Symposium organizers would like to thank the following organizations for their financial support:

*Funding for this conference was made possible in part by grant number 1R13A1078730-01A1 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.


Ward Cates (FHI)


Bidia Deperthes (UNFPA)


Maggie Kilbourne Brook (PATH)


Sharon Camp (Guttmacher Institute)


Polly Harrison (Alliance for Microbicide Development)

Jim Turpin
Jim Turpin (NIH)


Advancing Prevention Technologies for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH 2009)

An International Strategy Symposium
March 24-25, 2009
Berkeley, California, United States

Speakers & Presentations

Presentations are available in PDF format only. Click on a hyperlinked title to view or download individual presentations. Presenters retain copyright over these presentations and requests for use should be directed accordingly.

Download the final symposium agenda here

Welcoming Remarks
Bethany Young Holt, CaMI/Public Health Institute/UC Berkeley

Plenary 1: Jeff Spieler, Ward Cates, Judy Manning, and Jessica Justman
Plenary 1: Jeff Spieler, Ward Cates, Judy Manning, and Jessica Justman

Plenary 1: Defining Multi-Purpose Technologies in the Context of Sexual and Reproductive Health

Moderator: Jeff Spieler (US Agency for International Development) for Sharon Camp (Guttmacher Institute)

Why we need multi-purpose prevention technologies: the USAID perspective
Judy Manning, US Agency for International Development
(Supporting documents: Making the Case for US International Family Planning Assistance, United Nations Population Division Policy Brief No. 2009/1)

Critical linkages: HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STI), and their shared need and potential for prevention
Jessica Justman, Columbia University

Contraception as a component of multi-purpose sexual and reproductive health technologies
Ward Cates, Family Health International

Session 1: Strategies for Developing Multi-Purpose Devices

Moderator: Jessica Cohen, PATH

The condom conundrum: lessons learned from promoting the male and female condom as "dual protection" methods
Bidia Deperthes, United Nations Population Fund

Deconstructing the MIRA trial: what has been learned and how might remaining questions be answered
Nancy Padian, RTI International

Update on approaches to advancing cervical barriers for pregnancy and disease prevention
Marianne Callahan, CONRAD

Advancing female condoms: product status, regulatory challenges, and commercialization opportunities
Maggie Kilbourne-Brook, PATH

The potential of vaginal rings as multi-purpose SRH prevention devices
Meredith Clark (for Patrick Kiser), University of Utah

Session 2: Strategies for Developing Multi-Purpose Preventive Vaccines

Moderator: Kevin Whaley, Mapp Biopharmaceutical

Multi-purpose vaccines: safety, efficacy, and acceptability
Kevin Whaley, Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc.

Deployment of multi-purpose pediatric vaccines and STI vaccines (HPV, HBV)
Eileen Yamada, California Department of Health

Developing vaccines that prevent cervicovaginal transmission
Jiri Mestecky, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Industrialization of multi-purpose vaccines
Charlie Arntzen, Arizona State University

Plenary 2: Obstacles and Opportunities for Accelerating Development of New SRH Prevention Technologies and Integrating Them into Existing Service Delivery

Moderator: Jeff Spieler, US Agency for International Development

Obstacles and opportunities for accelerating development of new SRH technologies: evidence from experience
Sharon Camp, Guttmacher Institute

HIV/STI, family planning, and reproductive health: integrating service delivery on the ground in the United States
Vanessa Cullins, PlannedParenthood Federation of America

Responding to women's multiple SRH needs with multi-purpose technologies: matching users' needs, technologies, and service delivery platforms
Martha Brady, Population Council

Session 3: Strategies for Developing Multi-Purpose Microbicides and Other Relevant Multi-Purpose Technologies

Moderator: Polly Harrison, Alliance for Microbicide Development

Surveying the microbicide pipeline for potential combinations
Charles Kelly, King's College London

Explicit combination development programs and translational tools for multi-purpose technologies (presentation unavailable)
Gustavo Doncel, CONRAD

Versatile platforms for manufacturing and delivery of multi-purpose microbicides
Jim Turpin, US National Institutes of Health

Other technologies with multi-purpose potential
Daniel Halperin, Harvard School of Public Health

Learning from trials: STIs as secondary endpoints (presentation unavailable)
Sharon Hillier, University of Pittsburgh, Magee Women's Hospital

Session 4: Integrating Multi-Purpose SRH Technologies into Prevention Strategies (A Strategy Panel)

Moderator: Wayne Shields, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

Panelists:

Social Science
Cynthia Woodsong, International Partnership for Microbicides

Biomedical
Deborah Anderson, Boston University

Biomedical
Joe Romano, International Partnership for Microbicides

Regulatory
Bob Russell, RJR Consulting

Programmatic
Melodie Holden, Venture Strategies for Health and Development

Programmatic (presentation unavailable)
Heidi Bauer, California Department of Public Health, STD Control Branch

Advocacy
Angelina Namiba, International Community of Women Living with HIV