STD & HIV Conference 2006

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Conference Speaker Materials - PowerPoint presentations and handout materials provided by the speakers listed by topic and names of sessions.

Keynote Speakers:

• The Elephant in the Living Room

        Robert Fullilove, EdD, Professor and Associate Dean Columbia University, NYC

Science-Based Presentations:

• Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening Programs in Michigan: Where do We Stand?

                National Infertility Prevention Program

                Janine Hines, Public Health Advisor, CDC, Atlanta

                Lab Tests

                James T. Rudrick, PhD, Microbiology Section Manager MDCH, Lansing

                Region V Infertility Prevention Program

                Rachel R. Smith, Program Manager, Health Care Ed and Training Inc. Indianapolis

• HIV Treatment Update

        Peter Gulick, DO Michigan State University College of Medicine, East Lansing

• Update for LPH: Accreditation and the MI Disease Surveillance System

                   Michigan Disease Surveillance

                Katie Macomber, STD Epidemiologist, MDCH, Lansing & Laura Duncan, MDCH, Detroit

• HIV Vaccines 101

            Michael Odom, Project and Event Manager, MAPP, Ferndale

Target Audiences:

• Don't Dismiss Abstinence: Incorporating and Supporting Abstinence Messages

        Ellen A. Ives, MPH, Senior Project Coordinator, Michigan Abstinence Partnership, Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos

• Youth and Culture

        What's the Dilly Yo? Youth Culture, Cultural Competence

        Monica Rodriguez, Vice President for Education and Training, SIECUS

• The Paradox of Living with HIV 

  Paula and Felix Sirls, Community Advocates

• Multicultural Issues in HIV/AIDS/STD - Part C: Arab-American Community

        Adnan Hammad, PhD, Director, Community Health and Research Center, Arab Community Center for Economic Social Services, (ACCESS) Dearborn & Chris Ayoub HIV/AIDS & STDs Prevention Program Coordinator ACCESS

• Keeping the Message Alive with MSM and Syphilis

        Antoine Thompson, Public Health Advisor CDC, New Orleans & David Johnson, Senior Public Health Advisor CDC, Atlanta

• Is the Internet a Facilitator of Risk Behavior?

            Strategic-level Approach to MSM Syphilis Prevention in Detroit

            Patrick Harris, Operations Manager, Detroit STD Surveillance and Intervention Program, Detroit Health Department