CHART-CCAS-CDC 3rd Joint Meeting Programme
Sunday 21st August 2011 |
| Registration |
| 11:00 am - 05:00 pm Rosehall Resort & Spa |
| Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremonies: t.b.a. |
| 06:30 pm National Anthem of Jamaica |
| 06:35 pm Prayer |
| 06:40 pm Greetings |
| 06:45 pm Welcome t.b.a. |
| 06:55 pm Welcome t.b.a. |
| 07:15 pm CCAS Distingushed Lecture Elizabeth Pisani: Ternyata Public Health Consultancy, London, UK |
| 07:45 pm Vote of Thanks t.b.a. |
| Entertainment with Snacks and Drinks 08:00 pm |
Monday 22nd August 2011 |
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| Plenary Session: HIV Immunopatholoy Mini-Symposium Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 08:00 am Innate and Adaptive Immunity Peter Lydyard: Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK | |
| 09:15 am How the Normal Immune Response Breaks Down in HIV/AIDS Peter Lydyard | |
| Coffee Break 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
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| 11:00 am The Natural History and Immune Monitoring of HIV Infection George Janossy: Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK | |
| 11:45 am Case Reports to Illustrate Laboratory Monitoring George Janossy; Michelle Hamilton: The University of the West Indies Microbiology Analytical Services, Jamaica | |
| Lunch 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm |
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| Plenary Session: HIV Immunopatholoy Mini-Symposium (cont'd) Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 01:30 pm Immunology Q&A and Case Histories Peter Lydyard; George Janossy; Kim Quimby: ???, Barbados; Michelle Hamilton |
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| 02:30 pm A Quick Overview of the Principles of Flow Cytometry Frank Mandy, National HIV Immunology Laboratory, Ottawa, Canada |
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| Tea Break 03:00 pm - 03:30 pm |
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| 03:30 pm CD4 Enumeration in the Caribbean Songee Branch, Ladymeade Reference Unit, Barbados | |
| 04:00 pm Discussion on Infant Diagnosis and Paediatric CD4 Maurice O'Gorman, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, USA | |
| 04:30 pm CCAS EGM Agenda:
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04:30 pm CHART EC Meeting (by invitation, only) |
Tueday 23rd August 2011 |
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| Plenary Session: Fundamentals of Antiretroviral Therapy Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 08:30 am A Practical Approach to the Use of Antiretroviral Therapy Christopher Behrens: University of Washington School of Medicine, USA | ||
| 09:00 am Using ART Effectively: Important ART Drug Interactions Gregory Boyce: ???, Trinidad & Tobago |
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| 09:30 am Using ART Successfully: Fostering Optimal Adherence Sharlene Jarrett: Clinical Psychologist, Ministry of Health, Jamaica | ||
| Coffee Break 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
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| Plenary Session: Fundamentals of Antiretroviral Therapy (cont'd) Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 10:30 am The First HIV/AIDS Clinic in Canada - Lessons Learned Rejean Thomas: Clinique Médicale L'Actuel, Montreal, Canada | ||
| 11:00 am Reaching Out to Provide Care for Homeless Persons With HIV: The "Tek it to dem" Programme Collette Browne: ???, Jamaica |
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| 11:30 am Everyone is Special at the Tobago Commuinty Care Programme Raymond Noel: Tobago Health Promotion Clinic, Tobago | ||
| Lunch 12:00 pm - 01:00 pm |
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| Plenary Session: Research in the Caribbean Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 01:00 pm Abstract Presenter 1 | ||
| 01:30 pm Abstract Presenter 2 | ||
| 02:00 pm Abstract Presenter 3 | ||
| 02:30 pm Abstract Presenter 4 | ||
| Tea Break 03:00 pm - 03:30 pm |
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| Breakout Sessions: Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean | ||
| Group 1 Co-Chairs: Rejean Thomas, t.b.a. |
Group 2 Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Pisani, Lovette Byfield: ??? |
Group 3 Co-Chairs: t.b.a. |
| 03:30 pm Co-Morbidities in Adults with HIV | 03:30 pm HIV Testing in Sexual Networks | 03:30 pm Second-Line Modalities and Switching |
Wedneday 24th August 2011 |
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| Plenary Session: Strategic Approaches to HIV Care and Treatment in the Caribbean Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 08:30 am The Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework: a Combined Regional Approach to Strengthen National Programmes Morris Edwards: ??? | |||
| 09:00 am Using the "Three I's" Approach to Tackle the Dual Threat of HIV and TB Christopher Behrens |
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| 09:30 am Health Systems Strengthening for Improvement of Quality HIV Programmes: Using the WHO Building Blocks Approach Brendan Bain: CHART Regional Coordination Unit; Caribbean Health Leadership Institute, The University of the West Indies; Trans-Caribbean HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (TCHARI) | |||
| Coffee Break 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
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| Plenary Session: Regional HIV/AIDS Networks and Partners Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 11:00 am Update on the PAHO/CDC Stepwise Process for Laboratory Accreditation Jean Marc Gabastou: PAHO, ??? |
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| 11:30 am PEPFAR Laboratory Strengthening Vision for Counrty Ownership and Sustainability Giselle Guevara: CDC, Barbados |
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| 12:00 pm CMLS-CCAS-PANCAP Global Fund Round 9 Programme Valerie Wilson: Caribbean MedLabs Foundation, Trinidad & Tobago |
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| Lunch 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm |
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| Breakout Session Laboratory 1A: Laboratory Quality Strengthening and Accreditation Chair: t.b.a. |
