1. www.global-campaign.org Working Synergistically: Two Possible Mechanisms

2. www.global-campaign.org Now that a series of unmet needs have collectively been identified, how can we work together to address them?

3. www.global-campaign.org Yesterday Field has matured, but challenges identified in 2003 remain Still need to further legitimate and promote mechanisms of engagement beyond CABs Huge opportunities to learn from each other On-going advocacy needed to create consensus about what constitutes “good practice’ looks like in terms of community engagement

4. www.global-campaign.org Yesterday continued Turn over and lack of experience among CLOs and educators creates challenges GPP good start on setting normative expectations but more thought needed about how to institutionalize Need to further explore how best to create synergies between community work and social science teams

5. www.global-campaign.org Establishing a Community of Practice Communities of practice are networks of people bound together by shared expertise and passion for a joint enterprise –Allow for personal connections –Create synergies & foster collective strategic planning and/or problem solving –Create a level playing field where all experiences & information are valued. What Makes Communities of Practice Work? Findings from PATH’s CoP Design Team. PATH. Washington, DC. 2005.

6. www.global-campaign.org The Most Successful CoPs: Have a clear focus & are personally useful to members Encourage and reinforce a culture of sharing Have ongoing cultivation (moderator plays a key role) Have only the most basic of rules Encourage everyone to actively participate What Makes Communities of Practice Work? Findings from PATH’s CoP Design Team. PATH. Washington, DC. 2005.

7. www.global-campaign.org COP Example MMCI Created in May 2005 to respond to special communication challenges posed by large-scale trials Includes communications officers of all sponsoring groups, key advocacy networks, site representatives and allied scientists Currently has 36 members. Hosts annual meeting and bi-monthly conference calls Division of labor based on need, capacity and interest

8. www.global-campaign.org MMCI Rapid Response Plan Crisis Team MDP Conrad Pop Council MTN NIH Gates

9. www.global-campaign.org CoP Case Study: Kelele Kelele (meaning “noise” in Kiswahili) is an e- mail based CoP of regional magnet theatre coordinators in Kenya Members share experiences & pose questions to each other such as: –“What can I do about little children attending shows where we talk openly about sex?”; or –“How should we bring up issues of fidelity in a society where polygamy is the traditional norm?” What Makes Communities of Practice Work? Findings from PATH’s CoP Design Team. PATH. Washington, DC. 2005.

10. www.global-campaign.org Discussion Points Would this be a useful model to explore for community involvement in HIV prevention trials? How to manage workload get network buy in? Focus? Type of engagement?

11. www.global-campaign.org What level to focus at?

12. www.global-campaign.org NIH Division of AIDS (DAIDS) AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials group (IMPAACT) Int’l Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials (INSIGHT) Microbicides Trials Network (MTN) Int’l Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) (Up to 20 sites planned) Stand Alone Sites: (Not part of a network) Family Health Int’l 6 site Truvada Study CAPRISA Tenofovir gel Population Council UCSF/CDC Prep Studies Lavalle-University (invisible condom study) Universe Microbicide Trial Players Microbicide Development Programme (MDP) University Teaching Hospital (Lusaka, Zambia) SA MRC & University of Natal (Durban, SA) RHRU/University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, SA) AMREF/NIMR/LSHTM (Mwanza, Tanzania) Imperial College at St. Mary’s Hospital (London, UK) MRC/Uganda Virus Research Institute (Entebbe, Uganda) Africa Centre for Health & Population Studies (Mtubatuba, SA)

13. www.global-campaign.org Option 2: A Resource Center Common collection point for sharing resources, SOPs, articles, tools across sites/networks Could have some sections that only members could access How to overcome concerns about sharing? How could we encourage people to actually use it?

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