The Second International Conference aims to provide the best platform to bring together the works being done in the area of Alcohol and HIV and look out for opportunities for integration. Join us to understand and learn more about the relation and connection between Alcohol and HIV from 28th to 30th September 2010 at New Delhi.
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Day 1, Tuesday, September 28, 2010
09:00 AM - REGISTERATION |
IDENTIFYING THEMES AND GAPS IN INTERVENTION APPROACHES ADDRESSING ALCOHOL AND HIV
GULMOHAR HALL |
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Inauguration
9:45 - 11:00 AM
Inaugural Plenary Session
Chair
Dr. Rajat Ray, AIIMS |
WELCOME
- Dr. Ravi Verma (Regional Director - International Center for Research on Women)
- Dr. Kendall Bryant (Director, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Dr. Jean J. Schensul (Founding Director, Institute for Community Research)
Introduction to Conference Themes: Gaps in Links between Alcohol and HIV in Policy, Intervention Research and Health Promotion
- Alcohol and HIV in National Policies – Dr. S. Venkatesh (Deputy Director General, NACO)
- Alcohol, Sexual Risk and HIV – Dr. Rajat Ray (All India Institute Medical Sciences)
- Interventions on Alcohol in India – Mr. Sunil Kumar ( National Institute for Social Defence and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)
- Global Trends in Alcohol Policy – Mr. Derek Rutherford (Global Alcohol Policy Alliance)
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11:00 to 11:15 AM |
“ALCOHOL AND HIV IN INDIA”
- AIDS and BEHAVIOR JOURNAL LAUNCH – Dr. Jean J. Schensul (ICR)
- Alcohol and HIV – Journal from NIAAA – Dr. Kendall Bryant (NIAAA)
- Report from 1st Conference on Alcohol and HIV – Dr. S.K.Singh (IIPS)
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11:15 to 11:45 AM |
TEA BREAK |
11:45 to 01:00 PM
Technical Session 1
Chair
Dr. Saroj Pachauri, Population Council |
Addressing the Gap between Alcohol and HIV in India in Global Research, Alcohol Policy, Intervention Research, Translational Research and Public Health
- Developing and Testing Multilevel Interventions for Alcohol and HIV/AIDS – Dr. Kendall Bryant (National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Implications for Alcohol and HIV Policy – Dr. S. Arulrhaj (Indian Alcohol Policy Alliance)
- Intervention research on Alcohol and HIV in India – Dr. Jean J. Schensul (Institute for Community Research)
- Building Collaborative International Intervention Research Teams: Challenges and Opportunities for Promoting Global Health - Dr. Brenda A. Miller (Pacific Institute for Research and Education)
- Implications of Current Work on Alcohol and HIV Risk Reduction for Public Health – Dr. Monika Arora (Public Health Foundation of India)
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1:00 to 2:00 PM |
LUNCH BREAK |
2:00 to 3:00 PM
Technical Session II
Chair
Dr. D.C.S.Reddy, WHO SEARO |
Identifying the Gaps- Alcohol And HIV at the Service, Capacity Building, and at Policy Levels
- Sensation Seeking and High Risk Behaviour Among Consecutively Admitted Young, Alcohol Dependent Men – Dr. Swati Kedia (AIIMS)
- Alcohol use in HRGs – An Enigma - Dr. Laxminarayan Proddutoor (Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust)
- Recovery of Alcoholics: Through a Community Approach – Dr. Shanti Ranganathan (TTK Hospital)
- Targeted Interventions – Alcohol the Overlooked Link? - Dr Joseph Williams (Voluntary Health Services, Chennai)
- Male Migrants in South India who have Sex with Men need targeted HIV prevention interventions – Dr. Gopal Krishnan (YRG Care)
