Meeting Presentation 2000
SIGN Annual Meeting, Sheraton Guezirah
Cairo, Egypt, October 23-24th 2000
draft last update : 06/25/2001
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Right-click on presentations and select "Save Target As" to download them to your drive Monday, Oct. 23: SIGN at year one: What have we achieved? Morning: key initiatives from the strategic framework (plenary sessions) 07:30-08:00
Registration 08:00-08:15
Opening address Ministry of Health, Egypt Pilot injection safety projects, Chairperson: Zuhair Hallaj 08:30-08:35
Introduction: Key elements of injection safety strategies Chairperson 08:35-08:50
"Developing Infection Control in Egypt" (DICE): Update 56Kbytes Said Aoun 08:50-09:05
Improving injection practices in Nepal: results on an initial assessment 157Kbytes Mahesh Bhatterai 09:05-09:20
Action plan for the SIGN Pakistan working group 85Kbytes Arshad Altaf 09:20-09:35
The WHO/BBC partnership for injection safety in Tanzania 1 052Kbytes Susan Makay 09:35-09:45
Group discussion: How can we get pilot projects off the ground more effectively? New injection technologies, Chairperson: Boi-Betty Betts 09:45-09:50
Introduction: What are AD syringes Chairperson 09:50-10:05
What norms and standards for auto-disable (AD) syringes 202Kbytes Gerald Verollet 10:05-10:20
Introducing curative AD syringes 645Kbytes Mary Catlin 10:20-10:35
Facilitating appropriate use of AD syringes 532Kbytes Mary Catlin 09:35-09:45
Group discussion: What role for safer injection devices? 10:45-11:15 Coffee Break Policy plans for safe and appropriate use of injections, Chairperson: Sri Suryawati 11:15-11:20
Introduction: Safe and appropriate use of injection policies Chairperson 11:20-11:35
Rational use of injections within national drug policies 112Kbytes Kathy Holloway 11:35-11:50
Best infection control practices for injections: Report of a working group 189Kbytes Cathrine MacCaulay 11:50-12:05
Advocacy for injection safety 163Kbytes Guy Scandlen 12:05-12:15
Group discussion: How can we promote injection safety policies? Injection safety in immunisation and other donor or lender-funded services, Chairperson: Paul Fife 12:15-12:20
Introduction: "Bundling": historical perspective Chairperson 12:20-12:35
Documenting progress in immunisation injection safety 258Kbytes Philippe Duclos 12:35-12:50
Promoting immunisation injection safety through GAVI 802Kbytes Scott Wittet 12:50-13:05
Injection Safety in the EMRO measles immunisation plan 483Kbytes Taky Gaffar 12:05-12:15
Group discussion: Injection safety in donor or lender-funded services making use of injections Presentation of the workplan for the afternoon 13:15-13:30
Towards a SIGN database of planned, ongoing and completed activities Rebecca Fields 13:30-14:30 Lunch Afternoon: Where are we in our to do list, the SIGN strategic framework (Breakout sessions) Four parallel sessions 14:30-16:00
Breakout sessions: what have we achieved Group 1
Pilot projects Facilitator: Rebecca Fields Group 2
Policies and plans Facilitator: Kathy Holloway Group 3
Bundling Facilitator: Mariana Bukli Group 4
Industry Facilitator: Gerald Verollet/Gordon Larsen 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break 16:30-17:30
Breakout sessions: What is missing in our to do list? Group 1
Pilot projects Facilitator: Rebecca Fields Group 2
Policies and plans Facilitator: Kathy Holloway Group 3
Bundling Facilitator: Mariana Bukli Group 4
Industry Facilitator: Gerald Verollet/Gordon Larsen 17:30-18:30
Meeting of a group of rapporteurs to prepare feedback to the group 20:30-23:00 Gala dinner on the Nile Tuesday, Oct. 24: SIGN in the next year: Where do we go from here? Morning Working with other networks, Chairperson: Nick Crofts 08:30-08:35
Introduction Chairperson 08:35-08:50
The International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD) Group 551Kbytes Sri Suryawati 08:50-09:05
The Healthcare Waste Working 667Kbytes Annette Pruess 09:05-09:20
The Global Research Network on Injection Drug Use 681Kbytes Suresh Kumar 09:20-09:30
Group discussion: Networking with other networks Reporting back from the breakout sessions, Chairperson: Viorica Ghiorghiu 09:30-08:45
Group 1 Rapporteur Group 1 09:45-10:00
Group 2 Rapporteur Group 2 10:00-10:15
Group 3 Rapporteur Group 3 10:15-10:30
Group 4 Rapporteur Group 4 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Group discussion on the breakout sessions reports, Chairperson: Ashrad Altaf 11:00-12:00
What has not to be done on our to do list? 12:00-13:00
Does our to do list need any change? Rapporteur Group 2 13:00-14:00 Lunch Afternoon Monitoring and evaluation, Chairperson: Susan Goldstein 14:00-14:05
Introduction 14:05-14:20
The SIGN assessment and evaluation toolbox 52Kbytes Rebecca Fields 14:20-14:35
Pilot testing the tool to assess injection safety in Burkina Faso 234Kbytes Jean F. Aguilera 14:35-14:50
Burden of disease associated with unsafe injection practices 374Kbytes Anja Hauri 14:50-15:00
Group discussion The SIGN Terms of Association: 2000 update, Chairperson: Mary Catlin 15:00-15:10
Suggested changes 612Kbytes Yvan Hutin 14:50-15:00
Group discussion 16:00-16:30 Coffee break Closure: update on the strategic framework, Chairperson: Denis Maire 16:30-17:30
Presentation from rapporteurs 17:30-18:00
Group discussion 18:00-18:15
Closure and take home messages Zuhair Hallaj 19:00-20:00 Post meeting social event to discuss the "Toolbox for behaviour change" project