7th Annual AIDS Science Day Conference

Held Friday, April 22, 2005

PROGRAM:

	9:15 9:27 "Unprotected Sex and Methamphetamine Use: Exploring the Narratives of Latino MSM" (.pdf - 927 KB) Patrick Wilson, Michael Clatts, Patagonia Zorbas, Yoshikawa Hiro
	9:27 - 9:39 "Treatment of Male Sexual Health Problems by Traditional Health Providers in Mumbai, India" (.pdf - 338 KB) Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada, Stephen L. Schensul, Bonnie Nastasi, Niranjan Saggurti
	9:39 - 9:51 "The Characteristics of Sexual Partner Networks among Men who have Sex with Men in China" (.pdf - 167 KB) Hongbo Zhang, Juan Xu, Yingjun Zheng

	10:00 - 10:12 "HIV Testing and Risk Behaviors among Injection Drug Users" (.pdf - 27 KB) Lauretta Grau, Erin Curtin, Ali Rowhani Rahbar, Kaveh Khoshnood, Robert Heimer
	10:12 - 10:24 "HIV and Drug Use in Kenya: Assessing the Integration of HIV and Substance Abuse Treatment Services" (.pdf - 1.4 MB) Lynn Sullivan, David A. Fiellin, Marek Chawarski, Richard S. Schottenfeld
	10:24 - 10:36 "Homamade Drug Use, Risky Behaviors, and HIV Prevalence in the Russian Federation" (.pdf - 6.5 MB) Robert Heimer, Kevin Irwin, Olga Borodkina, Jean-Paul Grund, Nadia Abdala, Andrei Kozlov

	11:00 - 11:12 "Gender, Power, and HIV Risk: The Promise of Woman-Initiated Prevention Options" (.pdf - 123 KB) Michelle Corbett, Margaret R. Weeks, Mary Ann Abbott, Katie Mosack
	11:12 - 11:24 "At the Hands of Those I Love: Intimate Partner Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse among Drug-Involved Women" James Vivian, Hassan Saleheen, Merrill Singer
	11:24 - 11:36 "Sustainable Prevention: Integrating HIV/STI Prevention with Prenatal Care for At-Risk Young Women" (.pdf - 2.7 MB) Jeannette Ickovics, Trace Kershaw, Claire Westdahl, Sharon S. Rising
	11:36 - 11:48 "Improving Sexual Communication Between Parents and their Deaf Teens: A Critical Gap In Needs" (.pdf - 4.3 MB) Nora Ellen Groce, Laura Minor

• AIDS Interfaith Network, Inc.
• AIDS Project Hartford
• AIDS Project New Haven
• Casey Family Services
• City of Hartford
• Community Health Center, Inc.
• Community Partners in Action
• Connecticut AIDS Education and Training Center
• Connecticut HIV Prevention Community Planning Group
• Hill Health Center
• Hispanic Health Council
• Hispanos Unidos, Inc.
• Institute for Community Research
• Leeway, Inc.
• New Haven Home Recovery
• Planned Parenthood of Connecticut, Inc.
• Yale AIDS Watch
• Yale New Haven Hospital
•  "The Effect of PH on the Viability of HIV-1 Inside Syringes" Nadia Abdala, Tatjana Krasnoselskikh, Sergei Verevochkin
• "Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Injection Drug Users in St. Petersburg, Russia" Nadia Abdala, Tatjana Krasnoselskikh, Sergei Verevochkin
• "Casting the Line to Capture Family History" Diana Cruz, Roxanne Reyes-Velez, Audra Holmes-Greene
• "Attitudes and Beliefs about Mandatory Newborn HIV Testing Policies Among Drug Users" Odicie Fielder
• "Syringe Exchange and HIV Transmission Beliefs" Juhem Navarro, Susan Shaw, Merrill Singer
• "Preliminary Outcomes of a Pilot HIV Prevention Intervention for Abused Women in South Africa" Sharon Neufeld, Rakgadi Mohlahlane, Nathan Hansen, Ashley M. Fox, Gina Poole, Nolwazi Gaza, Madri Jansen Van Rensburg, Mary Crewe
• "Implementing a New HIV Surveillance Method in Connecticut" Heather Noga
• "Association Between Depression and HIV-Risk Behavior in Adolescents in Len, Nicaragua: Leverage for HIV Prevention Efforts" Maile Ray, Robert Dubrow, Andres Herrera
• "Risk Profile and Treatment Needs of Active Drug Users" Hassan Saleheen, James E. Vivian, Merrill Singer
• "The Effect Analysis for Nurses Education Regarding HIV/AIDS in China" Yu Sheng, Hong Zhao, Yan Bian
• "Effectiveness and Practicability of 100% Condom Use Program in Reducing Transmission of HIV/STD in Female Sex Workers in China" Shanbo Wei, Zhongdan Chen, Wang Zou

Chair: Jeannette Ickovics
Concurrent breakout sessions:

	"HIV Supervirus and Re-emerging Syphilis: Should We Worry?" Edward Kaplan and Wanda Coleman-Richardson
	"Religion, Faith, and the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic" Isabel Phiri
	"Methamphetamine: Harbinger of Connecticut's Next AIDS Epidemic?" Merrill Singer
	"Dictating HIV/AIDS Policy Around The Globe: The Struggle Between Science and Politics" Kim M. Blankenship

2:40 - 3:00 Coffee Break

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