8th AIDS Science Day Conference
Monday, April 16, 2007
Omni New Haven Hotel - New Haven, CT

PROGRAM

9:00-9:30

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:30-9:45

WELCOMING REMARKS

Paul D. Cleary and Kim M. Blankenship

9:45-10:45

From Russia with Love and Drugs

Chair: Robert Heimer
Location: Ballroom

9:45-10:10

"Factors Influencing the HIV Epidemic in Russia and in St. Petersburg" (2.7 MB PDF)
Robert Heimer, Linda Niccolai, Yiqing Hu, Kevin Irwin, Zahid Asghar, Olga Toussova, Geoffrey Garnett, Andrei Kozlov, Russell Barbour

10:10-10:30

"HIV Testing and Knowledge of HIV Serostatus among Drug Users in St. Petersburg, Russia" (476 KB PDF)
Linda Niccolai, Olga Toussova, Sergei Verevochkin, Robert Heimer, Andrei Kozlov

10:45-11:00

BREAK

11:00-12:15

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Session One

Just Say No! is Not Enough: Substance Use and HIV

Chair: TJ Ghose
Location: College A

11:00-11:15

"Risk Reduction Effects of Peer Health Advocates on a Drug User Social Network: Outcomes of a Peer-Delivered Intervention Program" (614 KB PDF)
Margaret R. Weeks, JiangHong Li, Scott Clair, Steve Borgatti, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Maria Martinez

11:15-11:30

"Findings from the Hepatitis Vaccine Study" (305 KB PDF)
Lauretta E. Grau, Yiqing Hu, Merrill Singer, Gregory Scott, Robert Heimer

11:30-11:45

"The Impact of Alcohol Dependence and Consumption on Depressive Symptoms in HIV-Infected Patients with Alcohol Problems" (50 KB PDF)
Lynn Sullivan, Richard Saitz, Deborah M. Cheng, Howard Libman, David Nunes, Jeffrey H. Samet

11:45-12:00

"Ethnicity and Patterns of Drug Use Behavior" (222 KB PDF)
Merrill Singer, Gregory Mirhej, Claudia Santilices, Luz Rohena, Tania Martinez, Hassan Saleheen

Session Two

Condoms are Forever: Sexual Relationships, Behaviors, and HIV

Chair: Nathan Hansen
Location: Ballroom

11:00-11:15

"A Little Thing Called Love: HIV Risk and Prevention in Primary Heterosexual Relationships" (186 KB PDF)
A. Michelle Corbett, Helena Hilario, Julia Dickson-Gomez

11:15-11:30

"Using Clinical Decision Trees to Identify Individuals at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Diseases during Pregnancy" (66 KB PDF)
Trace Kershaw, Jessica Lewis, Claire Westdahl, Yun F. Wang, Sharon Schindler Rising, Zohar Massey, Jeannette R. Ickovics

11:30-11:45

"Community Mobilization and Empowerment and HIV Related Risk Behaviors of Female Sex Workers in Andhra Pradesh, India" (561 KB PDF)
Kim M. Blankenship, Sarah Hanck, Brooke West, Kevin Irwin, Linda Niccolai, Trace Kershaw

11:45-12:00

STUDENT PRIZE WINNER: "Disclosure, Condom Use, and Sexual Relationships amongst HAART Patients in Khayelitsha, South Africa: A Mixed-Method Approach" (311 KB PDF)
Colin Almeleh

12:15-1:30

VISIT OUR COMMUNITY BOOTHS & POSTERS. HAVE YOUR RAFFLE CARD STAMPED. ENJOY YOUR COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH!

Community Booths:

• African Health Foundation
• AIDS Project Hartford
• AIDS Project New Haven
• AIDS Walk New Haven
• APT Foundation
• Community Partners in Action
• Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition (CARC)
• CT Microbicides Now!
• Hispanos Unidos, Inc.
• Institute for Community Research
• Waterbury Hospital Health Center
• Wheeler Clinic

Posters:

