10:30 | Review of past training | TAET Team | |
| 10:30-11:30 | What are clinical trials/PIVOT | TAET Team | |
| 11:30-11.50 | Tea Break | All participants | |
| 11.50-12:30 | What are clinical trials/PIVOT (ctd) | TAET Team | |
| 12:30-1:20 | Question & Answer | TAET Team | |
| 1:20-2:20 | Lunch | ||
| 2:20-3:40 | The role of social workers in HIV Care | TAET Team | |
| 3:40-3:55 | Questionnaire/Exercise | TAET Team | |
| 3:55-4:00 | Closing remarks |
TAET Team |
Training Plans
Training Plan 26 Nov 08.doc
[197kb]Training Plan 22 November 2007.doc
[44kb]Training Plan 24th October 2007.doc
[44kb]Training Plan 20 September 2007.doc
[44kb]Training Plan 31st April 2007.doc
[45kb]advocates forum dates.pdf
[327kb]
Slides - 20th September 2007
Microbicides.ppt
[1017kb]Clinical Trial Design.ppt
[265kb]New Drugs.ppt
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