Programme Agenda - IAS 2009

Professional Development Programme
LEARNING BY DOING - USING OPERATIONS RESEARCH TO
STRENGTHEN HIV PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT SCALE-
UP IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS
8 am – 6 pm, 17th and 18th July 2009
Tulip Hotel,
Cape Town, South Africa
Faculty
Guest Speakers:
Dr George Schmid, WHO HIV Department
Dr Tony Harries, The Lung Union
Dr Rony Zachariah, MSF
Dr Debrework Zewdie, Global HIV/AIDS Program of the World Bank
Dr Romilla Maharaj, National Research Foundation, South Africa
Dr Bruno Spire, Researcher INSERM & President, AIDES, France
Friday 17 July
8:00 - 8:30 Welcome and Opening remarks
8:30 - 9:00 Setting the context – overview of Operations Research and HIV
9:00 - 9:30 What is Operations Research and Implementation Research? What isn't?
9:30 - 10:00 Why don't we do Operations Research?
9:30 - 10:15 How to approach Operations Research
10:15 - 10:45 Interactive coffee break
10:45 - 12:00 How to do Operations Research
12:00 - 12:45 Barriers and solutions to Operations Research
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:30 Example of programmatic Operations Research
14:30 - 15:30 Participant presentations
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30 10 most common problems in Operations Research protocols
16:30 - 17:00 When do I need ethics board approval and how do I go about getting it?
17:00 - 17:25 Translating Operations Research into policy and practice
17:25 - 17:45 Union/MSF model for sustainable Operations Research
17:45 - 18:00 Community involvement in Operations Research
18:30 - 20:00 Group Dinner
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Saturday 18 July
8:00 Meet in Cape Waters Hotel lobby for bus pick-up
9:00 - 12:00 Field trip to Khayelitsa MSF HIV programme
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:30 Reflections from field trip
14:30 - 16:30 Research Project Management
16:30 - 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 - 18:00 Refining your draft research proposals and advice on scientific writing
18:00 Closing remarks by Ben Plumley, Tibotec Global Access Program
Sunday 19 July Satellite Meeting: Operations Research – What, why, and how
17:00 - 19:00 Session Room 4, Cape Town Convention Centre
20 – 22 July Conference Mentoring @ Lunch
12:30 - 13:30 Meet at Blue Room, IAS Secretariat, Cape Town Convention Centre
(lunch provided)
Enjoy the workshop and the IAS Conference!
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This Programme is supported by an educational grant from Tibotec Global Access Program