
Webinar occurred on November 3, 2015; 1:00–2:30 pm EDT; Recording and pre-/post-assessment tests are no longer available for this webinar
Treatment 103: The Basics of Clinical Trials and Bio-Medical Research was the sixth in our eight-week webinar series that offers women living with HIV capacity building and training on HIV disease and treatment advocacy. During this webinar, participants received an overview of HIV science by prominent speakers including:
- Understanding Clinical Trials, Gina Brown, MD, Coordinator, Microbicides and Women and Girls Research, Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health
- Why is it Important for Women to Participate in Clinical Trials? Martha Cameron, Director of Prevention, The Women's Collective
Moderated by:
- Krista Martel, executive director, The Well Project
- Vanessa Johnson, co-owner, Ribbon Consultant Group
- Linda Scruggs, co-owner, Ribbon Consultant Group
Want more information on this webinar topic or want to share in your community? The content used to create this webinar is largely based on fact sheets found on The Well Project's website. In order to assist you in your development as an HIV advocate, we have also created PDF slide sets for the fact sheets you can download and use to disseminate this information to others. Please note that the information in The Well Project's fact sheets and PDF slides are reviewed and updated regularly, so please check back often to make sure you have the most recent version when using as an educational tool.
- Understanding Clinical Trials (Fact Sheet)
- Understanding Clinical Trials (PDF Slides)
- Lessons from GRACE: The Importance of Women in HIV Clinical Trials (Fact Sheet)
- Lessons from GRACE: The Importance of Women in HIV Clinical Trials (PDF Slides)

