SFAF.org Podcast #29 - Study shows San Francisco MSM syphilis rates declining

Dr. Kyle Bernstein, Chief of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Research for STD Prevention and Control Services at the San Francisco Department of Health, discusses a recent preliminary report showing a decline in the rate of syphilis transmission among men who have sex with men in San Francisco. As syphilis rates continue to climb in many other US cities, find out what San Francisco is doing to achieve these declining rates.

SFAF Podcast #26 - California budget cuts and pending HIV legislation: what's at stake?

In this episode, Courtney Mulhern-Pearson, Policy Analyst for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, outlines the possible effects of proposed California state budget cuts and pending state HIV legislation. Faced with a structural deficit of more than 14 billion dollars, Governor Schwarzenegger has presented a state budget with ten percent cuts across the board.

SFAF Podcast #25 - Dr. Lisa Sterman on MRSA staph infection in the SF gay community

In this episode, Dr. Lisa Sterman discusses MRSA staph infection in the San Francisco gay community. Though MRSA has been around for years, a recent study in the journal The Annals of Internal Medicine has framed it in a new light.  What should everyone know about MRSA?  Are gay men more susceptible to infection?  What's sex got to do with it?

SFAF Podcast #22 - Dr. Judith Auerbach Challenges the Definition of Evidence-Based HIV Prevention

In this episode Dr. Judith Auerbach, Deputy Executive Director for Science and Public Policy at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation talks defining the meaning of evidence in relation to evidence-based HIV prevention.

SFAF Podcast #20 - Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa on Bridging the Technology Gap to Fight HIV

In this episode, Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa, Vice President of Global Affairs and Global Projects Specialist at Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation outlines the role of technology in the global fight against HIV. Dr. Rudasingwa will be the moderator for our upcoming November 29th World AIDS Day forum entitled HIV Vision, From Local Knowledge to Global Solutions.

SFAF Podcast #6 - Ernest Hopkins on Pending National HIV Legislation

In this episode of the SFAF Podcast, Ernest Hopkins, Director of Federal Affairs for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, discusses Senator Gordon Smith's Early Treatment for HIV Act and Representative Barbara Lee's proposed amendment to remove the "abstinence before marriage" earmark from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.