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United States Conference on AIDS – November 11, 2011 – Chicago

Putting Your Ass on the Line Advocacy to MAKE IT WORK. United States Conference on AIDS – November 11, 2011 – Chicago Jim Pickett – IRMA, AIDS Foundation of Chicago jpickett@aidschicago.org. Today. Who is IRMA? What does IRMA do? Advocacy issues

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United States Conference on AIDS – November 11, 2011 – Chicago

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  1. Putting Your Ass on the Line Advocacy to MAKE IT WORK United States Conference on AIDS – November 11, 2011 – Chicago Jim Pickett – IRMA, AIDS Foundation of Chicago jpickett@aidschicago.org

  2. Today • Who is IRMA? • What does IRMA do? • Advocacy issues • How to become a Rectal Rock Star

  3. Condoms work. So why do we need new strategies to halt the sexual transmission of HIV?

  4. Reasons for NPT Source: Roger Tatoud PhD, Senior Programme Manager, International HIV Clinical Trials Research Mgmt Office, Imperial College London & IRMA Steering Committee Member

  5. Who is IRMA?

  6. IRMA, b.2005 4 people, 4 agencies, 2 countries

  7. Mission: support development of safe, effective, acceptable, and accessible rectal microbicides for all that need them • 1100+ advocates, scientists, funders, policymakers from 6 continents – S. America/Latin America and Nigeria chapters Secretariat, staffing, fiscal agency - AIDS Foundation of Chicago

  8. pleasure

  9. Linda-Gail Bekker, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation

  10. rectalmicrobicides.org Global context

  11. Tia IRMA

  12. Whether you use douches, or not… TAKE IT. Survey now available in English, Spanish, French, Russian and Chinese. Portuguese, Thai and German are coming. TAKE IT. PASS THE LINK ALONG! rectalmicrobicides.org

  13. ringonit.org

  14. Advocacy

  15. Advocacy goals • Increase and diversify funding • Increase research activities • Increase knowledge, awareness • Learn more about heterosexual anal sex • Anal sex practices • Anal health

  16. Advocacy goals • Recruit researchers, advocates • Recognise anal intercourse as an important driver in the HIV epidemic among gay men, MSM, and heterosexuals • Address burden of HIV among gay men and MSM – particularly in the developing world • Promote anal health • Determine safety of lubricants for rectal use

  17. It’s about the money, honey

  18. Advocacy goals Increase and diversify funding Source: From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy

  19. Advocacy goals Projected funding needs Source: From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy

  20. Microbicide funding in total Source: Microbicides: Ways Forward

  21. NPT funding in total Source: Microbicides: Way Forward

  22. It’s all about you

  23. Be a Rectal Rock Star

  24. What you can do in 5 minutes • WEAR YOUR STICKER • Take the douche survey, YO! • Join IRMA - sign up for IRMA listserv through website • Read one fact sheet or news item from website or blog • Join us on Facebook and Twitter • Share web address and contact information

  25. What you can do in 30 - 60 minutes • Join one of IRMA’s regular free teleconferences featuring world leaders in RM research, advocacy • Read “From Promise to Product: Advancing Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy” or read one of the presentations from researchers, community members • Talk to members of your community about your interest in rectal microbicides – and hello, talk about ANAL SEX

  26. Want to do more? • Become your community’s rectal microbicide expert and spokesperson • Recruit new members, enlist organisational support for RMs • Conduct presentations in your community – use one of ours as a template! • Write an article, a blog or Facebook update on RMs - IRMA will help!

  27. Want to do more? • Join a trial (Boston, Pitt, San Juan) • Join one of IRMA’s working groups • Lubricant Safety • Africa for Rectal Microbicides (Project ARM) • Help us with RM 2012 • Connect with IRMA ALC, IRMA Nigeria

  28. Male condoms, female condoms • Serostatus awareness – self and partner • Treatment • PrEP • Lube safety • Sero-adaptation • Anal health (e.g. pap smears) Meanwhile...

  29. Now it’s up to you…

  30. Facts are stubborn things and we need to keep putting them out there even though they might in the short term be dismissed. – Secy Clinton, 11-9-11

  31. IRMA hearts…

  32. Special thanks to IRMA supporters • AIDS Foundation of Chicago • amfAR – The Foundation for AIDS Research • Broadway CARES /Equity Fights AIDS • Elton John AIDS Foundation • New Venture Fund • NIH Office of AIDS Research • AVAC • MAC AIDS Foundation • Microbicide Trials Network • Population Council • Individuals - like my partner

  33. Thank you

  34. Questions? Stay in touch. jpickett@aidschicago.org

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