1. www.aids2014.org Medical-Legal Partnerships: Building Effective Strategies for HIV Policy Initiatives Scientific Development Workshop AIDS 2014:International AIDS Conference Melbourne, Australia Wednesday, July 23, 2014

2. www.aids2014.org Medical-Legal Partnerships: Building Effective Strategies for HIV Policy Initiatives Using Case Studies to explore collaborative partnerships in Australia and the United States between physicians, nurses, solicitors and advocates that have advanced HIV public policy in order to identify replicable strategies for local issues. Participants will: build knowledge about the synergistic partnerships between medical and legal professionals understand the process for building these partnerships around a shared policy goal identify the HIV policy issues in their environment that will benefit from similar partnerships. Faculty: Carole TrestonAssociation of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC), USA Anna RobertsAustralasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) Brad SearsThe Williams Institute, USA Michael HorbergHIVMA. Kaiser Permanente, USA Darren RussellQueensland HIV Foundation, Australia

3. www.aids2014.org Agenda: Introduction/Overview CS1: Bringing clinical expertise into the development of federal strategies in Australia CS2: Concerned US physicians against HIV criminalization CS3: Engaging Physicians in the development of HIV prosecutorial guidelines BREAK CS4: Mobilizing nurses in the US for syringe exchange legislative advocacy CS5: Creating clinical /community partnerships to influence Australian immigration policies Break out discussions Closing Remarks