HIV and AIDS Seminar - Richards Bay

NEW STRATEGIES OF HIV PREVENTION: (WAY) BEYOND ABC

A two-day seminar will take place on the 25th and 26th June 2014 at the ZCBF, Alton, Richards Bay.

Presenters: Neil M. Orr (MA Psych) and David R. Patient (MHT; PLWHA)
This seminar is designed to bring participants up to speed in terms of the range of new approaches to HIV prevention, which we call the A-3B-4C-T Model: ARVs / Barriers / Breastfeeding/ Blood / Couples / Community/ Co-infections / Circumcision /Community Viral load / Testing.

The purpose of this seminar is to allow participants to become aware of the 8 primary methods of prevention, how they work and why they work. It is also the intention of the seminar is to help participants to understand enough about each strategy to be able to develop a prevention strategy for his/her own organisation. Participants will be provided with reference documents (electronic). This seminar will update your knowledge and enhance your existing wellness programme; your wellness champions and EAP service providers by bring them up to date on the current prevention and treatment options.

Day 1:
09:00Introductions
Overview of A-2B-4C-T
Biology not morality
10:30Refreshment break
11:00Viral load from infection to AIDS
Window Period (ARS): Those few weeks where half of transmission occurs
Viral load and the probability of transmission
ARVs and Viral Load
Partners of people taking ARVs: Are they at risk of infection?
Adherence: The fly in the ointment
Alcohol and ARVs
Traditional mutis and ARVs: Yes or no?
‘Cures’: Facts or myth?
12:45Lunch
13:30There is no such thing as one immune system: The Th1/Th2 balancing act
Co-infections (TB, STIs, and other common infections) and HIV viral load
Community Viral Load: The unexplored prevention strategy
14:30: What’s so special about a foreskin? Langerhans cells and circumcision
15:15Close

Day 2:
09:00Overview of Day 1
PMTCT overview; Breastfeeding
Barrier methods: When do condoms work and not work?
Barrier methods in development (microbicides)
Blood and blood products
10:00 Gender: The next frontier of prevention
Can sexuality really be ‘negotiated’ when people don’t talk?
HIV testing: Couples
10:30Refreshment break
11:15Disclosure, stigma and the role it plays in prevention
Introduction to strategy: TRUM (Target-Resources-Understanding-Motivation)
Motivating your target audience: Spiral Dynamics
12:45Lunch
13:30Developing prevention strategies (brain-storming; group work)
14:30Q&A
15:15Closing
Fees: **R2 250-00 ex VAT per delegate, inclusive of course materials, teas with refreshments and lunch on both days.

Bookings:
To reserve your place on this developmental and empowering seminar; or if you would like more information, please contact: Anivesh – e-mail address: anivesh@mweb.co.za or cell number: 083 778 1991.
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