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Conference on "Illicit Drug Use and
HIV Risk Among Older Adults"
The Columbia University School of Social Work and The Center
for Intervention and Prevention Research on HIV and Drug Abuse
(CIPRHDA) presented a conference on "Illicit Drug
Use and HIV Risk Among Older Adults: Implications for Intervention
and Prevention." View
video.
Judith
Auerbach, the second 2003 Visiting Scholar, gave the
keynote address at the conference, during which she presented
a general overview of the principles and philopshy of the
NIH's approach to HIV prevention science. The conference gathered
leading researchers in drug abuse, HIV and aging to:
- share current state of art knowledge of HIV risks among
older adults in relation to illicit drugs,
- identify gaps of knowledge, and
- advance HIV and drug abuse research and program agendas
for older adults.
The conference was held on Friday, March 7th & Saturday,
March 8th, 2003, at the Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside
Drive, New York, NY. For further information about the
conference, please visit
the Web site.
Dr. Auerbach also gave a presentation on "Overview
and Future Directions of HIV Prevention and Research"
to interested faculty and students on Monday, March 10th.
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