Mind, body, HAART: Integrating mental health into HIV care Cape Town
16 August 2011
GSH-HIV Mental Health Group in conjunction with the ANOVA Health Institute will be presenting the “Mind, body, HAART” symposium, on August 11th & 12th, 2011 at the Upper Eastside Hotel in Cape Town. The purpose of the symposium is to explore the mental health needs of people living with HIV/AIDS, with a view to encouraging integrated care and reducing the impact of mental disorders on people living with HIV.
Recent developments in HIV mental health treatment and care will be discussed and practical skills training on the assessment of common mental disorders and psychotropic prescribing will be offered. The symposium is aimed at clinical doctors andnurses, service providers, health service managers, and researchers workingwith people living with HIV/AIDS.
The conference has been made available through funding from USAID/PEPFAR.
BURSARIES will be awarded based on motivations submitted to the conference organizer. Preference will be given to clinical doctors and nurses working in primary HIV care.
A limited number of MEDIA BURSARIES are also available.
CPD accreditation is offered.
The conference will consist of:
- Presentations given by leading researchers and clinicians specialising in mental health in HIV
- Skills building workshops on psychotropic prescribing in HIV, assesment of common mental disorders in HIV, and basic counseling skills for health care professionals
- Presentation and discussion of HIV Pshchiatry Referral Service case studies
- Review of mental health programmmes and services currently available
- Panel discussion on, 'The role of mental health in HIV/AIDS care: Where are we now and where are we heading?
Presentations for download:
Day 1:
Dr. John Joska (GSH-HIV Mental Health Group), No health without mental health: The need to integrate mental health into HIV care
Dr Coceka Mnyani (Anova Health Institute), HIV risk factors and prevalence among older women
Prof. Leickness Simbayi (Human Sciences Research Council), Reducing internalized stigma in generalised epidemics
Prof Rita Thom (University of the Witwatersrand), Depression in people living with HIV/AIDS
Prof, Soraya Seedat (University of Stellenbosch), Addressing trauma and Posttraumatic stress disorder in HIV
Prof. Ashraf Kagee (University of Stellenbosch), Structural barriers to ART adherence: Access to mental health services
Dr Kevin Rebe and Mr Glenn de Swardt (Anova Health Institute- Health4Men), CB + TT = S/M 4 MSM, Queer Talk: Counselling at Health4Men
Ms Ayesha McAdams Mahmoud (Emory University), Attitudes towards couples based HIV counselling and testing amoung Cape Town MSM
Day 2:
Dr Hetta Gouse (GSH-HIV Mental Health Group), Cognition in HIV
Dr Jackie Hoare (GSH-HIV Mental Health Group) and Dr Kristy Donald (Red Cross Children's Hospital), HIV and neurocognitive impairment in a paediatric population
Prof Charles Parry (South African Medical Research Council), Alcohol use and its effect on HIV and AIDS in Africa: Designing effective responses for policy/practice
Dr Lena Anderson (GSH-HIV Mental Health Group), Adapting a cognitive behavioral therapy protocol for the treatment of depression in people living witth HIV in South Africa
Prof. Crick Lund (Centre for Public Mental Health), Scaling up mental health aspects of HIV/AIDS care: Policy, service and research challenges
For more details, contact Heather Humphreys Tel no: (011) 715 5805 or send an email to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)