Emcees: Lisa Fager Bediako, Caroline Reed, Javed Khan, Patricia Houston
| 8:00 | Registration, Exhibits and Refreshments |
| 8:45 – 9:30 | Musical Invocation Afro Blue, Howard UniversityWelcome Poem, “HIV and Me” Recited by Wanda Collier Written by Goulda A. Downer, PhD, RD, LN, CNS, Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, AETC Capitol Region Telehealth Center, Howard University Greetings |
| 9:30 -11:25 | PLENARY SESSION I: HUMAN RIGHTS AND HEALTH Location: Howard University College of Medicine Red Room (3019) Moderators: Monica Palacio, J.D., Director, Office of Human Rights, District of ColumbiaSpeakers Ben Mason Meier, JD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy, Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina Title: The Evolution of Human Rights in the Global HIV/AIDS Response Salaam Semaan, MPH, DrPH, Deputy Associate Director for Science, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Title: Addressing the Stubborn and Deadly Stigma of Addiction and Infectious Diseases Paulina Muchina, Ph.D., Founder, Future African Leaders Project / African Women and Youth Initiative, US Representative Title: Social Taboos that Exacerbate Stigma and HIV Dazon Dixon Diallo, MPH, Founder/President, SisterLove, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Title: All About Justice: Locating the HIV/AIDS Struggle in the Reproductive Justice Framework Questions and Answers |
| 11:25-11:45 | Keynote Address Douglas Brooks, MSW Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, The White House |
| 11:45-12:45 | LUNCH
Promising Futures Youth performance, Posters and Exhibit Tables, |
| 12:45–1:25 | Personal Perspectives
Maria Mejia, International Social Media Activist, Author, Co-chair of the Women and Minorities Outreach for the Dab the AIDS bear project, and Ambassador for The Stigma Project Jamie Gentille, MPH, Author, “Surviving HIV: Growing Up a Secret and Being Positive” Mary Bowman, Poet, Singer, Author |
| 1:30–3:00 | PLENARY SESSION II: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS STIGMA Location: Howard University College of Medicine Red Room (3019) Moderators: Lisa Fager Bediako, M.B.A., Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. and Joseph L. Wright, M.D., MPH, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Howard University Speakers Carla Zelaya Ph.D., Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins University Noerine Kaleeba, Ph.D., Programme development adviser for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Founder and Patron of The AIDS Support Organization TASO Questions and Answers |
| 3:05–3:20 |
BREAK |
| 3:20–4:50 | CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONSTRACK 1: Ethics of HIV Disclosure: To Tell or Not to Tell? Location: 1008 (First Floor Auditorium off Lobby) Moderator: Lisa Bediako, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. Panelists: Catherine Hanssens, Executive Director, The Center for HIV Law & Policy Jeffrey Birnbaum, M.D., MPH. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Executive Director, HEAT Program, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York Maria Mejia, International Social Media Activist TRACK 2: Let’s Talk About Sex! Location: Red Room (3019) Moderator/Coordinator: Rodney McCoy, Jr, Health Educator, Nova Salud Panelists: P. Justin Goforth, RN, BSN, Director, Community Relations, Whitman Walker Health Patricia Nalls, Executive Director, The Women’s Collective Justin B. Terry-Smith, HIV Activist, Justin’s HIV Journal Debbie McMillian, HIPS, Enhanced Harm Reduction Services Manager Gee Session-Smalls, Co-Founder, JuanandGee.com TRACK 3: Using the Peer Community Health Worker Model to Overcome Stigma TRACK 4: “HIV Stigma in the Faith Community: How can we change?” |
| 4:50 | Call to Action and Closing Remarks Sohail Rana, MD |