- Challenges in Integrating Alcohol Preventive Interventions into HIV/AIDS Prevention Capacity Building – Mr. Krishna Gautam (SAATHI Rajasthan)
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4:00 to 4:15 PM
Near Gulmohar Hall |
TEA BREAK
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
4:15 to 5:30 PM
Technical Session III
Chair
Dr. Stephen Schensul, UCHC |
Multilevel Approaches to Addressing Intervention Research Linking Alcohol and HIV in India
- Implications of Formative Research on Interface of Alcohol and Risky Sex among Youth in General Population for Interventions in the Urban Health Mission in India- Dr.S K Singh (International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai)
- Alcohol & HIV in Southern Africa: Challenges in developing bar-based interventions – Dr. Katherine Fritz (ICRW)
- The Development and Evaluation of a Multi-Level Wine Shop Based Intervention for HIV Prevention in Chennai, India – Dr. Carl Latkin; (John Hopkins University)
- Linking Alcohol, Gender, Violence and HIV Risk -Dr. Madhabika Nayak (Alcohol Research Group)
- Structural Interventions and their Effects: Dr. Niranjan Saggurti (Population Council, New Delhi)
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Day 2, Wednesday, September 29, 2010
ALCOHOL AND HIV INTERVENTION RESEARCH APPROACHES -BRIDGING THE GAPS |
9:30 – 11:30
Technical Session IV
GULMOHAR HALL
Chair
Dr. Pertti J Pelto |
Promising Approaches to Bridge the Gaps Linking Alcohol and HIV
- RHANI (Raising HIV Awareness Among Non-infected Indian) Wives Study – Dr. Donta Ballaiah; (National Institute for Research on Reproductive Health, Mumbai)
- Alcohol Use, Partner violence and Sexual risk among South Indian Sex workers: Implications for Interventions - Dr. Maria Ekstrand (University of California, San Francisco)
- Design and Implementation of a School-based Teenage Education Program (STEP) focusing on HIV and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Education – Dr. Rosy Chhabra (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY)
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11:30 to 11:45 |
TEA BREAK |
11:45 to 1:00
Technical Session V
GULMOHAR HALL
Chair
Dr. Kamla Gupta |
Promising Approaches to Bridge the Gaps Linking Alcohol and HIV
- The Implementation of a Multilevel Intervention for the Prevention of HIV/STI Transmission from Husbands to Wives in a Low Income Community in Mumbai – Dr. Shubhada Maitra (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai), Rajendra Singh (ICRW), Stephen Schensul (UCHC) and Ravi Verma (ICRW)
- Multi-level Interventions to Reduce High Risk Drinking: Challenges and Successes- Dr. Linda Cottler (Washington University, St. Louis)
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1:00 to 2:00 PM |
LUNCH BREAK |
2:00 TO 5:30 - PARALLEL SESSIONS |
2:00 to 3:00 PM
Session VI A
GULMOHAR HALL
Chair:
Dr. Sanjay Zodpey (PHFI)
Discussant
Dr. Maria Ekstrand (UCSF) |
Learning from the Ground - Working With Vulnerable Populations
- Alcohol consumption and Sexual Risk Taking Behavior Among Sex Workers of Andhra Pradesh, India – Mr. Hiralal Nayak (ICRW)
- HIV Prevention Interventions for South Indian Male Migrant Workers Need to Address Alcohol Use – Dr. A.K.Srikrishnan (YRG Care)
- Community Based Outreach - Models for HIV Prevention among Alcohol and Drug Users – Mr. Clement Deveau (Academy for Educational Development, Kenya)
- Role of Alcohol in Violence and Increasing the Vulnerability to HIV in Female Sex Workers – Mr. Virendra Singh Shekhwat (IIHMR)
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2:00 to 3:00 PM
Session VI B
MAGNOLIA HALL
Chair
Dr. Sanjay Kapur (USAID)
Discussant
Dr. Carl Latkin (JHU) |
Learnings from the Ground - Working With Vulnerable Populations
