Scholarship Application

CONCURRENT SESSION 2

You must have MS PowerPoint installed on your computer to view these presentations.  Click on the presentation title to view the presentation.

FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2004
2:45 - 4:15 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS---Session 2
TRACK A:  Prevention and Behavioral Change

2A. Best Practices in Behavioral Change

INTERCONTINENTAL: La Santa María/La Pinta

PRESENTERS
"Changes in Behavior, Sexual Practices and Motivations in HIV/AIDS Prevention: What Do We Know Is Happening in the Caribbean?"
Marie Zevallos, Haiti

"Impact of Selected Social Factors in the AIDS Epidemic in Cuba"
Alberto Rosabal Socarras, Cuba

"Experience of Sex Workers in the Fight Against AIDS in Haiti" 
Nazlie Dorval Arvelot, Haiti

Moderators
José Toro-Alfonso, Puerto Rico
Eddy Pérez-Then, Dominican Republic

TRACK B:  Treatment, Care, and Support

2B. Scaling Up HIV/AIDS Treatment Response

RENAISSANCE: Anacaona A/B

PRESENTERS
"The Challenge of HAART in the Caribbean" 
Bernard Liautaud, Martinique

"Scaling Up of ARV in Urban and Rural Areas in Haiti" 
Patrice Severe and Fernet Leandre, Haiti

"Successful Use of HAART in a Resource Poor Country: More Than 3 Years of Experience" 
Ellen Koenig, Dominican Republic

Moderator
André Cabié, Martinique

TRACK C:  Mother-to-Child Transmission

2C. Models of Care in Vertical Transmission

MELIÁ: Constanza 

PRESENTERS
"PMTCT-The Bahamas Experience"
Perry Gómez, Bahamas

"Psychosocial Assistance to HIV+ Pregnant Women: Experience of GHESKIO VCT Center"
Larissa Jean-Baptiste, Haiti

Moderators
Carmen D. Zorrilla, Puerto Rico
Jhoanne Muñoz, Dominican Republic

TRACK E: Stigma and Discrimination

2E. HIV/AIDS in the Workplace

INTERCONTINENTAL: La Niña

PRESENTERS
"Reaching Out to Workers in Their Place of Work"
Santo Rosario Ramírez, Dominican Republic

"HIV in the Workplace and Reasonable Accommodation as a Tool for Fighting Discrimination and Stigmatization of People Living with HIV/AIDS"
José H. Díaz Vázquez, Puerto Rico

Moderator
Antoine Augustin, Haiti

TRACK F: Vulnerable Populations and HIV/AIDS

2F. Issues of Vulnerability II 

MELIÁ: Samaná/Bonanza

PRESENTERS
"Stigma and Discrimination in a Prison Environment"
Marie-Thérèse Goerger-Sow, Guadeloupe

"Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Dominican Republic: Risks, Beliefs and Attitudes in Regard to STD/HIV/AIDS" 
Rosa Julia Flores de Lorenzo, Dominican Republic

"The Effect of Withholding Information on HIV Risk Behavior" 
Mark Padilla, United States

Moderator
Fritz Moise, Haiti

TRACK G:  Critical Issues Affecting the Caribbean Region

2G. Immigration and Migration

RENAISSANCE: Anacaona C

PRESENTERS
"Migration Routes from Haiti to the Dominican Republic: Implications and Human Rights of HIV-Infected Immigrants: Case Study"
Irene López Severino, Dominican Republic

"Knowledge and Impediments about HIV Testing Among Migrant Populations from Haiti and Suriname" 
Bruno Chautemps, French Guiana

"HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Experiences in the Sugar Refineries of the Dominican Republic Where Haitian Immigrants and Their Families Live"
Joseph Cherubin, Dominican Republic

Moderators
Sharline Koolman-Wever, Aruba
Clotilde Peña, Dominican Republic

You may contact us at info@caribbean-march-2004.org for more information.