02 April, 2005
HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic and Haiti: A Bilateral Challenge.
Sponsored by COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL FAMILY AIDS PROGRAM and BARNARD COLLEGE.
Saturday, APRIL 30, 2005 at Columbia University, Schapiro Center, Davis Auditorium, 500 West 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue) in the City of New York.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
WELCOME (10:00 a.m.)
Corlisse Thomas
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Barnard College, Speaking for Dean Dorothy Denberg
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
· Ulrick Gaillard, J.D.
Founder & Executive Director, Batey Relief Alliance
· Stephen Nicholas, M.D.
Director of Pediatrics, Harlem Hospital Center, Director, International Family AIDS Program, and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Framing the Mutual Challenges (10:15 a.m.)
Michele Wucker, Conference Moderator
Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute, New School University
HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic and Haiti: An Assessment (10:30 a.m.)
· An Epidemic across Shared Borders
Alan Berkman, M.D., Dominican Republic Project Leader, Columbia University Department of Epidemiology
· Tourism and the Sex Industry as a Factor in Transmission and Visibility
Mark Padilla, Ph.D., M.P.H., SocioMedical Sciences Department, Columbia University
· The Threat of HIV in the Workplace
Gessy Aubry, Haiti Country Director, SMARTWORK
· Second-Generation Surveillance of IST/HIV in the Artibonite Valley
Julio Soto, M.D., Ph.D., Directeur Scientifique, Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement
. Perspectives on a cross border approach
Judith Timyan, Dominican Republic Director, USAID-CONECTA Project
LUNCH (12:00?1:30 p.m.)
Bitter Suite?
A dance presentation written, performed and choreographed by Sita Frederick
Bilateral Responses to HIV/AIDS Prevention (1:45 p.m.)
National Efforts in Haiti
· Challenges and Successful Approaches
Jean William Pape, M.D., Director of GHESKIO, Haiti, Professor of Medicine, Cornell University, New York
· The Tragedy of HIV/AIDS in Haiti
Keith Joseph, M.D., Columbia University Division of Infectious Diseases and Partners In Health
National Efforts in the Dominican Republic
· Family HIV Issues: the Family AIDS Program in La Romana
Consuelo Beck-Sague, M.D., Medical Director and Senior Pediatrician, Family AIDS Program
· The Clinton Foundation?s HIV/AIDS Dominican Republic Initiative
Ed Wood, Chief Operating Officer, Dominican Republic Director, Bill Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative
· HIV/AIDS in the Bateyes: The Batey Relief Alliance in Monte Plata
Raymond Thertulien, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Batey Relief Alliance
COFFEE BREAK (4:00 p.m.)
Challenges and Innovation in HIV/AIDS Prevention (4:15 p.m.)
· Empowering Women in HIV Prevention
Elizabeth Beachy, Dominican Republic Country Representative, PSI
· A Holistic Island-wide Approach to Fighting HIV
Antonio de Moya, Office of the Executive Director, COPRESIDA
· Community Organizing In HIV Education and Prevention for Sex Workers
Santo Rosario, Executive Director, COIN
· Grassroots Soccer: Sports in HIV/AIDS Health Education and Social Change
Jon D. Erickson, PhD; Patricia F. Erickson, DVM; Batey Libertad Coalition, University of Vermont
CONCLUSION and SUMMARY of RECOMMENDATIONS (5:45 p.m.)
Michele Wucker
RECEPTION (6:00 p.m. ? 7:30 p.m.)
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The event is sponsored by: Columbia University Family AIDS International Program and Barnard College.
The event is co-sponsored by: BRA Dominicana, The USAID-CONECTA Proyecto, The Bill Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative, COPRESIDA, The University of Vermont, The Barnard College Mellon Minority Fellowship Program, The Barnard College Pre-Medical Students Association, The Barnard College Office of the Dean of Studies, Dorothy Denburg, The Columbia University Presidents’and Provost Fund, The Columbia University Office of Multicultural Affairs, The Columbia University Haitian Students’ Association, The Columbia University Grupo Quisqueyano, and The Columbia University United Students’ of Color Council.
For more information, visit www.bateyrelief.org or contact Ulrick Gaillard at (917) 627-5026 or bra@bkreative.net.
© 2005 Batey Relief Alliance
