International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.

Organisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea. ('Igat Hope' means 'There is hope' in Tok Pisin, the national language of PNG).

Inter-Governmental Committee on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases. A key advisory body to the National Public Health Partnership through the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) on policy, program, social issues and activities related to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, sexually transmissible infections and related diseases." Formerly known as the Intergovernmental Committee on AIDS (IGCA) and the Intergovernmental committee on AIDS and Related Diseases (IGCARD).

(Latin: within the glass) refers to the technique of performing a given experiment in a controlled environment outside of a living organism; for example in a test tube.

The medical or social standards determining whether a person may be allowed to enter a clinical trial. These criteria are based on such factors as age, gender, the type and stage of a disease, previous treatment history, and other medical conditions. It is important to note that inclusion and exclusion criteria are not used to reject people personally, but rather to identify appropriate participants and keep them safe.

A highly contagious and relatively common viral infection of the respiratory system, transmitted by infected droplets of moisture which may be spread through coughing and sneezing. Most people with flu recover but some go on to develop secondary infections such as pneumonia which may be fatal.

The process of learning the key facts about a clinical trial before deciding whether or not to participate. It is also a continuing process throughout the study to provide information for participants. To help someone decide whether or not to participate, the doctors and nurses involved in the trial explain the details of the study.

A document that describes the rights of the study participants, and includes details about the study, such as its purpose, duration, required procedures, and key contacts. Risks and potential benefits are explained in the informed consent document. The participant then decides whether or not to sign the document. Informed consent is not a contract, and the participant may withdraw from the trial at any time.

A diabetes-like condition in which, while adequate amounts of insulin are produced by the pancreas, the body does not respond normally to the action of insulin. In the wider community, insulin is related to obesity, while in HIV it may be related to lipodystrophy.

Analysis of clinical trial results that includes all data from participants in the groups to which they were randomised even if they never received the treatment.

Indigenous Positive Network. Now known as PATSIN (Positive Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Network).

Indigenous Strategic Alliance.

International Treatment Preparedness Coalition. ITPC is a worldwide coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS and their advocates, advocating for universal and free access to treatment for AIDS for all HIV+ people and greater input from HIV+ people in decisions that affect their lives.