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Showcasing Canadian Efforts in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS at AIDS 2012 in Washington
July 20, 2012 -The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is
proud to announce it will one again host Canada Exhibit for the third consecutive time at the International AIDS
Society Conference, AIDS 2012, held in Washington, DC. The conference will take place from Sunday, July 22
through July 27, 2012.
Canada Exhibit, funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada, is a partnership, guided by CAS, of 35
organizations, including federal, provincial and territorial governments, as well as non-governmental
organizations and community-based AIDS service organization. It highlights the work being done in
field of HIV/AIDS by over 100 Canadian organizations, both domestically and abroad.
"This is THE destination for international conference delegates to learn about Canada's role in making HIV history, as
well as for Canadians to meet with their counterparts from both Canada and around the globe," says Monique
Doolittle-Romas, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian AIDS Society. "It's a prime opportunity to put
Canada's efforts to fight HIV up on the world stage."
Visitors to the conference are welcome to drop by at Booth # 35 of Hall D, on the Exhibit Floor. The booth at Canada
Exhibit will offer a bulletin board to post announcements about Canadian activities at the conference or to leave
messages for other delegates, two areas to meet quietly and chat with delegates, as well as a learning area,
where the presentations will take place.
A looped video will also feature Canadian milestones in the response to the pandemic, from the first AIDS diagnosis in
our country, to the passing of Bill C-9, the Canadian Access to Medicines Regime, as well as new and innovative HIV
vaccine discovery and social research projects highlighted this on World AIDS Day 2011.
Throughout the conference, Canada Exhibit will also highlight hour-long presentations by various groups and individuals
working in HIV/AIDS nation-wide on a vast range of topical HIV issues, including treatment as prevention, criminalization
of HIV non-disclosure and HIV and hepatitis C co-infection, to name just a few. (Consult the attached Appendix for a
complete list of all presentations). Volunteers at the booth will also offer visitors a souvenir USB key with a
sample of some of the unique and ground-breaking work being done in HIV in our country.
Keeping Canadians abreast of conference events, CAS staff on-site will be tweeting out messages with highlights. To
keep updated, visit the Twitter feed: @canadaaids2012 (followed through #canbooth). You can also become a Facebook
friend at: http://www.facebook.com/canada.washington .
Canadian AIDS Society
The Canadian AIDS Society is a national coalition of over 120 community-based AIDS organizations from across Canada. Dedicated to strengthening the response to HIV/AIDS across all sectors of society, we also work to enrich the lives of people and communities living with HIV/AIDS. We accomplish this by advocating on behalf of people and communities affected by HIV/AIDS, facilitating the development of programs, services and resources for our member groups, and providing a national framework for community-based participation in Canada's response to AIDS. www.cdnaids.ca
| Canada Exhibit - Presentation Schedule |
| IAS 2012 - Washington, D.C. |
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| Sunday July 22, 2012 |
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| 14h30 |
Canadian World AIDS Day Campaign |
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Kim Thomas, Canadian AIDS Society |
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| 16h00 |
Using the Canadian Transmission Guidelines in Your Prevention Work |
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Brian Huskins, Canadian PHA |
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| Monday July 23, 2012 |
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| 10h00 |
Treatment as Prevention: Working in B.C |
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Irene Day, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS |
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| 11h30 |
Criminalization of HIV Exposure: How to Mobilize Stakeholders |
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Èvelyne Fleury, Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux, Québec |
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| 13h00 |
Strategies for Improving Service Access and Maximizing GIPA amongst PHAs Who Are Immigrants, Refugees and Without Full Citizenship Status in Canada |
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Alan Li, Maureen Owino, Henry Luyombya, Christian Hui - Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment |
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| 14h30 |
Positive Women: Exposing Injustice |
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Alison Symington, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network |
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| 16h00 |
Community Level Action to Increase Demand, Access and Retention in PMTCT/MCH (ACCLAIM) |
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Mary Pat Kieffer, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, New York |
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| Tuesday July 24, 2012 |
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| 10h00 |
HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Co-infection in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities for Reducing Preventable Morbidity and Mortality |
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Dr. Marina Klein, McGill University Health Centre, Division of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Viral Illness Service, Montreal |
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| 11h30 |
The Community PROMISE and Enhanced Community PROMISE Interventions among Female Sex Workers in the Dakar Region, Senegal |
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Moussa Sarr, Westat, Senegal |
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| 13h00 |
Community-based and culturally appropriate HIV diagnosis and treatment |
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Renée Masching, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, Halifax |
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| 14h30 |
WelTel: A Canadian and African International Project Engaging Patients in Care with Mobile Phones |
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Richard Lester, University of British Columbia & the BCCDC |
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| 16h00 |
"One Blood: Youth Linked Action" & "The Similarities of Our Differences" |
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Marlon Thompson & Shayna Buhler, Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development |
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| Wednesday July 25, 2012 |
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| 10h00 |
Population-Specific [Canadian] HIV/AIDS Status Report: Women |
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Brian Gottheil, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa |
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| 11h30 |
"The Way I see it": A Photographic Exploration of Housing and Health among Persons Living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada |
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Surita Parashar, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV.AIDS & Simon Fraser University, Vancouver |
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| 13h00 |
The Ontario Accord on GIPA: Transforming Ourselves, Our Allies and Our World |
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Rick Kennedy, Ontario AIDS Network |
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| 14h30 |
Canadian Participation in Clinical Trials Aimed at HIV Eradication |
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Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy, McGill University, Montreal |
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| 16h00 |
IN tegration and S caling up P MTCT through I mplementation RE search (INSPIRE) |
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Dr. Nigel Rollins & Dr. Nathan Shaffer, World Health Organization, Geneva |
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| Thursday July 26, 2012 |
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| 10h00 |
HIV and AIDS in Canada: A National Survey 2011 |
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Catherine (Cathy) Worthington, CIHR Social Research Centre in HIV Prevention & The University of Victoria, Victoria |
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| 11h30 |
From Theory to Action: Harm Reduction Research and Innovative Knowledge Translation |
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Karen de Prinse & Sarah Switzer, Casey House Hospice, Toronto |
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| 13h00 |
Treatment Access in Canada |
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Akim Adé Larcher, Alex McCelland & Doris Peltier - Canadian Treatment Action Council |
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| 14h30 |
Behavioral and Biological Surveillance of Key Populations in Canada: Monitoring Trends in the Prevalence of HIV, Other STIs/Blood-borne Infections and Associated Risk Factors |
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Susanna Ogunnaike-Cooke, CCDIC, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa |
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| 16h00 |
Youth, Peer Education and the Arts: A Video Screening |
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Sarah Switzer, Central Toronto Community Health Center, Toronto |
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Contact:
Tricia Diduch
Communications Consultant
Canadian AIDS Society
1-800-499-1986 ext. 130
triciad@cdnaids.ca
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