[afro-nets] Videoconference - Responding to Clients' FP Needs

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Responding to Clients' FP Needs in HIV/AIDS Service Settings -
Videoconference and Online Discussion
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Dear colleagues,

A unique opportunity to share experiences with colleagues around
the world!

Improving Client-Provider Interaction: Responding to Clients'
Family Planning Needs in HIV/AIDS Service Settings

March 1, 2007 videoconference web cast:
http://www.jhuccp.org/cpconference

March 5 - 16, 2007 online discussion forum. Register at:
http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/fphivintegration

Addressing the family planning needs of HIV/AIDS clients is a
challenging issue. Programs and research in this area have begun
to explore ways to address these needs, but much remains to be
done.

On Thursday, March 1, 2007, the Health Communication Partnership
(HCP) and the INFO (Information and Knowledge for Optimal
Health) Project -- both based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs -- in
conjunction with the partners from the Implementing Best
Practices Initiative including the World Health Organization
Department of Reproductive Health and Research (WHO/RHR), and
USAID, will host an event focused on client-provider interaction
(CPI) as it responds to clients' family planning (FP) needs in
HIV/AIDS service settings. This year's event includes
representatives from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), and also highlights Pathfinder International's
experiences in Ethiopia, and Family Health International's (FHI)
work in South Africa. We cordially invite you and your
colleagues to participate in this event.

The purpose of this event is to facilitate ongoing networking
and dialogue among program managers, researchers, and others
interested in improving CPI as it relates to clients' FP needs
within HIV/AIDS service settings. Better counseling on FP for
HIV/AIDS clients can enhance client satisfaction and improve
health outcomes. This year's event will focus on clients'
experiences and perspectives.

The March 1st event will begin with a simultaneous, interactive
videoconferencing session connecting participants at sites in
Baltimore, Geneva, Atlanta, Addis Ababa, and Johannesburg. To
provide alternative viewing options for participants in other
locations and at other times, this session will also be both
simultaneously Web cast and archived on the Internet at
http://www.jhuccp.org/cpconference . During the Web conference,
organizers and presenters will be available for questions and
comments on MSN Instant Messenger. To chat during the event,
please add FP-HIV-CPI@hotmail.com as a contact.

Following the videoconference will be two week-long online forum
on CPI in FP/HIV integration utilizing the Implementing Best
Practices (IBP) Knowledge Gateway
http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/fphivintegration
The forum will run from March 5 to March 16, 2007, and will be
moderated by content experts from multiple organizations.
Everyone is welcome to participate, and membership in the
Gateway is free.

This event will build upon existing synergies among the IBP
Initiative, the USAID MAQ Initiative, and the USAID FP/HIV
Integration Working Group.

During the videoconference, presentations will be given by
selected leaders in this field, including Dr. James D. Shelton,
Senior Medical Scientist, Office of Population and Reproductive
Health/USAID.

Resources for HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Integration can be found at http://www.hivandsrh.org
Participants are invited to contribute tools and other resources
related to this topic. You may e-mail relevant materials to
mailto:info@hivandsrh.org
Please type "Videoconference" in the e-mail subject line.
Documents can be sent as e-mail attachments.