3270.0 The Public Health Implications of Global Violence on Women and Youth

Monday, October 29, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Global violence is on the rise and it's effects on women and youth will be seen by global public health workers worldwide. Strategies fro intervention are clearly needed and global public health workers need to be familiar with these to be effective in these environments.
Session Objectives: This session will describe the impact of gender based violence on the health of women and youth and present strategies for intervention.
Organizer:
Mardge H. Cohen, MD
Moderator:
Mardge H. Cohen, MD

12:30pm
Public health implications of global violence on health in women and youth
Mardge H. Cohen, MD
     
12:45pm
Psychosocial Counselors: A community response to gender-based violence in Ethiopia
Mary Fabri, PsyD and Tegest Enyew Tesfaw, LLB
     
1:00pm
ART Adherence Among Youth In Rwanda: The Importance of Depression and Trauma
Emily Siedlik, Mardge H. Cohen, MD, Mary Fabri, PsyD, Henriette Mukanyonga and Chantal Dusabe, RN
     
1:15pm
Traditional gender roles and disempowering coping strategies among women with HIV predict low treatment adherence and poor health outcomes
Sannisha Dale, MA, EdM, Gwendolyn Kelso, MA, Ruth Cruise, MA, Kathleen Weber, RN, Mardge H. Cohen, MD and Leslie Brody, Phd
1:30pm
Prevalence and predictors of PTSD in a large cohort of women with and at risk for HIV
Kathleen Weber, RN, Jane Burke-Miller, PhD, Pauline Maki, PhD, Rebecca Schwartz, PhD, Kathryn Anastos, MD, Joel Milam, PhD, Mary Young, MD, Susan Meffert, MD, MPH, Amber D'Souza, PhD and Mardge H. Cohen, MD
     

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Organized by: Socialist Caucus
Endorsed by: Maternal and Child Health, Peace Caucus, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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