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FINAL PROGRAM Sponsors Collaborators CITY OF VANCOUVER Partners Conference made possible in part through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, Canadian International Development Agency, and Western Economic Diversification Canada. Premier Gold Bronze www.harmreduction2006.ca Table of Contents 2 Session Index 6 Committees 8 Letters of Welcome 14 Rolleston Winners 15 Delegate Information 18 Maps 21 Social Events 22 Film Festival Guide 35 Satellite Meetings 39 Program Listing 91 Exhibit Guide 95 Networking Contacts 100 Notes 109 Presenter Index 113 Program at a Glance This book belongs to: Table of Contents • Harm Reduction 2006 • 1 Session Index Monday, May 1 PLENARY SEssION MO.01 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: REMEMBERING THE PAST AND REBUILDING THE PRESENT MAJOR SEssIONS MO.02 ADVANCING HARM REDUCTION THROUGH HUMAN RIGHTS MO.03 HALF THE WORLD ARE WOMEN: GENDER AND HARM REDUCTION MO.04 FILM FESTIVAL LOUNGE SEssIONS CONCURRENT SEssIONS MO.05 SEX WORK AND HARM REDUCTION MO.06 ETHICAL IssUES AND IDUS MO.07 INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS: RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEms AND ADDREssING THE IssUES MO.08 CROss CULTURAL – GLOBAL APPROACH MO.09 SAFE INJECTION SITES (SIS) MO.10 SCALING UP MO.11 LIVING ROOM SEssION — LIVING ROOM: I WISH I HAD ONE MO.12 FILM FESTIVAL LOUNGE SEssIONS MO.13 SAFE COCAINE UsE MO.14 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST DRUG UsERS MO.15 BREAKING THE CYCLE: MARGINALIZED WOMEN AND HARM REDUCTION MO.16 OH CANADA!: CONTRADICTIONS IN HARM REDUCTION MO.17 SYRINGE ACCEss MO.18 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE MO.19 LIVING ROOM SEssION — WOMEN’S IssUES: BETTER UNDERSTANDING = BEST PRACTICES MO.20 FILM FESTIVAL LOUNGE SEssIONS MO.21 KEYNOTE ADDREss PLENARY SEssION MO.22 UNIVERSAL ACCEss FOR HIV AND HEPATITIS C TREATMENT: Is IT HYPE OR HOPE? MO.23 BEST OF THE FEST FILM NIGHT MONDAY POSTERS A AND D PROGRAms ADVOCACY AREAS OF CONFLICT OR CRISIS COST-EFFECTIVENEss OF HR PROGRAms CRIMINAL JUSTICE CROss-CULTURE: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION, SCREENING & VACCINATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAms 2 • Harm Reduction 2006 • Session Index Session Index Tuesday, May 2 PLENARY SEssION TU.01 POLICING THE CITIES: THE ROLE OF POLICING IN HARM REDUCTION MAJOR SEssIONS TU.02 USERS WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT TU.03 PERSPECTIVES ON TREATMENT: IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT OPIATES TU.04 FILM FESTIVAL LOUNGE SEssIONS CONCURRENT SEssIONS TU.05 AVOIDING INCARCERATION TU.06 GOVERNMENTS AND HARM REDUCTION TU.07 EDUCATING YOUTH ABOUT HARM REDUCTION TU.08 HEROIN PRESCRIPTION TU.09 TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION TU.10 NETWORKING FOR SUCCEss TU.11 LIVING ROOM SEssION — HOT TOPICS FOR THE LIVING ROOM TU.12 FILM FESTIVAL SYMPOSIUM SEssIONS TU.13 REACHING THOSE BEHIND BARS TU.14 REGULATING DRUGS TU.15 AsIAN PERSPECTIVE TU.16 CHALLENGES OF OPIOID TREATMENT TU.17 INTOXICATING IDEAS: HR POTPOURRI TU.18 DRUG UsER ACTIVIsm IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL AsIA TU.19 LIVING ROOM SEssION — FAMILY TU.20 FILM FESTIVAL LOUNGE SEssIONS PLENARY SEssION TU.21 US, UN AND DRUG POLICY TU.22 FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL SCREENING SKILLS BUILDING SEssIONS