Bethesda, Maryland
November 16 and 17, 2009
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Agenda
Meeting Objective:
The meeting will allow palliative care’s international thought leaders from academia, clinical practice, and the donor community to come together and develop a strategy to coordinate and catalyze ongoing efforts to make pain management and palliative care widely and immediately available to those living in the developing world.
Meeting moderator:
Faith Mwangi-Powell, African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
Monday, November 16, 2009
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:20a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions
Lynda Erinoff, NIDA |
| 9:20-9:30 a.m. |
Vision for the Initiative
Meg O’Brien, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative |
| 9:30-10:00 a.m. |
Plenary: Shifting the Frame of the Pain Treatment Conversation
Faith Mwangi-Powell, African Palliative Care Association (APCA) |
| 10:00-10:45 a.m. |
Generating Progress at the Government Level
Sefanit Mengistu Gebreab, Drug Administration and Control Authority of Ethiopia
- Experience in Morphine Roll-Out in Ethiopia
Zipporah Ali, National Coordinator, Kenya Hospice and Palliative Care Association
- Experience in Expanding Access to Pain Treatment in Kenya
Patricia Ulaya, National Coordinator Palliative Care Association of Zambia
- Experience in Expanding Access to Pain Treatment in Zambia |
| 10:45-11:00 a.m. |
Tea Break |
| 11:00-11:15 a.m. |
World Health Organization Update
Willem Scholten, World Health Organization (WHO) |
| 11:15-11:30 a.m. |
Review of Current National Strategies
Scott Burris, Temple University |
| 11:30-11:45 a.m. |
African Palliative Care Association
Faith Mwangi-Powell, African Palliative Care Association (APCA) |
| 11:45-12:15 p.m. |
Audacious Approaches Brainstorm |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30-1:50 p.m. |
Global Coordination and Support
Jim Cleary, University of Wisconsin Pain and Policy Studies Group |
| 1:50-2:20 p.m. |
U.S. Government Update on Ongoing Work Within PEPFAR
Carol Langley and Karina Raposelli Office of the Global AIDS |
| 2:20-4:20 p.m. |
Breakout Session 1:
- Regulatory Issues: Jim Cleary
- Inclusion of Pain Treatment Into National and International Guidelines: Shaffiq Essajee
Supporting National Governments to Respond to the Needs of People in Pain: Zodwa Sithole |
| 4:20-4:35 p.m. |
Call to Action Piece: Publication Outline, Timeline, and Plan
Meg O’Brien, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative |
| 4:35-4:50 p.m. |
Audacious Approaches Brainstorm |
| 4:50-5:00 p.m. |
Wrap-Up and Discussion
Faith Mwangi-Powell, African Palliative Care Association (APCA) |
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
| 8:00-8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:00 a.m. |
The Other Side of the Coin: Diversion and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics
David Haddox, Purdue Pharma |
| 9:00-9:15 a.m. |
Pain Medication Formulation Availability
Rene Albertyn, Red Cross Children's Hospital |
| 9:15-9:30 a.m. |
Formulations Experience With Pediatric ARVs
Inder Singh, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative |
| 9:30-10:00 a.m. |
Clinical Provider Training
Michelle Meiring, Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa |
| 10:00-10:15 a.m. |
Tea Break |
| 10:15-10:45 a.m. |
Donor/Funding Landscape
Kathy Foley and Mary Callaway, The Open Society Institute Palliative Care Initiative |
| 10:45-11:30 a.m. |
Raising the Visibility and Creating Momentum
Kaia Lenhart and Annie Burns, GMMB |
| 11:30-2:45 p.m. |
Breakout Session 2
- Leveraging PEPFAR to Increase Access to Pain Treatment: Carol Langley
- Prescribing Practices: Moving to Nurse-Delivered Treatment: Zodwa Sithole
- Donor Alignment and Innovation: Olivia Dix
- Integrating Pain Treatment Into HIV Care and Treatment Programs: Tanya Medrano
(With lunch break 12:15-1:30 p.m.) |
| 2:45-4:45 p.m. |
Breakout Session 3
- Formulations: Owen Robinson
- Cancer/HIV Coordination: Cary Adams
- Addressing Diversion Issues: Sefanit Mengistu
- Innovations in Clinical Training: Michelle Meiring
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| 4:45-5:00 p.m. |
Audacious Approaches Brainstorm/Future of the Initiative |
| 5:00-5:30 p.m. |
Wrap-Up and Closing
Faith Mwangi-Powell, African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
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