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Twenty Seventh Issue : February-March, 2008
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Twenty Seventh Issue : February-March, 2008
Recent Initiatives
HIV/AIDS Clinical Care Programme for the Healthcare Professionals
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Indian Business Trust for HIV/AIDS (IBT), has been conducting capacity building clinical care training programme for medical professionals since 2003. The training programmes are conducted each year in partnership with the Australia India Council (AIC), and India Australia council.
The objectives of the programme are:
Ms Alison Duncan presenting Global Epidemiology at training session for Nurses and Lab Technicians in Patna.
The trainers from Australia included: Prof Anne Mijch, Infectious Diseases Physician, HIV Specialist; Associate Burnett Institute Medical Research, Monash University; Prof Debbie Marriott, Senior Specialist in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious diseases at St. Vincent Hospital; Prof Suzanne Crowe, Head of AIDS Pathogenesis Research Unit and Head of HIV Clinical Research Laboratory Melbourne; Prof John Mills, Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Epidimeology and community medicine at Monash University and Dr Jonathon David Darby; Infectious Diseases Physician from Melbourne.
The Nurses and paramedics trainings were conducted by Ms Christine Bowtell Harris, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Alfred Hospital; Vicky Greengrass, HIV Lab Manager at Burnett Institute, Melbourne and Ms Alison Duncan, Clinical Pharmacist at Alfred Hospital.
Both the set of training also had Indian Trainers, who covered the HIV/AIDS scenario in India.
Dr Anne Mijch speaking at the training session for doctors in Vishakhapatnam
The programme focussed on Global Epidemiology, Universal Precautions, Post Exposure Prophylaxis, Pregnancy Paediatrics and HIV, ARV and Drug Toxity and similar issues.
To dispel the myths around interaction with HIV+ people and to enable stigma reduction amongst healthcare professionals, the programme also included sharing of life experience by representative from network of positive people.
The response has been overwhelming with the participants appreciating the programme and expressing the need for having more of such training programmes throughout the year.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Indian Business Trust for HIV/AIDS (IBT), has been conducting capacity building clinical care training programme for medical professionals since 2003. The training programmes are conducted each year in partnership with the Australia India Council (AIC), and India Australia council.
The objectives of the programme are:
- To bring together the medical professionals on a common platform to learn from each other's experiences in dealing with the issue of HIV/AIDS.
- To provide an interactive and educative environment to discuss various issues related to the treatment of HIV/AIDS patients
The trainers from Australia included: Prof Anne Mijch, Infectious Diseases Physician, HIV Specialist; Associate Burnett Institute Medical Research, Monash University; Prof Debbie Marriott, Senior Specialist in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious diseases at St. Vincent Hospital; Prof Suzanne Crowe, Head of AIDS Pathogenesis Research Unit and Head of HIV Clinical Research Laboratory Melbourne; Prof John Mills, Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Epidimeology and community medicine at Monash University and Dr Jonathon David Darby; Infectious Diseases Physician from Melbourne.
The Nurses and paramedics trainings were conducted by Ms Christine Bowtell Harris, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Alfred Hospital; Vicky Greengrass, HIV Lab Manager at Burnett Institute, Melbourne and Ms Alison Duncan, Clinical Pharmacist at Alfred Hospital.
Both the set of training also had Indian Trainers, who covered the HIV/AIDS scenario in India.
Dr Anne Mijch speaking at the training session for doctors in Vishakhapatnam
The programme focussed on Global Epidemiology, Universal Precautions, Post Exposure Prophylaxis, Pregnancy Paediatrics and HIV, ARV and Drug Toxity and similar issues.
To dispel the myths around interaction with HIV+ people and to enable stigma reduction amongst healthcare professionals, the programme also included sharing of life experience by representative from network of positive people.
The response has been overwhelming with the participants appreciating the programme and expressing the need for having more of such training programmes throughout the year.
From the Regions:
Impacting Minds, Enabling Behavior Change
Due to the stigma associated with the HIV/AIDS epidemic, it is not very easy to disseminate information. However sharing information is critical to combat the epidemic.
The strategy to target each segment of population varies. Even in targeting the workforce in companies, the methodology differs - whether it is the managers, the top CEOs or the shop floor workers.
However, there is no denying that 'Infotainment' appeals to all. Information when given with a sense of humour, a 'pun' embedded in dialogues of plays, some music, masked faces and dances, definitely catches attention. What is crucial here is that when information is given amidst all this, it tends to retain in the mind. It also generates curiosity to know more about it, and hence clearing oneself on myths and misconceptions, ways to prevent and to access care and treatment and many other related such issues.
CII Northern Region:
HIV-AIDS Infotainment sesssion in progress at Kanpur
CII Northern Region continues to use Infotainment continues to be a key strategy to sensitize the shop floor workers.
CII UP State Council, organised a sensitization session for about 100 workers of M/S Tasty Dairy Specialties Limited at Kanpur. The resource organisation, which was partnering with CII, was 'Josh Infotainment Group. The organization comprises of young, dynamic artists performing plays for a social cause. They perfomed a play on "SABSE BADA SAWAL" focusing on the vulnerability to the epidemic, myths and misconceptions related to HIV/AIDS.
Josh Infotaiment Group Performing.
The state of Haryana in the northern region continues to have a high number of HIV+ cases. It is said to be highest in the region with about 42,015 HIV +ive people living in the state. (Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071130/punjab1.htm). CII Haryana State Council organised three sessions at Lifelong India Ltd, at IMT Manesar and Dharuheda factory and one at Napino Auto on the theme: 'Listen, learn and Live: Prevention is Cure'. 700+ workers were sensitised through these sessions, where pantomime was the main medium through which information was imparted.
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