TU.23 MODELS OF DRUG UsER GROUPS TU.24 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAms TU.25 CONCURRENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE UsE DISORDER IN YOUTH TUESDAY POSTERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAms EmERGING DRUG PATTERNS EPIDEMIOLOGY ETHICS GOVERNMENT AND HARM REDUCTION GRAss ROOTS AND COmmUNITY INITIATIVES Session Index • Harm Reduction 2006 • 3 Session Index Wednesday, May 3 PLENARY SEssION WE.01 DECRIMINALIZATION VS. LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS: STIRRING THE POT MAJOR SEssIONS WE.02 UsERS’ CHOICE WE.03 CARE AND TREATMENT OF HCV IN DRUG UsERS: HAVE WE MADE ANY PROGREss? WE.04 FILM FESTIVAL LOUNGE SEssIONS CONCURRENT SEssIONS WE.05 OVERDOSE: DEATH IS NOT AN OPTION WE.06 HCV EPIDEMIOLOGY WE.07 EmERGING PATTERNS IN DRUG UsE WE.08 ALCOHOL AND HARM REDUCTION WE.09 PREVENTING HARms OF THE NEEDLE WE.10 ADVOCACY WE.11 LIVING ROOM SEssION — VOICES FROM THE GLOBAL FRONTIER WE.12 FILM FESTIVAL SYMPOSIUM SEssIONS WE.13 YOUTH AT RISK WE.14 PEER SUPPORT PROGRAms WE.15 EPIDEMIOLOGY WE.16 DRUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH WE.17 NORTH AmERICAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA WE.18 NORTH AmERICAN UsER ACTIVIsm WE.19 LIVING ROOM SEssION — DISASTERS IN THE LIVING ROOM WE.20 FILM FESTIVAL LOUNGE SEssIONS PLENARY SEssION WE.21 ALCOHOL: A LEGAL EPIDEMIC WEDNESDAY POSTERS HIV TREATMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS MENTAL HEALTH OVERDOSE PEER SUPPORT PROGRAms SPIRITUALITY AND HARM REDUCTION TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE WOMEN FAMILY HEPATITIS C TREATMENT 4 • Harm Reduction 2006 • Session Index Session Index Thursday, May 4 MAJOR SEssIONS TH.01 NOT SO FAST: YOUTH ON SPEED TH.02 SPIRITUALITY AND HARM REDUCTION PLENARY SEssION TH.03 THERE Is NO MINIMUM AGE WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE: WORKING WITH YOUTH TO PREVENT DRUG RELATED HARM Session Index • Harm Reduction 2006 • 5 Committees EXECUTIVE PROGRAM DRUG UsER ADVISORY INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COmmITTEE COmmITTEE COmmITTEE Kevin Craib, Canada Raffi Balian Abu S. Abdul-Quader, USA Sue Currie, Canada Deb Breau David Bangsberg, USA Ernest Drucker, USA Sue Currie Susan Berkhout, Canada Robert Hogg, Canada Guilia DiGiorgio Dan Bigg, USA David Marsh, Canada Rosemary Fayant Ricky Bluthenthal, USA Bill Nelles, Canada Sook Lee Raj Boyjoonauth, UK Kimberly Page-Shafer, USA Ann Livingston Deb Breau, Canada Diane Riley, Canada Chris Livingstone Kimberly C. Brouwer, USA Kay Roberts, Scotland Brian Mackenzie Julie Bruneau, Canada Martin Schechter, Canada Warren Michelow Caroline Brunt, Canada Patricia Spittal, Canada Rob Morgan Chris Buchner, Canada Gerry Stimson, UK Jean Francois Morin Vicky Bungay, Canada Tim Stockwell, Canada Bill Nelles Scott Burris, USA Grzegorz Krol, Poland Caitlin Padgett Jane Buxton, Canada Darlene Palmer Sheena Campbell, Canada Kenn Quayle Holly Catania, USA Patricia Spittal Tim Christie, Canada Brent Taylor Allan Clear, USA Diane Tobin Ken Clement, Canada Robert Weppler Trevor Corneil, Canada Paddy Costall, UK Kevin Craib, Canada Nick Crofts, Australia Joanne Csete, Canada Sue Currie, Canada Matthew Curtis, USA Marcus Day, Carribean Stanley DeVlaming, Canada Jimmy Dorabjee, Australia Chuck Doucette, Canada Cameron Duff, Canada David Eby, Canada Pat Erickson, Canada Mike Farrell, UK Sarah