| EVENTS |
KEYNOTE SESSIONS |
| Michel G. Bergeron, M.D., Director of the Microbiology Division and the Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie at Québec’s Laval University, is well known for his research into AIDS care. He will talk about the evolution of the disease over the years.
John Flannery, R.N, M.Sc.N. John has been involved in the HIV/AIDS movement since the mid-1980s and worked at Casey House for over twelve years. He is a past president of CANAC/ACIIS, sits on the Board of Directors of the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation and is currently Vice-President of the Riverdale Hospital. John will share his perception of the evolution of HIV/AIDS nursing over the past two decades. Bill Ryan, T.S., of the McGill Family Studies Centre in Montreal, is involved in several aspects of the fight against AIDS at the local, provincial, federal and international levels. He will talk about the lessons he has learned from his experience. Danielle, who lives with HIV, will come to share her daily experiences, the challenges she had had to deal with, and the impacts of changes in treatments and care concepts on her life. Chantal Fontaine, Regional Health Programs Manager for federal correctional institutions in the province of Québec, is involved in training, care quality, prevention of infectious diseases and various national working groups. She will come with one of her colleagues to share their experiences in this complex but dynamic environment, and to talk about the challenges faced by nurses working in a correctional environment when caring for inmates living with HIV/AIDS. Ardene Robinson Vollman, R.N., Ph.D., Associate Professor with the Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, will examine the determinants of health according to women, nurses and people living with HIV. She will focus her presentation on the creation of a future built not on perceived failures in our HIV history, but on a re-reading of opportunities created from what we have learned from past experiences. She would like to include "place" as a determinant of how we face challenges, examine social capital, and take a collective (rather than individual) perspective on the issues. |
WORKSHOPS |
| The workshops, each lasting about an hour and a half, will allow participants to develop or enhance their knowledge in various areas related to HIV/AIDS nursing care. The themes will include basic information ("AIDS 101"), discussions on complementary therapies, advanced practice workshops on the management of side effects from antiretroviral therapies, and other subjects. |
ABSTRACT SESSIONS |
| Nurses and their colleagues will present oral or poster presentations on a variety of issues relevant to HIV/AIDS care, including practice, research, education and prevention |
SYMPOSIUM |
| A full day will be devoted to an exploration of one specific issue in HIV/AIDS nursing care, namely the prevention and management of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids. The symposium will explore various aspects of this issue, including epidemiology, the technical, legal and ethical aspects, prevention – rules and limits – and post exposure management including post-exposure prophylaxis. |