- Is Alcohol use Correlated with Risky Sexual Behaviour among Long Distance Truck Drivers in India – Mr. R. M. Mishra (National Institute of Medical Statistics)
- Risky Sexual Behaviors of Drunkard and Non Drunkard Clients of Female Sex Workers in an Intervention Area - Mr. Rajaram KET (PRC, Dharwad)
- Impact of the FSW Health Behavior on HIV, STDs and RTIs – Mr. Abhinav Singh (IIHMR)
- Countering Alcoholism and Drug Addiction through Integrated Approach: FXB Village Model - Dr. PSKP Raju (FXB, India)
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3:00 to 4:00 PM
Session VII A
GULMOHAR HALL
Chair
Dr. Arvind Pandey (NIMS)
Discussant
Dr. Madhabika Nayak (ARG) |
Learning from the Ground - Working With Vulnerable Populations
- Recovery process in Drug Addiction: A Journey from Alienation to Purpose – Pragnya Paramita Priyadharshini Das (IIT Bhubaneshwar)
- Alcoholism and Depressive Disorder: A study on Psychosocial Risks - Dr. Tinni Dutta (Ashutosh College, Kolkata)
- De-Addiction Program - Women in Sex work in Bangalore city – Mr. Chandrasekhar Gowda (Swasti)
- Alcohol, Traditional Sex Worker and HIV Vulnerability: An Ethnographic Account – Mr. H.K.Sharma (Ex-AIIMS)
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3:00 to 4:00 PM
Session VII B
MAGNOLIA HALL
Chair
Mr. J K Mishra (DSACS)
Discussant
Dr. Rosy Chhabra (AECM, NY) |
Learnings From the Ground -- Working With Young People
- Health Consequence of Alcohol Abuse among street Adolescents: Looking forward to Harm reduction – Mr. Hiralal Nayak (ICRW)
- Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents and Young Adults in NHA TRANG city, Vietnam – Dr. Le Huu Tho (Khanh Hoa Provincial Health Service, Vietnam)
- Alcohol and HIV: A case study among the Angami Nagas – Dr. Athoni Rhetso (Delhi University)
- Alcohol Abuse and High Risk Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents in Ambala, Haryana - An Assessment Analysis – Dr. Syed Shuja Qadri and Dr. Mukhmohit Singh (MMIMSR, Ambala)
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4:00 to 4:30 PM
Near Gulmohar Hall |
TEA and
POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
4:30 to 5:30 PM
Session VIII A
GULMOHAR HALL
Chair
Dr. R S Goyal (IIHMR)
Discussant
Dr. Katherine Fritz (ICRW) |
Understanding Alcohol and HIV links in Diverse Populations
- Health Care Seeking Behavior of HIV/AIDS Cases in a Tertiary Hospital/ART Center of Chandigarh – Dr. M.Gupta (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Punjab)
- Utilization and Outcomes of Outpatient Addictions Recovery Treatment as Part of an HIV Risk reduction Model in Kenya – Mr. Clement Deveau (Academy for Educational Development, Kenya)
- Linkage Between Tuberculosis and Alcoholism – Dr. M Muniyandi (ICMR)
- Women in Families Living with HIV/AIDS in Delhi - Dr. Sadhna Jain (Delhi University)
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4:30 to 5:30 PM
Session VIII B
MAGNOLIA HALL
Chair
Dr. Ash Pachauri
Discussant
Dr. Niranjan Saggurti (PC, New Delhi) |
Understanding Alcohol and HIV links in Diverse Populations
- Association of Alcoholism with Personality and HIV- A Hospital Based Study – Dr. R K Chaudhary (Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana)
- Alcohol, Stress and Well Being in Gays and Bisexual Men - Dr. S Vinayak (Punjab University)
- HIV risk behaviour knowledge, substance use and unprotected sex in Female Sex Workers (FSWs) in Northwest Delhi - Swati Mahapatra, Vishal Kataria, and Shivangi Saxena
- Feasibility of an Alcohol Intervention Program Among TB Patients – A qualitative study from Chennai – Dr. Beena E. Thomas (ICMR)
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