BIARI Global Health Institute on HIV and AIDS
June 11-24, 2011
Kassar House (Foxboro Auditorium), 151 Thayer Street, Providence, RI
June 11-12 BIARI participants arrive at Brown (Registration in Watson Institute Lobby) – Please see dining information sheet for weekend, breakfast, and dinner dining arrangements.
Sun June 12 Field Day
2-5pm, Quiet Green (West of University Hall; along Prospect St. between George and Waterman, adjacent to Van Wickle Gates)
Frozen lemonade, soccer, volleyball, and campus tours leaving at 2.30, 3.30 and 4.30.
In case of rain, campus tours only will run from the Watson Institute at 2.30, 3.30 and 4.30.
Mon June 13 Day 1 – Welcome and Introductions, Overview of Global HIV/AIDS
9:00amKassar Auditorium / Welcome and Introductions
Dean Edward Wing, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Matthew Gutmann, Vice President for International Affairs, Brown
Keith Brown, Director, BIARI
10:00am – 12:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / BIARI Overview and Participant Introductions: Objectives, Schedule, Activities
Susan Cu-Uvin, Mark Lurie, Abigail Harrison
12:30-1:45pm
Faculty Club / Lunch
2:00-2:30pm / A Brief Introduction to the Global Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
Dr. Mark Lurie, Brown University
2:30-3:30pm
Kassar Auditorium / 30 Years of Global HIV/AIDS and Beyond: A View from the World Bank
Dr. David Wilson, Director, World Bank HIV/AIDS Program
3:30 – 4:00pm
Watson Institute / Coffee break
4:00 – 5:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / Roundtable Discussion: The Global AIDS Epidemic
Dr. Lurie and Dr. Wilson
6:00 pm
Starr Plaza, Watson
Institute
(Rain location: Sayles
Hall, Main Green) / Welcome Reception
Tues June 14 Day 2 HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care in Global Context
9:00-9:45amKassar Auditorium / HIV Pathogenesis: Natural History, Clinical Manifestations, Virology
Dr. Timothy Flanigan, Brown University
9:45- 10:30am
Kassar Auditorium / HIV Treatment: Overview of Best Practices
Dr. Charles Carpenter, Brown University
10:30 – 10:45am
Watson Institute / Coffee break
11:00am – 12:30pm
Kassar Auditorium / GHESKIO One Year After the Devastating Earthquake in Haiti
Dr. Jean Pape, Director, GHESKIO, Haiti and Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
12:30 – 1:45
Faculty Club / Lunch
2:00-3:30
Kassar Auditorium / Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Pape and Dr. Carpenter
3:30-3:45
Watson / Coffee Break
3:45 – 5:00
Kassar Auditorium / Working Groups meet, Define Topics and Identify Research Questions
Wed June 15 Day 3 HIV Prevention and Coinfection
9:00-10:30amKassar Auditorium / Some Tips on Writing a Fundable Grant Proposal
Dr. Jennifer Friedman, Brown University
11:00am-12:30pm
Kassar Auditorium / TB and HIV Co-infection
Dr. Jane Carter, Brown University
12:30 – 1:30pm
Faculty Club / Lunch
1:30-3:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / HIV Prevention in Global Context
Dr. Kenneth Mayer, Brown University
3:00-4:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / Roundtable Discussion: HIV Treatment and Prevention: What does the Future Look Like?
Dr. Mayer and Dr. Awewura Kwara, Brown University
4:00 – 5:30pm
See your group’s location (last page) / Working Groups: Aims and Objectives for Research Proposal
(coffee will be waiting at 4pm, during transfer to groups)
5:00-6:30pm
List Art Building (64
College Street),
Room 120 / Keynote Event with Professor Chinua Achebe, Africana Studies Department, Brown University
Thurs June 16 Day 4 Perspectives on HIV/AIDS in Underserved Settings
9:00-10:00amKassar Auditorium / Pediatric HIV in Underserved Settings
Dr. Herb Harwell, Clinton Foundation/Brown
10:00 – 11:00am
Kassar Auditorium / 25 years of HIV in India: Lessons Learned, Future Challenges & Response by an NGO
Dr. Suniti Solomon, Director, YRG CARE, Chennai, India
11:00 – 11:30am
Watson
/ Coffee break
11:30- 1:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / US Perspectives on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Ambassador Eric Goosby, US Global AIDS Coordinator
1:00-2:00 pm
Faculty Club / Lunch
2:00-3:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / Roundtable Discussion: Sustaining HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care in Underserved Settings
Dr. Solomon, Dr. Harwell, Dr. Goosby, and Lubinski
3:00-5:00pm
Group Locations / Working Groups: Breakout Sessions/Group Projects (pt. 1)
Prepare 1-page prospectus/overview for proposed project
Topic, Question, Aims, Hypotheses, Design
*time to finish tomorrow
Coffee Break at 3:30 (Watson)
Friday June 17 Day 5 HIV Prevention, Care and Advocacy
9:00-10:30amKassar Auditorium / Global Health Advocacy
Christine Lubinski, Center for Global Health Policy, Washington, DC
