Even experienced CAB members sometimes need to review the literature and training behind some of the issues which the CAB discuss at meetings.
Here are some links to files which will give you the background you need to ask more questions at CAB meetings.
HVTN resources
Consider watching this 14-minute documentary on the HVTN vaccination studies.
Part 1:
Part 2:
The CAB Bulletin is a quarterly publication which describes the interaction between CABS and the HVTN. It is available in English, Spanish, and French. The archive has issues since 2000.
Non-HVTN resources
thebody.com is a website which attempts to give HIV patients the information they would need to engage their clinician in informed discussion about treatment options.