Vanderbilt Meharry Center for AIDS Research in Nashville, TN

The Meharry Program in Clinical and Research Ethics is pleased to present our 4^th annual Research Ethics Conference: October 11-12, 2006 Scarritt-Bennett Center Nashville, TN 37212.

Facing the Challenges Of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Research: Connecting Research with Real People

Conference Topics

• The Road Ahead: Challenges at the Intersection of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Research
• Research Participation-What’s my Motivation?
• The Impact of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Tennessee
• Sex, Drugs and Research: The “A” in KABB
• The Prison Pipeline-Stemming the Harms of HIV and SA in Prisons
• Media: Friend or Foe
• Divided Loyalties: Research Accountability to Whom?
• Methadone: Lessons Learned
• Tracking AIDS-related Stigma in TN: A 20-year Follow-up
• IRB and Ethical Issues: Audience Q & A
• Lost in Translation? Connecting Research with Real People

Why Should YOU Attend

• Address major issues hindering the prevention and treatment of HIV?AIDS and substance abuse
• Exchange ideas with other professionals
• Foster collaborations among prevention workers, health care providers and clinical researchers