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Although I didn’t get a chance to attend in person, I was able to keep tabs on what was going on at the AIDS 2010 conference this year through one of my favorite social tools: Twitter.

By dropping in the hashtag for the conference (#AIDS2010) you can see the real time updates of what folks are saying about the event. Here are 11 great resources that stood out to me – hopefully they are useful to you:

1. KFF’s Global Health Policy Report lists AIDS 2010 Interview Videos:

2. Review article of Bill Clinton’s Plenary Speech: (here is the actual video)

3. The official AIDS 2010 blog

5. UNAIDS Today website: new multimedia resource created in time for the Vienna event. Features blog posts covering relevant AIDS2010 material including videos, photos and commentary on the conference.

6. Bill Gates’ thoughts on the breakthrough treatment for female HIV prevention

7. Reuters article on President Obama’s dedication to the HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts through new global health initiative.

8. Born HIV-Free campaign: The campaign put on by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to continue research in preventing the transmission of HIV from mother to child. Great videos on their Youtube channel.

9. CNN article with stories from 3 men living with HIV and their historical points of view. Including a highlight on Phil Wilson, founder of the Black AIDS Institute, whom I got a chance to talk with earlier this year. See video below of an interview I did with him during a CDC sponsored college event for Act Against AIDS campaign.

 

10. The Numbers Game: Infections, Deaths and Treatments for HIV/AIDS around the globe

11. Interview with Regan Hoffman, Editor-in-Chief of POZ Magazine

Update: Mark S. King from My Fabulous Disease points out his excellent coverage of the Vienna meeting complete with video interviews!

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2010 mHealth Summit: Student Opportunity!

by Andre on July 22, 2010

FNIH_10_Summit_Button_320x120_P1_2  Awesome news just floated my way yesterday! First of all, I’m pretty excited about the upcoming 2010 mHealth Summit being held in Washington, DC again this November. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) really did some nice upgrades to the website for this second go-round and have some distinguished speakers on the roster to discuss the advancement around mobile health.

Now onto the great news! Students interested in attending the mHealth Summit now have an opportunity to go free of charge. A special Student Pass has been developed and it’s available on a first come, first served basis. So if you are a student in the field of public/community health or related field – please feel free to apply and/or spread the word!

I’m hoping to attend this year since I missed it the first time. And if you’re new to the concept of using mobile technology for health – check out a presentation I did last year introducing the possibilities.

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Ashoka Changemakers/Amgen Foundation: Patient Empowerment Competition

July 14, 2010

This is a repost of my article on the Ashoka Changemaker’s Social Media Blog regarding their new competition. With the advancement of an increasing set of social tools, better ways to stay connected and the growing spotlight on better health care options – a movement is getting into full swing to empower patients and individuals [...]

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Rise of the Healthy Workspace?

June 30, 2010

I’ve seen various versions of this concept but I thought it was particularly awesome to see BJ Fogg giving us a peek into his own Work ‘n Walk desk system. Looking at ways to introduce public health 2.0 really has to do with integrating better health in small ways to things we are used to [...]

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Spread the Word Sunday: Heart to heart

May 9, 2010

Despite the high visibility of women’s cancers in cause marketing, heart disease is the number one killer of women over 55. It’s one of those health issues that seems to fly under the radar until a high-profile case enters our consciousness. That was what happened during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, when Canadian figure skater [...]

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Spread the Word Sunday: I kill more than cancer

April 11, 2010

“Je tue plus que le Cancer, Je tue plus que le Sida, Je tue plus que la Guerre, Je tue 15 personness chaque minute.” “I kill more than cancer, I kill more than AIDS, I kill more than war, I kill 15 people every minute.” Great installation made for World Water Day by Solidarités International [...]

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Public Health Awareness: April 2010

April 5, 2010

The ‘Public Health Awareness’ segment will be a recurring feature here on the Pulse + Signal blog where we highlight relevant public health focused observances (e.g. cancer awareness, heart disease awareness, etc). The purpose of this feature is to continue to spread the word around specific health awareness dates to spur increased understanding and prevention. [...]

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Spread the Word Sunday: Aids/HIV campaigning in 2010

March 14, 2010

It seems that the days of hard-hitting campaigns about Aids/HIV are over. In this post three recent examples from Europe. Keywords: User Generated, Flashmob and Responsibility. The video above is about a project from Milan Italy: World of Mouth against HIV. Aim is to make people aware of the need to use condoms in order [...]

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Sex and Public Health – My Sex::Tech 2010 Recap

March 10, 2010

Recently I had the privilege to attend the 3rd annual Sex::Tech conference hosted by ISIS, inc. The conference was held in San Francisco, CA which is appropriate given the amount of work they have done in the area in regards to sexual and public health. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Sex::Tech (now, now [...]

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The Patient-Centered Health Care Revolution: Open, Data & Collaboration

February 18, 2010

From RWJF’s Pioneer Portfolio: In a world with abundant, actionable health data – both from electronic medical records and our everyday observations – we will be empowered to make better decisions and our relationships with doctors may significantly change.   I really appreciate this video for a variety of reasons. Not only do I think [...]

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