International Conference on HIV/AIDS and
Substance Abuse
3rd December,
2002
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Speaker:
Dr.Burton P Golub
(South Denver Infectious Disease Specialists, USA) 13.40 -
14.05 |
Biodata:
Dr. Burton Golub has been a private practitioner
of treatment of infectious diseases and internal medicine
in suburban Denver Colorado for 30 years. He is also
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of
Colorado Medical Center, Denver, USA.
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Topic of Presentation:
AIDS treatment in private
practice, Denver, Colorado,USA.
Abstract:
The spectre of HIV/AIDS has changed dramatically
over the past few years since the introduction of HAART.
This paper presented an informal recollection of
treatment for HIV over the past 20 years.
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Speaker:
Dr.Rumeli Das
(CINI - Child In Need Institute,
India) 14.05 - 14.30 |
Biodata:
Dr.Rumeli Das is the Chief - Women Health
Division(CINI). She is an MBBS (University of Calcutta),
holds a Diploma in Mother and Child Health, All India
Institute of Hygiene & Public Health and has been trained
in Reproductive Health Research at London School of
Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
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Topic of Presentation:
Determining The Positive
Correlation Between Increase in Consistent Condom Users
and Decreased Rate of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
amongst Commercial Sex Workers
Abstract:
The objective of the study was to find out how
the decrease in the per centage of STD cases was directly
proportional to the increase in the
percentage of consistent condom users among the Commercial
Sex Workers in 2 red light pockets. The paper analysed the
conclusions.
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Speaker:
Dr. Anagha Kulkarni
(AIDS Ayurvedic Care & Counseling Center, India) 14.30 -
14.55 |
Biodata:
Dr. Anagha Kulkarni, is a Certified counselor of
sexual therapies, and is the Chairperson of AIDS Ayurvedic
Care & Counseling Center, in India.
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Topic of Presentation:-
Nutritional healthy diet is a
major co-therapy in PLWHA to improve health.
Abstract:
This presentation presentation showed how Good nutrition
is a co-therapy that can help to maximize your medical
management of HIV disease. Currently there is no cure for
HIV diseases or AIDS, but you can affect the disease
process, and improve the quality of life, by maintaining a
positive attitude and a healthy lifestyle.
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Questions and Answers: 14.55 - 15.25
Tea Break: 15.25 - 15.40
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Valedictory session from 15.40 onwards
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Provisional Speaker who
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Speaker:
Dr Tahereh Seghatoleslam
(Shaheed Beheshti
University, Iran)
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Biodata:
Dr Tahereh Seghatoleslam is a Clinical
psychologist (PhD) teaching at Medical Shaheed Beheshti
University in Iran. Her field of study is neuropsychology
and psychotherapy.
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Topic of Presentation:
Cognitive-behaviour Therapy and
Substance Abuse Among Iranian Patients(2000-2001)
Abstract:
To evaluate cognitive-behavior therapy and
substance abuse among Iranian patients, 28 male and female
(23-30 years, normal IQ) who had received anti-addiction
medication without adequate control, were randomly
selected and divided into two groups. The two groups
received the following treatment for 6 weeks:
1-Cognitive-behavior therapy(CBT). 2-Change in cognitive
symptoms. 3-Ability to control cognitive depressive
symptoms in two groups (comparison). This paper analysed
the results.
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