Fielden, Canada Benedikt Fischer, Canada Sam Friedman, USA Jason Grebely, Canada Robert Haemmig, Switzerland Michael Hahn, USA Joumana Hermez, Lebanon Vivian Hope, UK Joy Johnson, Canada Caitlin Johnston, Canada 6 • Harm Reduction 2006 • Committees Committees Adeeba Kamarulzaman, PEER COORDINATORS Kuala Lumpur Nancy Laliberte Andrey Kastelic, Slovenia Caitlin Padgett Barb Keith, Canada Thomas Kerr, Canada ImmIGRATION AND Kaveh Khoshnood, USA CULTURAL SUPPORT Alex Kral, USA Tom Lampinen, Canada Rajwinder Deol Agustin Lapetina, Uruguay Monica Malta, Brazil RAPPORTEUR Jane McCall, Canada Steffanie Strathdee, USA Warren Michelow, Canada Peggy Milson, Canada RAPPORTEUR TEAM David Moore, Canada Rob Morgan, Canada Tasnim Azim, Bangladesh Jean Francois Morin, Canada Monica Malta, Brazil Zarina Mulla, Canada Cari Miller, Canada Bill Nelles, Canada Darlene Palmer, Canada Rick Olson, USA Robin Pollini, USA Danielle Ompad, USA Geoffrey Oyat, Uganda HEALTH AND SAFETY Caitlin Padgett, Canada COmmITTEE Darlene Palmer, Canada Chris Buchner Ciro Panessa, Canada David Marsh David Patrick, Canada Bill Nelles Richard Pearshouse, Canada Caitlin Padgett Andrew Percy, Northern Ireland Todd Sakakibara Jeff Potts, Canada Rob Weppler Christiane Poulin, Canada JVR Prasada Rao, Thailand Mike Rekart, Canada Valencia Remple, Canada Diana Rossi, Argentina Elise Roy, Canada Melanie Rusch, Canada Susan Sherman, USA Will Small, Canada Dan Small, Canada Ton Smits, Thailand Patricia Spittal, Canada Kennedy Stewart, Canada Steffanie Strathdee, USA Brent Taylor, Canada Dwight Vick, USA Urban Weber, Switzerland Evan Wood, Canada Committees • Harm Reduction 2006 • Letters of Welcome Message From the Premier of British Columbia As Premier of the province of British Columbia, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the 1th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm in Vancouver. I would also like to extend a special welcome to everyone who has travelled across the globe to be here. This conference is a unique opportunity for international dialogue and networking between many different participants in the health care, policy making and scientific research communities. I am sure the speakers, research papers and discussions will benefit all those in attendance, helping to improve the resources and tools available in the reduction of drug related harm. I would like to recognize the organizers and sponsors who have given their time and energy to coordinate this meaningful international event. I would also like to extend special welcome to the keynote speaker, Stephen Lewis, United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. On behalf of the people of British Columbia, welcome to our province and I wish you an enjoyable and successful conference. Sincerely, Gordon Campbell PREMIER 8 • Harm Reduction 2006 • Letters of Welcome Letters of Welcome Message from the Mayor of Vancouver It is with great enthusiasm that I welcome delegates of the 1th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm to our beautiful coastal city of Vancouver, Canada. As Mayor I am excited that so many individuals and organizations from around the globe have come to Vancouver to attend this conference and learn from each other, share experience and help us to broaden our horizons as to the best ways to reduce harm from the use of drugs in society. Vancouver, like every other city in the world, has engaged in a