Advocacy Workshop for Palliative Care in Africa Entebbe

Advocacy Workshop for Palliative Care in Africa: A Focus on Essential Pain Medication Accessibility in East Africa

Imperial Resort Beach Hotel
Entebbe, Uganda
27th – 29th JUNE 2006

Workshop presentations

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Day One: Tuesday June 27, 2006
8.00 - 8.30am	Registration of Participants Daniela Aida Stevens Advocacy and Technical Assistance Coordinator, Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA) Simon Busuulwa, Partnerships Manager, African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
8.30 - 1.00pm	SETTING THE STAGE Chairs: Julia Downing, Deputy Executive Director (APCA) Mary Callaway, Director International Palliative Care Initiative (IPCI), OSI
8.30 - 8.40am	Welcome Remarks and Workshop Objectives Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell, Executive Director (APCA) & Member FHSSA Board
8.40 - 9.10am	Introductions of Country Teams
9.10 - 9.30am	Introductions of Workshop Sponsors
9.30 - 10.00am	APCA's Advocacy Vision for Essential Pain Medication Accessibility in Africa Dr. Henry Ddungu, Advocacy Manager (APCA)
10.00 - 10.30am	Coffee & Tea Break
10.30 - 10.45am	Remarks and Official Opening
10.45 - 11.15am	The UN Drug Conventions and Access to Controlled Medication The Impact of No Access Willem Scholten, Technical Officer, Department of Medicines Policy and Standards, World Health Organisation (WHO)
11.15 - 11.45am	Access to Analgesia - A Global Overview: the Role of the Pain and Policy Studies Group David Joranson, Director, Senior Scientist Pain and Policy Studies Group (PPSG), University of Wisconsin
11.45 - 12.15pm	Pain Relieving Drugs in 12 African Countries: Key Findings Julia Downing, Deputy Executive Director APCA
12.15 - 1.00pm	The Uganda Experience: How Oral Morphine Became National Policy Dr. Jacinto Amandua, Commissioner of Clinical Services, Ministry of Health, Uganda Dr. Jack Jagwe, Senior Advisor Policy, Drugs and Advocacy, Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU)
1.00 - 2.00pm	Lunch Break
2.00 - 4.00pm	LEARNING ABOUT COUNTRY SITUATIONS Chairs: Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell (APCA) Dr Joe O'Neill, CEO and President, Immune Response Cooperation (IRC) & APCA Board Member
2.00 - 2.30pm	Ethiopia Team Report and Q&A
2.30 - 3.00pm	Kenya Team Report and Q&A
3.00 - 3.30pm	Malawi Team Report and Q&A
3.30 - 4.00pm	Coffee & Tea Break
4.00 - 4.30pm	Discussion Country Teams to Identify Common Themes Martha Maurer, Policy Analyst (PPSG)
4.30 - 5.00pm	Review of Day One and Brief Introduction to Day Two Daniela A Stevens (FHSSA) Fatia Kiyange, Training and Standards Manager (APCA)

Day Two: Wednesday June 28, 2006
8.00 - 8.30am	Registration of Participants
8.30 - 8.45am	Review of Day One and Preview of Day Two Dr. Henry Ddungu (APCA)
8.30 - 2.30pm	LEARNING ABOUT COUNTRY SITUATIONS Chairs: Dr. Richard Payne, Chair of FHSSA Board, & Director, Duke Institute on Care at the End-of-Life, Duke University Divinity School Kath Defilippi, Patient Care Coordinator, Hospice and Palliative Care Association of South Africa, & APCA Board Chair
8.45 - 9.15am	Rwanda Team Report and Q&A
9.15 - 9.45am	Tanzania Team Report and Q&A
9.45 - 10.15am	Zambia Team Report and Q&A
10.15 - 10.45am	Coffee & Tea Break
10.45 - 11.00am	Nigeria: Oral Morphine in Nigeria , Professor of Anaesthesia, University of Ibadan
11.00 - 11.20am	Using Oral Morphine: A Case of Hospice Uganda Peter Mikajjo (HAU)
11.20 - 12.00pm	Open Discussion and Identification of Common Themes Jonathan Cohen, Director, Law & Health Programme (OSI) Dr. Henry Ddungu (APCA)
12.00 - 1.00pm	Training Session: Responding to Country Teams David Joranson (PPSG)
1.00- 2.00pm	Lunch Break - Fine Dining Restaurant
2.00 - 2.30pm	Pain Control in Cancer and HIV/AIDS Dr. Richard Payne (FHSSA)
2.30 - 4.00pm	DEVELOPING COUNTRY STRATEGIES
2.30 - 3.00pm	How to Develop a Country Strategy Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell (APCA)
3.00 - 3.30pm	Coffee & Tea Break
3.30 - 5.00pm	First Meeting of Country Teams: Begin Strategy Development Country Team Leaders Facilitators: Dr. Jack Jagwe, , Willem Scholten, Phil DiSorbo, Kath Defilippi, and Richard A. Powell

Day Three: Thursday June 29, 2006
8.00 - 8.15am	Review of Day Two and Preview of Day Three Dr. Henry Ddungu (APCA)
8.15am - 1.00pm	DEVELOPING COUNTRY STRATEGIES Chairs: Dr. Stephen Connor, Vice President, Access for End-of-Life Care, Research and International Development, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organisation (NHPCO) Richard A. Powell (APCA)
8.15 - 10.45am	Second Meeting of Country Teams: Conclude Strategy Development Country Teams to draft an Advocacy Plan
10.45 - 11.15am	Coffee & Tea Break
1.15 - 1.00pm	Country Team Strategic Plans Tanzania Dr. Dewan Musemo, Tanzania Palliative Care Association Zambia Dr. Sindwa Kanyimba, University of Zambia Rwanda Dianne Longson, King Faisal Hospital Malawi Jessie Mughogho, Ekwendeni Mission Hospital Ethiopia Dr. Solomon Bogale, Addis Ababa University Kenya Dr. Bactrin Killingo, Kenya Hospice and Palliative Care Association
1.00 - 2.00pm	Lunch Break
2.00 - 4.00pm	DISCUSSING IMPLEMENTATION Chairs: Julia Downing (APCA) Dr. Andreas Kopf, Charité University Hospitals
2.00 - 3.00pm	Panel Discussion: How to Facilitate Strategy Implementation Panellists: Mary Callaway, IPCI, OSI Phil DiSorbo, FHSSA Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell, APCA David Joranson, PPSG Willem Scholten, WHO Dr. Jack Jagwe, HAU Dr Stephen Connor, NHPCO
3.00 - 3.30pm	Bringing Donors on Board: Supporting Country Strategies Mary Callaway (IPCI, OSI)
3.30 - 4.00pm	Follow-up/Communication Discussion Simon Busuulwa (APCA)
4.00 - 4.30pm	Workshop Evaluation
4.30 - 4.45pm	Conclusion and Way Forward Mary Callaway (IPCI, OSI) Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell (APCA)
4.45 - 5.00pm	Official Close of the Workshop Kathleen Defilippi (APCA)