Objectives:      

To review currently available practices for achieving safer conception for people affected by HIV

To review policies that affect accessibility; and to identify gaps in policy and research as well as mechanisms for scaling-up accessibility.

The development of a consensus paper summarizing the meeting discussion and reporting on the recommendations for policy needs and areas of further research.

Status: 

The meeting took place on September 21, 2012 in Washington, DC.

The Steering Committee for this project includes:

Co-Chairs: 

Michael Horberg, MD, MAS, FACP, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente
Debra Hawks, MPH, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Planning Committee: 
Rebecca Carlson, MPH, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Deborah Cohan, MD, MPH, University of California San Francisco
Pat Garcia, MD, MPH, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Benjamin Hauschild, MPH, Forum for Collaborative HIV Research
Naina Khanna, Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD) 

For questions or additional information, please contact Ben Hauschild ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).