SAVE THE DATE! Webinar on HPTN 061
15 August 2012, 12:00 p.m. ET

          

HPTN 061 was the largest prospective cohort study ever conducted in the U.S. focused on HIV among black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM).  Initial study results were presented at the recent International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.  Find out more about the study findings--what they mean for communities, what lessons were learned and what’s next.  Join us for a 90 minute webinar on 15 August 2012 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT.

Presenters include:

• Study Co-Chairs: Dr. Beryl Koblin, Dr. Ken Mayer, Dr. Darrell Wheeler
• Study Coordinator: Mr. Jermel Wallace
• Peer Health Navigator: Mr. Louis Shackelford
• HPTN 061 Black Caucus Chair: Dr. Sheldon Fields

The webinar will be moderated by Mr. Cornelius Baker and Mr. Christopher Chauncey Watson and will provide ample time to answer questions and discuss the meaning of the study findings. Please invite any colleagues or friends you think might be interested to join this important discussion. 

The webinar is hosted by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) with the endorsement of NAESM, Be the Generation Bridge, NBGMAC and AVAC.  The HPTN 061 study was a feasibility study of a community-level, multi-component intervention for black men who have sex with men (BMSM), conducted between 2009 and 2011 in: Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC. 

You must pre-register to attend the webinar at the link provided below. 

https://cc.readytalk.com/r/gqzxfj3x7uqr

Click here to read NBGMAC's statement on the recent HPTN 061 research findings. 

Click here to read the Young Black Gay Men's Leadership Institute's (YBGLI) statement on the recent HPTN 061 research findings.