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In addition to the CAHR 2010 official program, the conference supports the ancillary events listed below.
Thursday, May 13
Prevention Technologies in the broader spectrum of HIV prevention
Thursday, May 13 8:00am-5:00pm
This session is open to all CAHR attendees. Pre-Registration is required.
Contact Shayna Buhler at sbuhler@icad-cisd.com or by phone 613-233-7440 ext. 12 to register.
Host: Canadian AIDS Society, Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development, Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
This session will bring together community partners and Canadian researchers involved in basic and social sciences to explore how new HIV prevention technologies, including vaccines, microbicides and pre-exposure prophylaxis, fit within a broader continuum of HIV prevention strategies. The session will assess how existing and new prevention technologies can impact key populations, and discuss specific community needs and strategies to prepare for the introduction of new prevention technologies.
Engaging with the Social and Structural Drivers of HIV
Thursday, May 13 - 8:00-11:00am
This session is open to all CAHR attendees. Pre-registration is required.
Contact Robin Montgomery at robin.montgomery@utoronto.ca to register.
Host: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Centre for HIV Prevention Social Research
The continued transmission of HIV, along with the emergence of new issues and vulnerable populations, call for a shift in strategy and long-term goals, policy and multi-level interventions where prevention efforts embody an increased understanding of the contributing social and structural forces. Led by a guest speaker who offers an international perspective on social and structural interventions and thoughts for the road forward, this 2-hour consultation invites discussion on a series of working papers that examine the state of HIV prevention research among specific populations in Canada.
CIHR Centres for Research Development in HIV/AIDS - 1st Annual CIHR Centres Meeting
Thursday, May 13 - 1:30-5:00pm
By invitation only.
The CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative is pleased to host the inaugural annual CIHR Centres for Research Development in HIV/AIDS meeting in Saskatoon, May 13, 2010. Designed to encourage collaboration and the sharing of information, the Centres meeting will have a number of invited guest speakers who will cover topics such as knowledge translation, lessons learned by other CIHR Centres and performance evaluation. We look forward to stimulating presentations and ample opportunity for participants to engage in a dialogue regarding the further development of these important research teams.
Late Evidence, Delayed Action: Late Presentation to Care and its Implications in the Continuing of Care in the Prairies.
Thursday, May 13 - 2:00-5:00pm
By invitation only. Contact Carla Pindera at cpindera@ninecircles.ca to register.
Host: The Manitoba HIV Program, Nine Circles Community Health Centre, Prairie HIV Community-Based Research Program
This participatory session will address an issue of major concern for practitioners in the prairies as too many people get diagnosed with HIV or access health care services when an AIDS-defining opportunistic disease is apparent or when CD4+ T-cells are <200/microl.
The objectives are to present updated information on the HIV epidemic in the prairie; highlight knowledge specific to late presentation to care; identify ‘best practices’ at the prevention and detection, and health care and treatment stages that effectively ameliorate late presentation to care; identify gaps in policy and services; and, formulate preliminary research ideas for an multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary research approach to fill these gaps.
Sponsors: Gilead, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Prairie HIV Community-Based Research Program funded be CIHR
Speakers:
- Dr. Johnmark Opondo, Deputy Medical of Health Officer, Saskatoon Health Region
- Dr. Stu Skinner, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Sunday, May 16
Canadian HIV Trials Network (CIHR) Postdoctoral Fellows Breakfast Symposium
Sunday, May 16 -
7:30–09:20am
This session is open to all CAHR attendees.
Host:
Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN)
Breakfast starts at 7:30, Presentations start at 7:45.
The CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme offers career opportunities to outstanding young clinical scientists. Since 1992, the CTN has awarded over 58 fellowships for 47 individuals. Former CTN Postdoctoral Fellows during the last decade include some of Canada's current leading HIV clinical investigators of today.
At the symposium, the CTN will announce renewed and new fellows for the 2010-2011 cycle, including the name of the recipient of the first “CTN James Kreppner Postdoctoral Fellowship” created to honour James’ many contributions to the advancement of HIV and co-infection research.
Presentations:
"Challenges in HIV Prevention by Microbicides: Potential Role of Drug Transport Proteins"
María Fabiana De Rosa, BSc, MSc, PhD
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Toronto
Sponsored by CTN
“HIV-Malaria Co-infection: Characterization of the Immune Mechanisms at Play”
Constance Finney, PhD
Tropical Disease Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Toronto
Sponsored jointly by CTN/OHTN
“HAART Toxicity in Pregnancy”
Eszter Papp, PhD
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of British Columbia
Sponsored jointly by Roche/CTN
“Impact of Immunotherapies and Antiretrovirals on HIV-Infected Participants' Quality of Life and Sexual Health”
Bertrand Lebouché, MD, PhD
Immunodeficiency Service
Chest Institute of Montreal
Sponsored jointly by CTN/Merck
Critical Perspectives on Vulnerabilities, Human Rights and Social Mobilization: Trudeau Scholars Present New HIV Research from Canada and Abroad
Sunday, May 16 – 8:00–09:20am
This session is open to all CAHR attendees. Pre-registration is not required.
Host: Trudeau Scholars
Based on recent fieldwork in Canada, Africa and Latin America, this panel of Trudeau Scholars will explore social contexts of HIV and AIDS vulnerability and consider intended and unintended effects of policy and practice from interdisciplinary social science perspectives. The Honorable Anne McLellan (Trudeau Mentor) will moderate.
Panelists:
- Lindsey A. Richardson, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, University of Oxford
Presenting:
Labour Market Outcomes, HIV and the Impact of Harm Reduction Services on Employability Among People Who Inject Drugs
- Tamil Kendall, Ph.D. Candidate, Community, Culture & Global Studies, University of British Columbia-Okanagan
Presenting: Universal Access to Reproductive Health? Perinatal HIV Prevention and the Reproductive Rights of Women with HIV in Latin America
- May Chazan, Ph.D. Candidate, Geography, Carleton University
Presenting: Service, Solidarity, Spiritand Survival: Complex Linkages and Localized Realities Among 'Grandmothers' Responding to HIV/AIDS in Canada and South Africa
- Sherri A. Brown, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Simon Fraser University
Presenting: Non-governmental Organizations and Delivery of Health and Social Services in HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment in Lesotho: The Other Side of Global Privatization
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