• Comparing Two STD Prevalence Studies Conducted among IDUs in St Petersburg, Russia - Nadia Abdala, Linda Niccolai, Olga Toussova, Sergei Verevochkin, Andrei Kozlov, Robert Heimer, Tatiana Krasnoselskikh, Amanda Durante
• The Criminal Justice System, Housing Instability, and HIV Risk - Kim M. Blankenship, Amy Smoyer, Alycia Santilli
• Policing and Commercial Sex Work in India - Kim M. Blankenship, Scott Burris, Sarah Hanck, Brooke West, Kevin Irwin, Linda Niccolai, Trace Kershaw, Kavita Misra
• Rapid Assessment of the Legal and Policy Risk Environment for IDUs in Urumqi and Heng Chien, China - Youchun Zhang, Corey Davis, Xiaoxing Fu, Zhengzhi Wang, Routao Wang, Scott Burris
• Factors Associated with Consistent Condom Use by FSW's with Their Non-Paying Partners - Rina Dhopeshwakar, Linda Niccolai, Kim M. Blankenship
• Attempt at Improving the Validity of Self-reported Sexual Behavior and Condom Use: A Polling Box Approach - Sarah Hanck, Kevin Irwin, Brooke West, Prem Garudadri, Trace Kershaw, Kim M. Blankenship
• Response to a Double-dose of Recombinant DNA-derived Hepatitis B Vaccine in HIV-infected Children without Protection after Primary Vaccination - Emlyn Jones, Elizabeth Goosen, Ute Feucht, Brian W. C. Forsyth, Mariana Kruger
• The Impact of Direct-to-Consumer HIV Drug Advertisements - Heidi Knoblauch
• HIV and AIDS-related Stigma as it Affects Individuals on Antiretroviral Treatment in Khayelitsha, South Africa: Experiences, Perceptions, Impacts and Determinants - Brendan Maughan-Brown
• "A Cry for Summer," HIV/AIDS Pilot Program - Jennifer Mouriz, Linda Niccolai, Rachel Eersel, Maria Henry
• Updated Estimate of HIV Incidence in St. Petersburg, Russia: Continued Growth of an Explosive Epidemic - Linda Niccolai, Olga Toussova, Sergei Verevochkin, Robert Heimer, Andrei Kozlov
• E-Learning for the Expansion of Public Health Education in Southern Africa: An Evaluation of the Secure the Future Fellowship Program at MEDUNSA - Alana Rosenberg, Kebogile Mokwena
• Hepatitis C Risk and Barriers to Prevention among Active Injection Drug Users - Hassan Saleheen, Merrill Singer
• Safety, Efficacy and Acceptability of Microbicides Currently in Clinical Trial - Tin Thu
• Lessons from the Community - Lorrie Wesoly
• Respondent-Driven Sampling of Female Sex Workers in Southern India: Implementation Experiences and Sample Inference - Kevin Irwin, Sarah Hanck, Prem Garudadri, Brooke West, Kim M. Blankenship

1:30-2:30

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
The Hot Zone: Current Global and Local Controversies in HIV/AIDS

Session One

From Lab Rat to Respected Study Subject: Developing Ethics Guidelines for HIV Prevention Research with Drug Users (359 KB PDF)

Kaveh Khoshnood and Shawn Lang (Discussant)
Location: Ballroom

Session Two

Acute HIV Infection: An Opportunity for Prevention? (354 KB PDF)

Robert Dubrow and R. Douglas Bruce (Discussant)
Location: College A

Session Three

Treating Addiction and HIV Under One Roof: Integrating Buprenorphine into HIV Care (421 KB PDF)

David Fiellin and Mark Kinzly (Discussant)
Location: College B

2:30-2:45

COFFEE BREAK AND RAFFLE DRAWING

Turn in your Evaluation with your Raffle Card for another chance to win! Two Prizes:
$75 gift certificate to Skappo Italian Wine Bar, 59 Crown Street, New Haven
$75 gift certificate to Nini's Bistro, 40 Orange Street, New Haven

2:45-4:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Making HIV Testing Routine: Opportunities and Challenges

The Panel is a response to revised recommendations on HIV testing recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which call for making HIV tests a routine part of medical care for patients ages 13 to 64. Experts will discuss the implications of these recommendations from policy, clinical, legal, and community perspectives.

Chair: David Paltiel, Associate Professor of Public Health and of Managerial Sciences, Yale School of Public Health - View Presentation (178 KB PDF)

Panelists:

• Marsha A. Martin, former Senior Deputy Director, Department of Health HIV/AIDS Administration in the District of Columbia - View Presentation (502 KB PDF)
• Krystn Wagner, Medical Director, Nathan Smith Clinic; Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine - View Presentation (797 KB PDF)
• Scott Burris, Professor, Beasley School of Law, Temple University
• Terje Anderson, Founder of Vermont CARES, former Executive Director of the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA)