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Special Report: The Diaphragm Renaissance Meeting
September 9 and 10, 2002, Seattle, Washington
Diaphragm Renaissance: Examining the Role of Cervical Barriers in Protecting from HIV and STIs
Overview
Materials
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Overview
On September 9 and 10, 2002, PATH, the University of California at San Francisco, and Ibis Reproductive Health co-hosted a meeting to reexamine the role that physical barriers of the cervix can play in protecting women from HIV and other STIs. Nearly 80 international experts gathered in Seattle, Washington, for this "Diaphragm Renaissance" conference aimed to focus new attention on diaphragms and cervical caps as methods that may protect women from HIV.
Keynote addresses were provided by:
- Dr. Jay Levy—Overview of the Science (File too large to download; please email Greg Zwisler [gzwisler@path.org] for a copy.)
- Dr. Tsungai Chipato—Overview of the Niche and the Need (222 KB)
- Dr. Marianne Callahan—Overview of Existing Research (File too large to download; please email Greg Zwisler [gzwisler@path.org] for a copy.)
Additional presenters included researchers specializing in virology, immunology, and anatomy, as well as clinicians, regulatory experts, and womens health advocates. Developers of products that are currently available or in late stages of development also were available to answer questions.
Panel discussions focused the following topics:
- The Cervix: The Achilles Heel of the Female Reproductive Tract
- Anatomical Evidence: Why a Barrier Would Protect the Cervix
- What's a Successful Device?
- Guided Group Discussion: Next Steps
- Guided Group Discussion: Emergent Issues—Action Toward Moving Forward!
Materials
Presentations made at the two-day meeting are provided below. All presentations are PDF files; please note that PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you would like additional information about this meeting or these materials, please email Greg Zwisler [gzwisler@path.org] at PATH.
The Cervix: The Achilles Heel of the Female Reproductive
Tract
John Sellors, Moderator
- HIV Immunology—Deborah Anderson (129 KB)
- HIV Virology—Chuck Wira ("Hormonal Effects on Mucosal Immunity in the Female Genital Tract") (240 KB)
- Cervical STIs—Ann Duerr (181 KB)
Anatomical Evidence: Why a Barrier Would Protect
the Cervix
Henry Gabelnick, Moderator
- No Microbicides Yet—Zeda Rosenberg (46 KB)
- Cervical Anatomy—Subir Roy (582 KB)
- Increased Efficacy—Tom Moench (851 KB)
What's a Successful Device?
Glenn Austin, Moderator
- Gender Dynamics—Jane Cottingham (File too large to download; please email Greg Zwisler [gzwisler@path.org] for a copy.)
- Acceptability—Susan Newcomer (164 KB)
- Provider Factors—Nuriye Ortayli (109 KB)
- Access—Janet Vail (182 KB)
Guided
Group Discussion: Next Steps
Ward Cates, Moderator
- Research/Trials—Christine Mauck (126 KB)
- Advocacy/Policy—Kirsten Moore (124 KB)
- Regulatory—Colin Pollard (203 KB)
Guided Group Discussion: Emergent Issues—Action
Toward Moving Forward!
Janet Vail, Moderator
- Summary—Nancy Padian
- Identifying Priorities—Charlotte Ellertson
Annotated Bibliography (45 KB)
For more information
For more information, please contact:
Greg Zwisler, PATH, 1455 NW Leary Way, Seattle, WA 98107 USA
Telephone: 206-285-3500; Fax: 206-285-6619; Email: gzwisler@path.org
