2013 Forum

Welcome and Official Opening to the Forum and CWGHR’s 15th Anniversary Celebration

Greg Robinson, Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation

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Setting the Context: Why Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland? Goal of Forum and Overview of CUHRRC

Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
Kelly O’Brien, University of Toronto
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Overview of CWGHR and the Key Research Priorities in HIV and Rehabilitation

Elisse Zack, Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation
Kelly O’Brien, University of Toronto
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Plenary Session - HIV and Aging: State of the Evidence in Canada, UK, and Ireland - Advancing the Field of HIV, Aging and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation

Keynote Speakers:

Colm Bergin, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
HIV Service Delivery and Research in Ireland
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Simon Rackstraw, Mildmay Mission Hospital, London, England, & Will Chegwidden, Barts and London NHS Trust, London, England
HIV and Rehabilitation Research and Service Delivery in the UK
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Sean Rourke, OHTN
Neurocognitive Screening and Behavioural Interventions for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)
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Research Evidence Panel Session 1 – Disability and Episodic Disability

Stephanie Nixon, University of Toronto
Establishing a Profile of Disability and Rehabilitation Services Use Among People Living with HIV in Canada: Lessons Learned from Piloting the HIV, Health and Rehabilitation Survey (HHRS)
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Will Chegwidden, Barts and London NHS Trust, London, England
Disability in an Inner City HIV Rehab Clinic
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Kelly O’Brien (University of Toronto)
Relationships Between Dimensions of Disability Experienced by Adults Living with HIV: A Structural Equation Model Analysis using data from the OCS Study

Research Evidence Panel Session 2 – Concurrent Health Conditions Aging with HIV

Speakers:

Patty Solomon (McMaster University)
Evidence-Informed Recommendations in Rehabilitation for Older Adults Aging with HIV: A Knowledge Synthesis
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Larry Baxter (CWGHR)
Evidence-Informed Recommendations in Rehabilitation for Older Adults Aging with HIV: A Knowledge Synthesis
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Glenn Betteridge (CWGHR)
Evidence-Informed Recommendations in Rehabilitation for Older Adults Aging with HIV: A Knowledge Synthesis
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Research Evidence Panel Session 3 – HIV and the Brain

Speakers:

Elizabeth Stevens (Heartland Hospital, Birmingham, England)
Functional Impact of HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) and Strategies for Rehabilitation in the UK
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Brenda Merritt (Dalhousie University)
Using a Measure of Everyday Performance to Assess the Presence and Severity of HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorders
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Le-Ann Dolan (CWGHR)
Positive Outlook A Needs Assessment of Front-line Care Providers Working With People Living With HIV and Depression
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Knowledge Transfer Exchange (KTE) Round Table Break Out Sessions

Wrap-up of Day 1 and Evaluation

Welcome, Review of Day 1 and Overview of Day 2 Agenda

Day 2 Plenary Session – Implementing HIV and Rehabilitation Research into Practice

Speakers:

Stephen Karpiak (AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA), New York, USA)
Primary Issues Underlying Health Outcomes in Older Adults with HIV Rehabilitation in the US
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Siobhan O’Dea (St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)
The Impact of Clinical Research in an Irish HIV Cohort
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Darren Brown (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, England)
Implementing Research into Practice: HIV Rehabilitation Services
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Gordon Arbess (St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada)
Looking Beyond The Numbers: Providing Holistic Care in an Interdisciplinary Clinical Setting
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Research Evidence Panel Session 4 – Labour Force and Income Support

Speakers:

Sergio Rueda (OHTN)
Is Any Job Better Than No Job? Employment Status, Job Quality and Health in People Living With HIV: The Employment Change and Health Outcomes (ECHO) Study
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Sergio Rueda (OHTN)
Getting To Work: Creating Evidence-Informed Learning Tools to Enhance Labour Force Participation Options for People Living with HIV in Canada
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Tammy Yates (CWGHR)
Different but Equal – Enhancing Labour Force Participation for People Living With Episodic Disabilities
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Lunch and CWGHR Annual General Meeting (AGM) - 15 Years of HIV and Rehabilitation: Where Have we Been and Where are we Going Internationally?

Research Evidence Panel Session 5 – Access to and Effect of Rehabilitation

Speakers:

Elisse Zack (CWGHR)
Increasing Equitable Access to Rehabilitation

Rebecca Mullin (St Thomas’ Hospital, London, England)
Exercise & Adherence for People Living with HIV Preliminary Findings
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Soo Chan Carusone (Casey House, Toronto, Canada)
Living with HIV: Designing and Evaluating the New Casey House Day Health Program
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Tara Carnochan (Nine Circles Community Health Centre, Winnipeg, Canada)
An Innovative Rehabilitation Delivery Model – Accessing Rehabilitation for People Lliving with HIV/AIDS
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Nancy Salbach (University of Toronto)
Evaluation of a Knowledge Translation Strategy for Promoting Uptake of a Web-based Guide to HIV Rehabilitation
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Jacqueline Gahagan (Dalhousie University)
What’s Policy Got To Do With It?: An Exploration of HIV Rehabilitation Policies in Canada & the UK
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Research Evidence Panel Session 6 – HIV Measurement Tools

Speakers:

Richard Harding (King’s College London, London, England)
Patient-reported Outcome Measurement in HIV Care: What Matters Now?
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Kelly O’Brien (University of Toronto)
Assessing the Measurement Properties of the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ): Preliminary Perspectives from Canada and Ireland
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Bringing it all Together – Review of All Six Research Priorities and KTE Large Group Discussion

Forum Dissemination Strategy, Future of CUHRRC

Wrap-Up and Forum Evaluation, Adjournment

Award of Excellence and 15th Anniversary Recognition

Presentation of the 2013 CWGHR Award of Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation. 2 special Awards were presented in recognition of CWGHR’s 15th Anniversary year:

• Dr. Patty Solomon
• COCQ-SIDA