Presentation

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Welcome to the website of the International Conference on Prison Health Protection

We announce our upcoming International Conference on Prison Health Protection, taking place during 29-31 October in the premises of the Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain.
The conference days will take place on 29 and 30 October 2009 and prison visits will be organized for the participants on 31 October 2009.



Why attend this conference?

The conference will focus on what works in the prevention and control of major communicable diseases in prison and will address the health problems related to major communicable diseases in prisons. Best practices in implementing prison health services will be examined.

Main areas that will be covered by keynote speakers, by participants’ presentations and during workshops and roundtables will include:

• Prevention and control of infectious diseases in prison, such as HIV, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infection
• Drug dependency treatments - abstinence and maintenance approaches
• Harm reduction methods
• The challenges of prison health monitoring and data collection
• Dual diagnosis issues and complex needs related to drug dependency and mental health
• Other key areas related to the prevention of infectious diseases in prison, such as throughcare, planning for flu pandemic and training requirements

Who is this conference for?

The main target groups of this conference include:

• Policy makers
• Prison and criminal justice staff
• Health care staff
• Research workers and academic staff in public health, criminology and clinical care in prisons
• Psychologists and social workers
• NGO representatives

While the organizers expect many of those who can make a real difference in prison health protection to attend, the programme will allow a wide range of discussions and exchanges of new ideas and research findings of a multidisciplinary nature.

NB: Key presentations will be simultaneously translated into English, Russian and Spanish


Who are the organizers of this conference?

The conference is organized jointly by:

• World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
• WHO Collaborating Centre for Promoting Prison Health
• Spanish Ministry of Health
• Spanish Ministry of Interior
• Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
• International Journal of Prisoner Health
• AIDS Foundation East-West
• Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group
• KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
• Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health