11th Annual CANAC/ACIIS Conference
April 13 - 15, 2003     Halifax, Nova Scotia
Preliminary Program
Saturday, April 12, 2003
8:30 - 17:00 CANAC Board Meeting
9:00 - 13:00 ACRN Certification Exams
Sunday, April 13, 2003
8:00 - 17:00 Registration
9:30 - 12:00 Terry Pook RN MSc ACRN ACNP and David Coop MEd MSW RSW, CATIE
AIDS 101
14:00 - 15:00 Opening Ceremony
President's address
15:00 - 16:00 Opening Plenary Speaker
Dr. Mark Wainberg
Can We Overcome HIV Drug Resistance?
16:00 - 17:00 Welcome Reception
17:00 - Free Time - Dinner on Your Own
Monday, April 14, 2003
9:00 - 10:15 International Plenary
Cheryl Arneson
Weaving My Way In: A Nursing Journey to Botswana
10:15 - 10:45 Break
Exhibits
10:45 - 12:00 Workshops/ Concurrent Sessions
 
Vulnerable Populations (A)
Concurrent Session #1
Time Title Presenters/Authors Room
10:45 - 11:05 Clinic In A Corner: Linking Female Sex Trade Workers To Medical Care And Support At A Drop-In In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Evanna Brennan RN and Susan Giles RN,
British Columbia
 
11:10 - 11:30 HIV Infection and Developmental Disabilities; The "Invisible Population" John Flannary RN,
Ontario
 
11:35 - 11:55 Hospital Discharge Against Medical Advice: A Study Of Injection Drug Users At St. Paul's Hospital In Vancouver Rosemarie Riddell MSN and Chris Riddell PhD (C),
British Columbia
 
Optimism
Concurrent Session #2
10:45 - 11:05 PHAs Views On Care Practices In Ambulatory Clinics Susan Laschinger RN MSc (A), Frances Fothergill Bourbonnais RN, PhD, Lori Van Manen RN MSc and Tracey Stevenson RN MScN,
Ontario
 
11:10 - 11:30 Reflections of the concept of HIV treatment-optimism by young gay men in the context of rising HIV incidence in Vancouver, B.C. Mary Lou Miller, Schilder AJ, Buchner CS, Lampinen T, Craib KJP, Marty Schecter , O'Shaughnessy MV,1;Hogg RS, Spittal P,
British Columbia
 
11:35 - 11:55 The Role Of Optimism In Perceived Social Support Of Individuals Living With HIV (French) José K. Côté, N., Ph.D., Gaston Godin, Ph.D., Hermine Naccache, M.Sc., Léo Daniel Lambert M. Sc.,
Québec
 
Interdisciplinary
Concurrent Session #3
10:45 - 11:05 The Partnership Council As Conduit For Communication Between Emergency Department And Community Agencies Jane McCall BScN RN and Karen Burton RN MN
British Columbia
 
11:10 - 11:30 Casey House Admission / Discharge Criteria And Process, From Research To Reality Deborah Randall-Wood, RN ACRN, Joan Lesmond RN BScN MSN, Ron Lirette BCom, Jonathan Luetkehoelter MD, Jane Sanders RN, Ray Wares RN, Judy Zeilig MSW RSW
Ontario
 
11:35 - 11:55 Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) An Integral Part Of High Quality Palliative Care Deborah Randall-Wood, RN ACRN, Diane McGuire RMT, Jane Sanders RN, Joan Lesmond, RN BScN MSN
Ontario
 
Workshop #1
10:45 - 11:55 Rehabilitation in the context of HIV Kate Reeve, Stephen Tattle
Ontario
 
Monday, April 14, 2003 (continued)
12:00 - 14:00 Satellite Luncheon Sponsored by Schering Canada
Geri Hirsch
Dr. David Haase
HCV/HIV Coinfection
14:15 - 15:15 Plenary Address
Jean Clermont-Drolet RN
The Mentorship Program
This plenary will be presented in French
15:15 - 16:30 Workshops/ Concurrent Sessions
 
Mental Health
Concurrent Session #4
Time Title Presenters/Authors Room
15:15 - 15:35 An Innovative Cognitive Coping Intervention For Acutely-Ill HIV-Positive Individual (French) José K. Côté, N Ph.D., Carolyn Peler, N., Ph.D.
Québec
 
15:40 - 16:00 The use of Humour as a Therapeutic Tool in HIV/AIDS Care Andrew Johnson,
British Columbia
 
16:05 - 16:25 Weaving The Tapestry: A Mental Health Perspective Deborah Randall-Wood RN ACRN, Jane Sanders RN, Joan Lesmond RN BScN MSN, Ron Lirette B Com, Carla Gibson RN ACRN,
Ontario
 
On the Streets
Concurrent Session #5
15:15 - 15:35 Evaluation Strategies In An AIDS Street Nursing Program Jean Clermont-Drolet, R.N,
Québec
 
15:40 - 16:00 Weaving The Tapestry Of HIV Care Lisa Shishis RN,
Ontario
 
16:05 - 16:25 Primary Health Care Initiative in HIV Care: "On the Road" Consie Howley RN NP-PHC,
Newfoundland
 