10 :30– 11:00am
Watson / Coffee Break
11:00am – 12:30pm
Kassar Auditorium / Global Perspectives on PMTCT, including Breastfeeding, Mother to Child Transmission
Dr. Lynne Mofenson, National Institutes of Health NIH/NICHD
12:30- 1:30pm
Faculty Club / Lunch
2:00-3:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / HIV Clinical Trials
Dr. Karen Tashima, Brown University
3:00-4:00pm
Group Locations / Breakout Sessions/Group Projects (pt. 2)
Finish preparing 1-page prospectus/overview for proposed project
Topic, Question, Aims, Hypotheses, Design
4:00pm
Watson Institute / Clambake
Meet in Watson Institute Lobby at 4pm for bus transfer to Clambake location
WEEK 2
Mon June 20 Day 6 Social and Behavioral Perspectives on HIV/AIDS
9:00-10:30amKassar Auditorium / Behavioral Interventions in a New Era of HIV Prevention
Dr. Seth Kalichman, University of Connecticut
10:30 – 11:30am
Kassar Auditorium / HIV Treatment and Complications of HIV in a Developing World Context
Dr. N Kumarasamy, YRG CARE, India
11:30am – 12:30pm
Kassar Auditorium / Roundtable Discussion: Prevention and Biobehavioral Science: Current Trends, Future Issues
Dr. Seth Kalichman; Dr. Abigail Harrison, Brown University; Dr. Kathleen Morrow, Brown University; and Dr. Omar Galárraga, Brown University
12:30 – 1:45pm
Faculty Club / Lunch
2:00-3:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / International Perspectives on Nursing and HIV Care
Anne Sliney, Clinton Foundation
3:00-5:30 pm
Group Locations / Working Groups, Study Design and Methods
Tues June 21 Day 7 Women and AIDS
9:00-10:30amKassar Auditorium / Women and AIDS
Dr. Milu Kojic, Brown University
10:45am – 12:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / Fertility and Contraception for HIV+ Women
Dr. Jenni Smit, MatCH, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
12:00 – 12:45pm
Kassar Auditorium / Lessons Learned: 25 years of Living and Working with HIV/AIDS
Ms. Karina Danvers, Connecticut AIDS Education and Training Institute
12:45 – 1:45pm
Faculty Club / Lunch
2:00-3:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / US Government Efforts in Global Health
Dr. Eli Adashi, Brown University
3:00-5:00 pm
Kassar Auditorium / The Role of the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Improving Global Health Outcomes
Ira Magaziner, CEO, Clinton Health Access Initiative
Evening
Group Locations / Continue Working Groups, Research Proposals
Wed June 22 Day 8 HIV Impact, Vulnerability and Underserved Populations
9:00-10:30amKassar Auditorium / Vulnerable Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dr. Don Operario, Brown University
10:30-11:00am
Watson / Coffee break
11:00am - 12:00pm
Kassar Auditorium
/ Roundtable Discussion: Women, Vulnerable Populations and AIDS
Dr. Smit; Dr. Operario; Dr. Kojic; Dr. Susan Cu-Uvin, Brown University; and Dr. Michelle Lally, Brown University
12:00-1:00pm
Faculty Club / Lunch
1:00-3:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / HIV/AIDS in Prisons and Correctional Settings
· HIV Prevention among Juvenile Offenders: Dr. Marina Tolou-Shams, Lifespan/Bradley Hasbro Research Center
· US Prisons, the Corrections System and Associated HIV Risks: Dr. Josiah Rich, Brown University
3:00-5:00pm
Group Locations / Finalize Group Projects
5:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / Global Health Career from the Perspective of a Physician
Dr. Herb Harwell
Thurs June 23 Day 9 Working Group Presentations
9:00-9:45amKassar Auditorium / Introduction to Ethical Issues in Global Health Research
Dorinda Williams, Director, Research Protections Office, Brown University IRB
10:00 – 11:30am
Group Locations / Preparation for Presentations, Finalize Group Presentations
11:30am – 1:00pm
Watson: Joukowsky Auditorium / Presentation, Group 1
1:00 – 1:45pm / Lunch
2:00-5:00pm
Kassar Auditorium / Presentations, Groups 2 & 3
Friday June 24 Day 10 Working Group Presentations
9:00am-12:00pmWatson: Joukowsky Auditorium / Presentations, Groups 4 & 5
12:30-1:30pm / Lunch
1:30 – 3:00pm
Watson: Joukowsky Auditorium / Presentation, Group 6
3:30pm
Watson: Joukowsky Auditorium / Closing and Diploma ceremony;
Group Photo
4-6pm
Starr Plaza, Watson / Farewell Barbecue: Watson Institute, Starr Plaza
Working Groups for BIARI Global Health Institute, June 2011
Group / Working Group Facilitator / Meeting Room1. Treatment and co-Morbidities / Adrian Gardner / Watson Classroom (TBD)
2. PMTCT and Pediatric AIDS / Raina Phillips / Watson: McKinney
3. Women and AIDS / Brian Temple / Watson: South Common Room
4. Prevention and Biobehavioral Science / Kirwa Kipruto / Watson Classroom (TBD)
5. Underserved Populations / Caroline Kuo / GeoChem Rm. 29 (Week 1)
Watson Classroom (TBD, Week 2)
6. Policy and Advocacy / Ryan Graddy / GeoChem Rm.150 (Week 1)
Watson Classroom (TBD, Week 2)