Table 1

Curriculum of each J2J program at the International AIDS Conferences

Conferences with interdisciplinary focus
Conference with biomedical focus

BARCELONA
BANGKOK
TORONTO
SYDNEY

Basic and clinical science
Basic and clinical science
Basic and clinical science
Basic and clinical science

Basic Science of HIV/AIDS
What HIV Does in the Body
HIV/AIDS & Vaccine Research
Living With HIV/AIDS
What HIV/AIDS Does in the Body
Treatments, Current & Future

All You Need to Know About Microbicides
Treatments, Current & Future


PLENARY PREVIEW: T-cell loss, immune activation and potential therapeutic interventions



PLENARY PREVIEW: Understanding the Task: ARV Rollout and research issues in the developing world

Medical and therapeutic issues in HIV
Medical and therapeutic issues in HIV
Medical and therapeutic issues in HIV
Medical and therapeutic issues in HIV

Prevention
Tracking HIV/AIDS: Numbers that Count: The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project provides quality data on the What, Why, Where and When of HIV/AIDS
Epidemiology 101
PLENARY PREVIEW: Pediatric Therapeutic Issues
Access to Treatments
Preventing HIV/AIDS
Developing HIV Prevention Options for Women: Microbicides


Integration Of Prevention Into Treatment Programs And Other Issues Posed By Treatment Access
Female Condoms



Paediatric AIDS



HIV/AIDS and nutrition in rural areas



HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa: The differences between the epidemics, the different responses, and the different issues in various regions



HIV/AIDS & TB


Journalism and HIV/AIDS
Journalism and HIV/AIDS
Journalism and HIV/AIDS
Journalism and HIV/AIDS

Journalists' Discussion Groups + session
Beyond He Said/She Said: Giving Depth to HIV Stories
Discussions on Covering HIV/AIDS
Plenary Preview: Male Circumcision
Journalists' Discussion Groups + session leaders
Field Trip: Presentation: AIDS in Thailand
Special Presentation Ontario Room The Blood of Yingzhou District
Journalist to Journalist Discussion: AIDS Denialism What it is, how to recognize it, how to dispute it, with a focus on a recent Australian legal case
Practical Tips & Story Ideas for Covering the XIVth International AIDS Conference
Journalists' Discussion: Privacy, Reporting & HIV/AIDS
Congratulations and a Charge to Journalists
Journalist to Journalist Discussion: The Multiple Layers of AIDS Coverage
Tracking the Money
Trends, Trends & Q&A
Tips for covering the Toronto conference
Tips for Covering the Sydney Conference Overview of different tracks from the conference: what they mean, what they'll cover, how to choose what to attend
News & Numbers
Training the Trainer
HIV/AIDS in Context


Health Beyond HIV/AIDS & Why the Media Should Care
Looking Beyond Toronto to Mexico City in 2008



Trends and Q&A


Social and economical sciences
Social and economical sciences
Social and economical sciences
Social and economical sciences

Economic & Medical Consequences of the Epidemic
Macroeconomics & AIDS
The Stigma Faced by People Living With HIV/AIDS
A New Initiative on MSM
Myths & Misperceptions
AIDS Orphans & Vulnerable Children
Human Rights & HIV/AIDS
Sex Workers: Part of the Solution, Not Part of the Problem

AIDS in Context



Martinez-Cajas et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2008 11:2   doi:10.1186/1758-2652-11-2