One of the many exciting aspects of this years ICASA are the abstracts.They are many, diverse and detailed. Some will be presented in person at the abstract sessions but MANY MORE will presented as posters.
If we don't make the effort to see these posters we may be missing some rich research.
I perused the list (my track has over 150, WOW) and was fascinated by the amount of interesting research that is going on (and the number of potential collaborations to be had if we join-them-all-up). If you are looking for impact, you need to get yourself down to the poster displays and start joining-the-dots.
SAfAIDS are presenting a good number of posters- there must be something in here that interests you? Take a quick look ahead of time- and come talk to the authors to find out more.
SAfAIDS Young for Real Model- homegrown in Zimbabwe, and now operating in six countries in the region :D
Healthy collaborations- an extra pair of hands with Aids Accountability International on the situation in prisons regarding SRHR- it's a first step towards a broader scorecard survey!
Both these papers talk to improving services for ALL- a step by step process to ensuring no-one is left behind!
SAfAIDS YPISA Model on adolescent sexual and reproductive health- to change we must first begin, within! Our peer educator model- get to know it, it works :D
We put together an awesome bi-directional guide for programmers in both the WASH and the HIV sector. This showcases the wider dialogue model process in developing this resource.
This poster unpacks Zimbabwe's hot spots on risky health behaviour, great if value for money, efficiency and effectiveness are your thing (of course they are, right?)
This poster looks specifically at the mining sector, with a special focus on TB issues amongst mine workers and their families.
