2012-02-28

[DIV28SUPER] Fwd: [Inwomen] InWomen's Evite is Here


 

 


The Women's and Children's International Group
invites you to attend the

2012 International Women's Fifth Meeting and Conference

Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:00 to 18:00
Palm Springs, California, USA

Women, Substance Abuse, Context & Treatment:
Global Issues

In conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) and co-sponsored by NIDA, CPDD, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health, RTI International, Danya International, and Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc.

This conference will bring together expert researchers and clinical providers passionate about and committed to improving the lives of women and children.

CO-CHAIRS
Frances E. Ashe-Goins, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health
  and Human Services
Wendee Wechsberg, Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluation and Interventions,  RTI International

PLENARY LUNCH SPEAKER
Cora Lee Wetherington, United States, Women and Sex/Gender Differences, Research Coordinator, NIDA – Sex/Gender Differences in Drug Abuse & Implications for Gender-Focused Treatment

SPEAKERS
Trecia Wouldes, New Zealand – The early environments of children born to mothers who use methamphetamine: A comparison of two cultures
Irma Kirtadze, Republic of Georgia – A formative study of drug-using women in Georgia: Setting the stage for an RCT
Olga Toussova, Russia – HIV risks among women IDUs and bridging populations in St. Petersburg, Russia

SPECIAL EVENTS
Thema Bryant Davis, Poetess on and about women

DISCUSSION TABLES WITH EXPERTS
Your choice of two 45-minute sessions. Please indicate your choices on the registration page.

1.    Evidence-based women-centered treatment

2.    Women and co-occurring disorders

3.    Family issues: Infant attachment, childhood trauma

4.    Global issues related to health disparities

5.    Evidence-based, young women-focused preventions

6.    Perinatal substance abuse

7.    What structural interventions are working for women

8.    Gender-based, interpersonal violence and victimization

WRAP-UP AND GENERAL MEETING

Please join us in our mission to advance our field and expand global collaborations.

Registration is $50 US ($25 for attendees from developing countries)
Lunch is included. To register click here.

For more information, contact Dr. Wendee Wechsberg, wmw@rti.org.


If you would like know the mission and join the InWomen's network, please go to http://nivc.perpich.com and register online. Membership is free. Your registration will be activated within 48 hours, and you will be automatically added to a discussion list to receive alerts for upcoming meetings. You will also have access to the meeings minutes and group resources.


 

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