Breakout Session Clinical 1B Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 01:30 pm DTS and Digital PT in the Caribbean: Experience from Suriname Haidi Tjon-Kon-Fat Bronstein, Bureau Laboratory Services, Ministry of Health, Suriname |
01:30 pm Care and Treatment of Children and Adolscents with HIV t.b.a. | ||
| 02:00 pm Obtaining and Running and Accredited Laboratory: Experience from a Private Accredited Laboratory (Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad) t.b.a. |
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| 02:30 pm The Notion of Laboratory Mentorship Yvette Irving: AFENET, ??? |
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| 03:00 pm The Role of a Laboratory Quality Manager in Setting Up and Sustaining a Laboratory Management System: Experience from QEH Barbados and NPHL Jamaica t.b.a. | |||
| Tea Break 03:30 pm - 04:00 pm |
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| Breakout Session Clinical 2A: Industry Short Talks Chair: t.b.a. |
Breakout Session Clinical 2B |
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| Group 1 Chair: t.b.a. |
Group 2 Chair: t.b.a. |
Group 3 Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 04:00 pm Becton Dickinson |
04:00 pm Outreach Testing: Raid HIV Testing to Reach Hidden Populations - Experiences from Guyana or Barbados t.b.a. |
04:00 pm Treatment Adherence: Adults Sharlene Jarrett, Children Russell Pierre: ??? |
04:00 pm Nutritional Management in HIV Care t.b.a. |
| 04:15 pm Allere |
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| 04:30 pm Roche |
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| 04:45 pm t.b.a. |
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| 05:00 pm t.b.a. |
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| 05:15 pm t.b.a. |
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Thursday 25th August 2011 |
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| Plenary Session: HIV/STI Networks and Partners Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 08:30 am CAREC's Laboratory Strengthening Updates t.b.a. | |||
| 09:00 am AFENET (PEPFAR Lab Partner) Current Strategy and Updates on Laboratory Strengthening in the Caribbean Region Floris Gordon: AFENET, ??? |
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| 09:30 am Partnering for the Development of a Stepwise Process for QMS Building Wendy Kitson-Piggott: Caribbean MedLabs Foundation, Trinidad & Tobago | |||
| Coffee Break 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
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| Plenary Session: HIV/STI Network and Partners (cont'd) Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 10:30 am CHART MOH Presentation t.b.a. |
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| 11:00 am CHART MOH Presentation t.b.a. |
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| 11:30 am CHART MOH Presentation t.b.a. |
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| Lunch with Poster Session 12:00 pm - 01:00 pm |
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| Breakout Session Laboratory 3A: HIV/STI Network Support Systems Chair: t.b.a. |
Breakout Session Clinical 3B: Clinical Outreach |
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| Group 1 Chair: t.b.a. |
Group 2 Chair: t.b.a. |
Group 3 Co-Chairs: Maurice O'Gorman, t.b.a. |
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| 01:00 pm Revalidation of Levels of Service for HIV/AIDS Network Laboratories (PAHO Technical Guidelines) Jean Marc Gabastou: PAHO, ??? |
01:00 pm Biomedical Prevention and Adherence |
04:00 pm Mental Health Rapid Assessment in the Management of Persons With HIV |
04:00 pm Paediatric Care t.b.a. |
| 01:30 pm Identification of Reference Node Laboratories Wendy Kitson-Piggott |
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| 02:00 pm Group Discussion with Feedback |
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| 02:30 pm tData on the Evaluation of the PIMA Machine in the Caribbean - Jamaica Experience ???: Clinton Foundation |
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| Tea Break 03:00 pm - 03:30 pm |
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| Plenary Session: Standards and Challenges in Point of Care Testing Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 03:30 pm HIV Test KIts Validation and Algorithm Development Experience from Antigua t.b.a. | |||
| 04:00 pm Rolling Out Rapid HIV Testing - Experience from Barbados t.b.a. | |||
| 04:30 pm Expierence from Suriname Haidi Tjon-Kon-Fat Bronstein | |||
| 05:00 pm Experience from Trinidad & Tobago Arlene Darmanie: ??? |
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| 05:00 pm Experience from St. Vincent & the Grenadines Claudette Williams: ??? | |||
Friday 26th August 2011HIV in the Caribbean and the World |
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| Plenary Session: What's New in the Caribbean? Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 08:30 am Caribbean Country Reports | |
| Coffee Break 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
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| Plenary Session: What's New in the Caribbean? (cont'd) Chair: t.b.a |
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| 10:30 am Caribbean Country Reports (cont'd) |
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| Lunch with Poster Session 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm |
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| Plenary Session: What's New in the Caribbean? (cont'd) Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 01:30 pm Laboratory Information Management Systems in Support of Caribean Networks Chris Larsen: synaLinQ, Kenya and Vietnam; Wayne Labastide: University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago |
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| 02:15 pm Care and Treatment Update from South Africa Akin Abayomi, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Tea Break 03:00 pm - 03:30 pm |
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| Plenary Session: Closing Colloqium and Press Briefing Chair: t.b.a. |
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| 03:30 pm Panel Discussion Representatives from Civil Society, the Private Sector, the International Donor Community and local and regional Health Care Providers with question from the Press |
