Alcohol & HIV in Latin America: Prevention and Treatment

说明(申请人提供)：在发展中国家和发达国家，酒精的使用已被证明对个人、家庭和社区的身体、心理和社会健康造成重大损害。拉丁美洲和加勒比地区因饮酒而造成的伤害负担很重。拟议的申请寻求支持，以组织在哥伦比亚卡利(2008年3月)举行的“拉丁美洲的酒精与艾滋病毒：预防和治疗”国际会议。这次会议的重点是2007年举行的国际酗酒和艾滋病毒/艾滋病会议的成果，该会议帮助确定了拉丁美洲最令人关切的与酒精和艾滋病毒/艾滋病有关的问题。在会议专题讨论会之后，将举办一次特别研究讲习班，以促进合作活动，并促进在有艾滋病毒风险或感染艾滋病毒的酒精问题患者中制定预防和治疗战略的研究方案。这次会议将作为关于艾滋病的全面会议的一部分举行，该会议自1995年以来一直在卡利举行，由致力于支持艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防和治疗方案和项目的公司赞助。包括社会工作者、心理学家、医生、牙医、护士、行为研究人员和医学生在内的600多名卫生保健专业人员每年都会参加这次会议。与酒精和艾滋病毒有关问题的国内和国际专家将应邀出席重要的主题会议，重点是酒精/艾滋病：双胞胎流行病和危险行为与医疗后果。拉丁美洲酗酒与艾滋病毒问题国际会议和研究讲习班的主要目标是：1)提供与酗酒和艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防和治疗有关的信息；2)提高研究能力，促进发达国家和发展中国家科学家之间的合作，开展研究研究，以进一步制定预防、促进健康和治疗战略，在艾滋病毒/艾滋病的背景下解决酗酒造成的医疗后果。我们希望这次会议成为激发研究能力、加强预防和治疗努力的年度论坛。与公共卫生的相关性：拉丁美洲的酒精与艾滋病毒国际会议将提高有酒精问题的人对预防和治疗问题的认识，这些人有艾滋病毒的风险或感染。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In both developing and developed countries, alcohol use has been shown to cause significant harm to the physical, psychological and social health of individuals, families and communities. Latin America and the Caribbean have a high burden of harm attributable to alcohol use. The proposed application seeks support to organize an international conference Alcohol & HIV in Latin America: Prevention and Treatment to be held in Cali, Colombia (March, 2008). The focus of this conference has been developed as an outgrowth of the international Alcohol and HIV/AIDS meeting held in 2007 which helped to identify alcohol and HIV/AIDS-related issues of most concern in Latin America. Following the Conference symposium, a special Research Workshop will be conducted to promote collaborative activities and facilitate the development of research protocols for prevention and treatment strategies among individuals with alcohol problems, who are at risk for, or infected, with HIV. The Conference will be conducted as a part of the Comprehensive Meeting on AIDS, which has been taking place in Cali since 1995, under the sponsorship of the Corporacion de Lucha Contra el SIDA, an organization dedicated to the support of programs and projects for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Over 600 health care professionals including social workers, psychologists, medical doctors, dentists, nurses, behavioral researchers, and medical students, have attended this conference each year. Both national and international experts in alcohol and HIV related issues will be invited to present keynote sessions of major interest with an emphasis on Alcohol/AIDS: Twin Epidemics and Risk Behavior and Medical Consequences . The main objectives of the international conference and research workshop Alcohol & HIV in Latin America are to: 1) provide information related to alcohol use and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment; and 2) enhance research capacity and promote collaboration between scientists in developed and developing countries for implementing research studies to further prevention, health promotion and treatment strategies to address medical consequences of alcohol abuse in the context of HIV/AIDS. It is our hope that this conference will become an annual forum to stimulate research capacity and strengthen prevention and therapeutic efforts. Relevance to Public Health: The Alcohol & HIV in Latin America international conference will increase awareness of prevention and treatment issues among persons with alcohol problems who are at risk for, or are infected with HIV.