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Abt Associates to Be Major Presenter at 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto

Posted on: Thursday, 20 July 2006, 15:02 CDT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abt Associates researchers will present the results of 17 diverse studies at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, August 13-18. The conference, with 20,000 attendees and over 400 sessions, meetings, and workshops is expected to be the largest in the history of the event.

"This conference is an invaluable forum to discuss advances in prevention, treatment and care in the battle against the AIDS epidemic," said Nancy Pielemeier, Vice President of International Health at Abt Associates. "Abt Associates has played an active role in HIV/AIDS research and technical assistance since the earliest days of the epidemic. We look forward to sharing the results of our work at the largest and most important event of its kind, as well as to learn about new ideas and innovations from other leading experts in the field."

Pielemeier emphasized that the conference theme -- 'Time to Deliver' -- is particularly relevant to Abt Associates' focus: the development and delivery of sustainable solutions for the prevention, care and treatment, and mitigation of HIV/AIDS in the U. S. and around the world. Abt Associates experts in public health, prevention, capacity building, health financing and economics, and epidemiology have been selected to present the findings of studies on a wide range of topics, including three panel presentations:

* HIV Prevention for IDUs in China and Vietnam: The Problem of Inconsistent Policies * Monitoring HIV/AIDS Financial Flows from Global Initiatives * Accessing Morphine for HIV/AIDS Pain Management in Zambia and fourteen poster presentations: * Breaking the Cycle of Drug Use, Incarceration, and HIV: Evaluation of HIV Programs and Policies in U.S. Correctional Facilities and its International Policy Relevance * Culturally Competent HIV Mental Health Care in Minority Communities: Promising Practices from a Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Demonstration Project * Click here: Testing Advertisements and Messages For Internet Surveys on HIV Risk Behavior * Private Sector Involvement for TB/HIV Prevention in Ethiopia * The Burden on People Living with HIV/AIDS to Pay for Health Care * Tracking HIV/AIDS Resource flows in St. Vincent and Grenadine * Emerging Issues in Human Capacity Development in Low Resource Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zambia * From Knowledge/Attitudes to Practices: M&E for HIV/AIDS Work With Police Officers in Zambia * Comparative Analysis of Resource Flows for HIV/AIDS in Generalized and Concentrated Epidemic Settings * From Analysis to Action: Using Human Resource Data for Policy and Program Planning * Capacity Building for Providing ARVs Within Continuum of Care: A Multi-Country Survey * The Value of a Network Approach to HIV/AIDS Health Systems Research * Evidence-Based Planning to Scale Up HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections Services in Low Resource Countries. A case of Papua New Guinea (PNG) * HIV Medication Use, Adherence, and Disclosure to Family Members Are Associated With Viral Load in Homeless or Unstably Housed HIV Positive Persons

Abt Associates (http://www.abtassociates.com/), a private, employee-owned company, applies scientific research and technical assistance expertise to a wide range of social, economic, and technological policy issues; international development; clinical trials and registries; and complex business problems. Founded in 1965, Abt Associates provides services to U.S. federal, state, and local governments; foreign governments; international organizations; foundations; and business and industry. Its staff of over 1,000 is located in offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Bethesda, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; and overseas in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Contact Peter Broderick Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications 617-349-2882 peter_broderick@abtassociates.com Arthur Dimond Dimond Communications Consulting 508-255-0221 arthurdimond@aol.com

Abt Associates

CONTACT: Peter Broderick of Abt Associates, +1-617-349-2882,peter_broderick@abtassociates.com; or Arthur Dimond of Dimond CommunicationsConsulting, +1-508-255-0221, arthurdimond@aol.com

Web site: http://www.abtassociates.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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