Below, please find a list of events, hosted by CSIS. Click on an event title to view more information. Video or audio files of on-site conferences or events are usually posted within two days.
CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force Final Conference
CSIS Conference on HIV/AIDS Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:00 am-1:00 pm Russell Senate Office Building, Rm. 385 9:00 amWelcome: John J. Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS Introduction: J. Stephen Morrison, Executive Director, CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS 9:30 amSenator Sam Brownback, United States Senate (i) Reflections on the major U.S. accomplishments on HIV/AIDS and global health in this decade, what factors brought about this surprising set of achievements, and what lessons are to be drawn. Ambassador Mark Dybul U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator 10:30 am (ii) How to build upon these accomplishments to craft a long-term, integrated vision for U.S. leadership on global health. As part of that, how to strengthen U.S. health diplomacy and enlarge the pool of American champions of global health. Dr. Helene D. Gayle President and CEO, CARE USA 11:30 amSenator Sherrod Brown, United States Senate Senator John F. Kerry, United States Senate (iii) What new technological changes – vaccines, therapies, diagnostics – are on the horizon that will change the future environment for progress. Dr. Anthony Fauci Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 12:30 pmSenator Russell D. Feingold, United States Senate Please RSVP to Suzanne Brundage by e-mail at SBrundage@csis.org or by phone at (202) 775-3213.
July 1
Kaiser/CSIS Briefing on the 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting
Joint CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Kampala Implementers' Meeting Briefing SummaryThe CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation jointly hosted a briefing on the morning of July 1, 2008 in Washington, DC to reflect upon the 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementer’s Meeting that took place last month in Kampala, Uganda.. The briefing featured Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and a panel discussion by Stephen Morrison, Executive Director of the CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force; Janet Fleischman, Chair of the CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force Committee on Gender; Alicia Carbaugh, Senior Policy Analyst, HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation; Dr. Caroline Ryan, Senior Advisor on HIV Prevention and Technical Team Leader, OGAC; and moderated by Jennifer Kates, Vice President and Director of HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation. The briefing included remarks from Ambassador Dybul, who outlined the history of the Implementers’ meeting from its origin as a United States government event to its current role as a multi-lateral forum co-sponsored by many different partners, including international organizations, governments, and civil society. Ambassador Dybul reflected upon several major themes including increased country ownership, the importance of human resources development, and the enthusiasm of the over 1,600 implementers, who participated from various sectors of government and civil society. Following Ambassador Dybul’s remarks, Dr. Caroline Ryan gave an overview of the major themes covered at this year’s presentations: 1) Knowing Your Epidemic2) Integration3) Human Capacity Development4) Prevention5) Treatment and Care6) Monitoring and Evaluation The challenges posed by prevention took a central role in the discussion, particularly the lack and difficulty of capturing data on prevention efforts as well as the difficulties of addressing epidemics in vulnerable populations like men who have sex with men (MSM) and injection drug users (IDUs). The panel also discussed the surprising lack of focus on gender, and the importance of more fully addressing gender and the integration of reproductive health and HIV services at next year’s implementers’ conference. The briefing underscored the significance of annually convening HIV/AIDS implementers to share information and best practices and provided an important forum to bring the key outcomes of the Implementers’ Meeting back to the Washington, DC policy community.Watch the Webcast of the Event:http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/kff/01jul08
March 24
Addressing Global Health Workforce Challenges
Addressing Global Health Workforce Development Challenges: A Closer Look at U.S. Programs Abroad Panel I: Perspectives of African Health Workers Isaac Zulu (presentation) Associate Chief, Clinical Research/Care & Treatment Global AIDS Program, CDC, Zambia Nasir Sani-Gwarzo (presentation) Medical Epidemiologist Global AIDS Program, CDC, Nigeria Donna Kabatesi (presentation) Director of ProgramsGlobal AIDS Program, CDC, Uganda Panel II: U.S. Perspectives on Global Health Work Force Development Roger M. Glass Director, Fogarty International CenterNational Institutes of Health Patricia M. Simone (presentation) Director, Division of Global Public Health Capacity Development, CDC Allen Moore Senior Fellow, Global Health Council and Senior Associate, CSIS Moderated by:Phillip Nieburg CSIS Senior Associate J. Stephen Morrison Executive Director, CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force and Africa Program
March 13
MDR-TB in the Russian Federation
This meeting featured a presentation by Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine and Medicine at Harvard Medical School and at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He has worked with Partners in Health in Tomsk, Russia, since 2001 and has been the director of Harvard's research on multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) there. He is also the Deputy Country Director for the Partners in Health program in Lesotho.
March 4
Combating the Twin Epidemics of HIV/AIDS and Drug Addiction
Combating the Twin Epidemics of HIV/AIDS and Drug Addiction: Opportunities for Progress and Gaps in ScalePresenting Authors:Dr. Robert Heimer,Ph.DYale University School of Public HealthTraci C. Green, M.Sc.Yale University School of Public HealthDiscussants:Dr. Eric Goosby, M.D.CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Pangaea Global AIDS FoundationDr. Caroline Ryan, M.D, M.P.H.Office of the U.S. Global AIDS CoordinatorModerated by:Phillip Nieburg, M.D., M.P.H.Senior Associate, CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDSandJ. Stephen Morrison, Ph.DExecutive Director, CSIS HIV/AIDS Task ForceThe CSIS report is authored by David A. Fiellin, associate professor of medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine; Traci C. Green, National Institute on Drug Abuse predoctoral fellow, Yale University School of Public Health; and Robert Heimer, professor, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale University School of Public Health.Data presented in the report were compiled between November 2006 and June 2007. Sources included papers in the peer-reviewed medical and social science literature, reports from national agencies and international organizations, and direct communication with contacts either in the country of interest or at the agencies and organizations responsible for managing or funding treatment programs and HIV relief efforts.This report focuses on 12 developing countries: 10 with injection-driven HIV epidemics(China, Georgia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Russia,Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Vietnam) and 2 with emerging epidemics among injection drug users (Kenya and Nigeria).
February 21
Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic
AUDIO (mp3, 01:18:33) Sizwe's Test: A Young Man’s Journey through Africa’s AIDS Epidemic by Jonny Steinberg Discussion Moderated by J. Stephen Morrison, Executive Director, CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force *Acclaimed South Africa journalist Jonny Steinberg journeys into the center of the AIDS crisis in his home country (where more than 1 in 8 people are HIV-positive) to find out why, even when they are within walking distance of treatment, people are staying home and dying. Like Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains—but with more focus on the patients—SIZWE’S TEST shows an absorbing perspective of the social and medical life surrounding AIDS. Steinberg tells the story of two South Africans: Sizwe, a young, successful man from a poor village who refuses to be tested for AIDS, and Dr. Hermann Reuter, a Western doctor on a mission to provide decent treatment for all. Through each man’s story, Steinberg reveals the perspectives of those who are infected, those who are trying to help, and those who refuse the help provided. In the heart of the story is a deeply dividing culture clash. From under-trained nurses and implacable bureaucracies to tales of HIV-bearing demons who have sex with villagers in the middle of the night, Steinberg reveals a powerful true story of superstition, stigma, and the cultural gap at the center of Africa’s AIDS crisis. -Published by Simon & Schuster
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