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US-Georgia Workshop
Infectious Disease Research Conference:
Building a Regional Research Agenda
June 15-16, 2011
Courtyard Marriott (Freedom Square)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Overview
The major goals of the conference are:
- To update participants on TB, HIV, Hepatitis epidemiology, prevention, and treatment, especially in the context of implementing programs in Georgia.
- To discuss infectious disease and other heath care research priorities in Georgia.
- To review research ethics, with specific reference to IRB training and capacity building in Georgia.
- To continue to broaden and enhance research training collaborations with in-country, international, and US institutions.
- To continue mentoring of Fogarty graduates who have returned to Georgia in the development of new proposals, publications and their academic careers.
 The audience includes researchers and physicians from Georgia working at institutions that collaborate with NIH Fogarty International Programs as well as former trainees. Additionally, key leaders from Georgian public health institutions and US supported research training programs will be invited to discuss opportunities to enhance collaborative multidisciplinary infectious disease research.
The conference will be jointly conducted by the International Training and Research Programs at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University at Albany, Emory University, and Johns Hopkins University, along with the Infectious Disease, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center in Tbilisi, the Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, the National Center for TB and Lung Diseases and the Georgian National TB Program and National Reference Laboratory.
Objectives
By the end of this conference, participants will be able to:
- Describe recent developments in HIV, TB and hepatitis and how new strategies in surveillance, prevention and treatment may be implemented in Georgia.
- Identify research priorities in infectious disease and other healthcare issues in Georgia.
- Identify potential avenues of collaboration for infectious disease research and surveillance training programs in Georgia.
The final product of the conference will be a list of strategies on how to leverage current in-country training programs with FIC training; generated list of proposals for external funding agencies and a list of potential publication submissions for current projects with targeted journals, in-country and US authors.
| Day 1 – Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |
Title |
Speakers/Facilitators |
Opening Remarks |
Greetings/Opening Remarks
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Update on Infectious Disease Program Implementation in Georgia |
Iagor Kalandadze, PhD
Georgian National Center for TB and Lung Diseases (TB + MDR/XDR)
Tengiz Tsertsvadze, MD, PhD
Infectious Diseases, AIDS & Clinical Immunology Research Center (HIV)
Moderator:
Carlos del Rio, MD
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Address by First Lady of Georgia |
Ms. Sandra E. Roelofs
First Lady of Georgia
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HCV Surveillance in Georgia |
Nata Avaliani, MD, MPH
Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Public Health
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New Developments in Infectious Disease:
Updates on HIV, HCV, and TB Treatment |
Carlos Del Rio, MD
Emory University
Henry Blumberg, MD / Russell Kempker, MD
Emory University
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Report of a Successful HIV Control in IDUs in Taiwan: A Model Approach |
Kenrad Nelson, MD
Johns Hopkins University
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WHO Strategy on Research for Health:
What Could Be Considered for Georgia? |
Amiran Gamkrelidze, MD, PhD
Country Programme Coordinator for STIs/HIV/AIDS
World Health Organization, Georgia
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Roundtable:
Selected Healthcare Research Priorities in Georgia |
Mikheil Dolidze, MD
Deputy Minister of Health
Nona Tadumadze, PhD
Georgian National Center for TB and Lung Diseases
Nikoloz Chkhartishvili, MD, MS
Infectious Diseases, AIDS & Clinical Immunology Research Center
George Kandelaki, MD
Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Public Health
Moderator:
Jack DeHovitz, MD, MPH
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| Day 2 – Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
Title |
Speakers/Facilitators |
Update:
US CDC / NCDC FELTP Research, Lab, and Training Activities
- Public Health Laboratory Network in Georgia
- FETLP Update
- MDR-TB Surveillance in Georgia
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Maia Butsashvili, MD, MS
Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Public Health
Edmond Maes, PhD
Thomas Rush, PhD
US CDC - FELTP
Tamar Togonidze, MD
FELTP Fellow
Moderator:
Dale Morse, MD, MS
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Ethical Frameworks and Human Subjects Research: From Principles to Policies |
Sean Philpott, PhD, MSBioethics
Union Graduate College
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US-Georgia IRB Relationships:
10 Years of Experience |
Louise-Anne McNutt, PhD
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
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Panel:
Developing Research Ethics Capacity in Georgia: Strengthening of Georgian IRBs |
Givi Javashvili, MD, PhD
National Bioethics Council of Georgia
Tbilisi State Medical University
Sean Philpott, PhD, MSBioethics
Union Graduate College
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Fogarty Trainee Research Project Update:
TB, HIV, and Hepatitis
- Sergo Vashikidze, MD
- Medea Gegia, MD, MSc
- Nestani Tukvadze, MD
- Giorgi Kuchukhidze, MD
- Nika Chkhartishvili, MD, MS
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Moderators:
Henry Blumberg, MD,
Carlos del Rio, MD and
Louise-Anne McNutt, PhD |
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