This meeting focused on improving the practice of HIV care by fostering discussions that emphasize the integration of supportive, symptomatic care and respect for the dignity of dying individuals. Participants included physicians, health care workers, counselors, researchers, people living with HIV, and community leaders.

PROGRAM

8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:15 a.m. Welcome and Overview

David Satcher, MD, PhD, Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USA

8:30 a.m. Panel I: Overview of the Science and Practice of Supportive Care

Definition of Supportive Care Carla Alexander, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore, MD

Clinical Issues Kathleen Defilippi, DNE, Executive Director, South Coast Hospice, Port Shepstone, South Africa

Clinical Issues Tony Moll, MBChB, Home-Based Care Facilitator, Church of Scotland Hospital, KwaZula-Natal, South Africa

Quality of Life Issues Vera Paiva, PhD, Professor, Department of Social Psychology, University of São Paulo and Coordinator, Nucleus for AIDS Prevention Studies, São Paulo, Brazil

Support and Training for the Caregiver Thanaruk Suwanprapisa, MPH, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Niwat Suwanphatthana, MA, Resource Center Coordinator, AIDS Network Development Foundation (AIDSNet), Chiang Mai, Thailand

9:30 a.m. Discussion
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Panel II: Enhancing Community Capacity for Supportive Care

Case Study: Salvation Army Ian Campbell, MBBS, MRCP, DRCOG, International Program Consultant, Salvation Army, London, England

Case Study: Enhancing Care Initiative Souleymane Mboup, PharmD, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Hôpital le Dantec, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

Involving People with HIV in the Planning and Delivering Of HIV Services Terje Anderson, MSW, Executive Director, National Association of People with AIDS, Washington, DC, USA

12:00 p.m. Discussion
1:00 p.m. Concluding Thoughts and Lessons Learned
1:15 p.m. Lunch

JOINTLY SPONSORED BY:

The Enhancing Care Initiative of HAI, a multidisciplinary, multinational program, aims to enhance the care of people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-scarce countries.	The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) provides leadership in HIV/AIDS care and training. Through the programs of the Ryan White CARE Act, HAB supports services to underserved individuals and communities disproportionately affected by HIV or AIDS in the United States.
In Partnership with:
The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) is the premier organization in the U.S. dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenge of HIV/AIDS.