Workshop #2
15:15 - 16:25 A Proactive Approach To Preventing HIV: Dealing With Addiction Through A Community Approach Margaret Dykeman RN PhD ACRN and Grace Getty RN MN,
New Brunswick
 
Monday, April 14, 2003 (continued)
18:00 - 23:00 Awards Presentation and Gala Dinner
You will be bussed to The Shore Club in the picturesque village of Hubbards for a lively night of Celebration, Lobster, singing and dancing. Feel free to dress comfortably
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
9:00 - 10:15 Plenary Address
Hannah Cowen
Mental Health, Substance use and HIV, You Can Do It
10:15 - 10:45 Health Break
Exhibits
Poster Discussion
 
Poster Discussion Session
Tuesday Morning
10:15 - 10:45 Pain Management For HIV Inter-Venous Drug Users Sonja Monteith BsN, Elizabeth Patterson BsN, and Jasmine Yong BsN
HIV-Ambulatory Nursing In Ontario Tracey Stevenson, R.N., M.Sc, Susan Laschinger RN MSc (A), Frances Fothergill Bourbonnais RN PhD, Lori Van Manen RN MSc,
Ontario
A Complicated Case of PML in a Newly Diagnosed HIV Patient Kimberly Chow CCNP SN4,
Alberta
HIV/AIDS Health Care Via College Health Services: A Disparity In The Provision Of HIV/AIDS Information Lyn Stevens, MS, NP, ACRN and Adele Webb, PhD RN,
Ohio
10:45 - 12:00 Workshops/ Concurrent Sessions
 
Youth
Concurrent Session #6
Time Title Presenters/Authors Room
10:45 - 11:05 HIV PEP Following Sexual Assault In Ottawa Youth: How Well Is It Tolerated? Carla Millar RN BScN, Carolyn Lawrence RN BScN, Lyndy Samson MD FRCP(C),
Ontario
 
11:10 - 11:30 A Lunch Club For Teens Living With HIV: Preliminary Lessons Learned Carolyn Lawrence RN BScN, Diane Stevenson BSW RSW, Lyndy Samson MD FRCP(C),
Ontario
 
11:35 - 11:55 TBA CATIE  
Vulnerable Populations (B)
Concurrent Session #7
10:45 - 11:05 How Mobile Vaccination Clinics Against Hepatitis A/B In Prison Wings Facilitates HIV/STI/Hepatitis Prevention: A Practical Guide Teena Marie Johns BScN, Gilles Lambert MD,
Québec
 
11:10 - 11:30 Methadone 101 Wanda Smith RN,
Nova Scotia
 
11:35 - 11:55 The Results of a Patient Satisfaction Survey Conducted In An HIV/AIDS Out-Patient Setting Jocelyn Preston RN MEd and Linda McKellar RN BSW, Ann Lemieux RN BSW MN,
Manitoba
 
In patient Care
Concurrent Session #8
10:45 - 11:05 A Day In The Life: Experiences Of Health Care Professionals On Canada's Only HIV/AIDS Acute Care Ward Shauna Smith RN, Denise Thomas RN BSN, Mary Petty SW,
British Columbia
 
11:10 - 11:30 The Effectiveness Of An "Interdisciplinary Approach" In The Provision Of Care Of Those Living With HIV/AIDS Debbie Rodger RN, Nathalie Whyte BSW RSW,
Saskatchewan
 
11:35 - 11:55 Characteristics Of Patients And Their Nursing Care Needs On The HIV Ward At St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver Rosemarie Riddell MSN, Julie Foreman BSN,
British Columbia
 
Workshop #3
10:45 - 11:55 Developmentally Appropriate HIV/AIDS Education for Children Jane McCall, BSN, RN and Alice Bell, BSN RN,
British Columbia
 
Tuesday, April 15, 2003 (continued)
12:00 - 14:00 Annual General Meeting (Lunch Provided)
14:00 - 15:15 Workshops/ Concurrent Sessions
 
International
Concurrent Session #9
Time Title Presenters/Authors Room
14:00 - 14:20 Ethnocultural HIV/Aids Prevention Education Project Elaine Tapp BScN RN, Felicite Murangira,
Ontario
 
14:25 - 14:45 Building Bridges: A CANAC Nursing Education Project In St. Kitts & Nevis Terry Pook RN MSc ACRN ACNP,
Ontario
 
14:50 - 15:10 Initiating a HIV Clinical Drug Trial in a Developing World Setting: Barriers and Bonuses Cheryl Arneson RN BScN ACRN,
Gaborone,Botswana
 
Prevention
Concurrent Session #10
14:00 - 14:20 Comprehensive Integrated Reproductive And Perinatal Care For Women Living With HIV Jeanne Sargent MN,
Alberta
 
14:25 - 14:45 Integration Of Prevention Services Within An Anonymous HIV Testing Program Anita Keeping, RN BN MA,
Nova Scotia
 
14:50 - 15:10 Class, Culture and Caring Frank Gillespie RN, BA, Bed,
British Columbia
 
Workshop #4
14:00 - 15:10 HIV and Hepatitis C: Two Interwoven Epidemics Nathalie Graveline RN BScN,
Ontario
 
15:30 - 16:00 Closing Ceremony