Implementing Best Practice (IBP) Initiative
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(March 1 event has passed but archive and future events listed)
Dear Colleagues,
INVITATION FOR CIRCULATION
JHU/CCP/HCP and INFO, USAID, CDC, the World Health Organization,
Department of Reproductive Health and Research and other
partners of the Implementing Best Practice (IBP) Initiative are
planning to follow-up our previous Global Discussion Forum on
"Responding to Clients' Family Planning Needs in HIV/AIDS
Service Settings". Our last global discussion forum reached over
600 people from 65 countries. Participants have a chance to talk
with experts and share their knowledge and experience with
colleagues from around the globe.
Please note that this is not a list serve, participants will
only receive one e-mail summarizing the discussion and key
issues raised. All contributions to the discussion will be
acknowledged. This year we aim to reach a larger audience with
the following activities:
1) A five-site, 4-country video conference connecting Geneva,
Baltimore, Addis Ababa, Atlanta and Johannesburg to share
experience and perspectives on the above topic on March 1, 2007
(Thursday) from 9 - 11:30 AM (Eastern Standard Time).
2) Simultaneous webcast, also archived on line for those unable
to connect and/or in different time zones at
http://www.jhuccp.org/cpconference
3) Simultaneous questions with experts using Instant Messenger.
E-mail or send your questions and comments via Instant Messenger
to
mailto:FP-HIV-CPI@hotmail.com
4) A two-week global discussion forum using the IBP Knowledge
Gateway supported by experts, with published daily and weekly
digests. Please sign up for the global forum:
http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/fphivintegration/
5) A free e-course on CPI in FP/HIV integration - USAID Global
Health e-Learning web site - coming April 2007 at
http://www.globalhealthlearning.org
6) Website with links to all discussion and videoconference
materials :
http://www.hivandsrh.org/videoconference/videoconference2007/
Please circulate to a wide an audience as possible.
Thank you,
Margaret Usher-Patel
Scientist/IBP Secretariat
Department of Reproductive Health and Research
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia
CH 1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-791-4370
Fax: +41-22-791-4391
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Leela McCullough, Ed.D.
Director of Information Services
AED-SATELLIFE Center for Health Information and Technology
30 California Street, Watertown, MA 02472, USA
Tel: +1-617-926-9400
Fax: +1-617-926-1212
mailto:lmccullough@aed.org
http://www.healthnet.org