Advocacy Workshop for Palliative Care in Africa Accra

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

9th – 11th May 2007 Earlbeam Hotel Accra, Ghana

WORKSHOP AGENDA

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Day One: Wednesday May 9, 2007
8.00 – 8.30am 8.30 – 1.00pm	Registration of participants SETTING THE STAGE
Chairs:	Kath Defilippi, Chair of the Board, African Palliative Care Association (APCA) Amanda Gibbons, Deputy Program Director, Twinning Center, American International Health Alliance.
8.30 – 8.40am	Welcome remarks and workshop objectives Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell, Executive Director African Palliative Care Association
8.40 – 9.10am	Introductions of country teams Teams will give brief self-introductions. Other workshop participants will also be introduced.
9.10 – 9.30am	Introductions of workshop sponsors Twinning Centre – American International Health Alliance, Open Society Institute, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organisation/Foundation for Hospice in Sub-Saharan Africa, Pain and Policy Studies Group, World Health Organization and Help the Hospices (UK).
9.30 – 10.00am	The hospice and palliative care concept with a focus on the African continent Dr. Julia Downing, Deputy Executive Director African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
10.00 – 10.30am	Coffee &Tea Break
10.30 – 11.15am	Pain control in cancer and HIV/AIDS: a focus on use of opioids. Dr. Carla Alexander, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Palliative Care Institute of Human Virology University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA/Tanzania.
11.15 – 11.45am	Remarks and Official Opening The Honourable Minister of Health Government of the Republic of Ghana
11.45 – 12.15pm	APCA’s advocacy vision for essential pain medication accessibility in Africa Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell, Executive Director African Palliative Care Association (APCA).
12.15 - 1245pm	UN drug conventions and access to controlled medication Willem Scholten, Technical Officer Department of Medicines Policy and Standards World Health Organization (WHO)
12.45 – 1.00pm	Questions/Discussion
1.00 – 2.00pm	LUNCH BREAK
Chairs:	Jack Jagwe, Senior Advisor Policy, Drugs and Advocacy Hospice Africa Uganda Stephen Connor, Vice President, Access for End-of-Life Care, Research and International Development National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
2.00 – 2.30pm	Access to analgesia – A global overview: the role of the pain and policy studies group Martha Maurer, Policy Analyst, Pain and Policy Studies Group (PPSG) University of Wisconsin
2.30 – 3.30pm	The Experience of Getting Opioids on Board in Africa. Dr. Henry Ddungu, Advocacy Manager, African Palliative Care Association
3.30 – 4.00pm	Understanding and using opioid consumption statistics and guidelines on making estimates Martha Maurer /INCB Representative
4.00 – 4.30pm	Questions and/or open discussion arising from above presentations
4.30 – 5.00pm	Review of Day One by the Chairs

Day Two: Thursday May 10, 2007
8.00 – 8.30am	Registration of participants
8.30 – 8.45am	Review of day one and preview of day two Dr. Henry Ddungu (APCA)
	LEARNING ABOUT COUNTRY SITUATIONS
Chairs:	Dr. Julia Downing Deputy Executive Director African Palliative Care Association (APCA) Mary Callaway, Project Director, International Palliative Care Initiative Open Society Institute (OSI)
8.45 – 9.15am	Nigeria Team Report and Q&A
9.15 – 9.45am	Sierra Leone Team Report and Q&A
9.45 – 10.15am	The Gambia Team Report and Q&A
10.15 – 10.45am	Coffee & Tea Break
10.45 – 11.15	Open Discussion:
11.15 – 12.15pm	Cameroon Team Report and Q&A
11.45 – 12.05pm	Ghana Team Report and Q&A
12.45 – 1.15pm	Open Discussion
1.00 – 2.00pm	LUNCH BREAK
2.00 – 5.00pm:	DEVELOPING COUNTRY STRATEGIES
Chairs:	Dr Anne Merriman, Vice Chair of the Board, African Palliative Care Association (APCA) Dr. Mark Jacobson, Board Member, African Palliative Care Association, APCA
2.15 – 2.45pm	Framing issues identified by country teams: using existing resources Martha Maurer, , PPSG
2.45 – 3.15pm	How to develop a country strategy Stephen Connor, Vice President, Access for End-of-Life Care, Research and International Development, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
3.15 – 4.00pm	Coffee & Tea Break
4.00 – 5.00pm	First meeting of country teams: begin strategy development Country Team Leaders with Facilitators *Facilitators:* Jack Jagwe, Mary Callaway AmandaGibbons Kath Defilippi, Martha Maurer, Stephen Connor, Carla Alexander Anne Merriman (Teams can continue with their discussions until late)
7.00 – 9.00pm	Cultural Dinner *Participants are encouraged to wear their country’s traditional dress.

Day Three: Friday May 11, 2007
8.00 – 8.15am	Review of day two and preview of day three Dr. Henry Ddungu (APCA)
	DEVELOPING COUNTRY STRATEGIES
Chairs:	Willem Scholten, Technical Officer Department of Medicines Policy and Standards World Health Organization (WHO) Andre Wagner, Organisational Development Manager African Palliative Care Association (APCA)
8.15 – 10.45am	Second meeting of country teams: conclude strategy development Country Teams to draft respective Advocacy Strategic Plans
10.45 – 11.15am	Coffee & Tea Break
11.15 – 1.00pm	Country team strategic plans (15 minutes is given for each Country Team) Cameroon* The Gambia Sierra Leone Nigeria Ghana
12.45 – 1.15pm	Experiences Beyond Entebbe Dr Henry Ddungu, APCA
1.15– 2.00pm	LUNCH BREAK
2.00 – 4.00pm	DISCUSSING IMPLEMENTATION
Chairs	Dr Julia Downing, APCA Kath Defilippi, APCA
2.00 – 3.00pm	Panel discussion: How to facilitate strategy implementation Panellists: Kimberly Bohince, AIHA *Mary Callaway*, IPCI, OSI Dr Henry Ddungu APCA Martha Maurer, PPSG Willem Scholten, WHO Stephen Connor, NHPC Amanda Gibbons, IAHA
3.00 – 3.30pm	Bringing Donors on Board: Supporting Country Strategies Mary Callaway (IPCI, OSI)
3.30 – 4.00pm	Follow-up communication discussion Discussion of mechanism to be used between workshop attendees to manage follow-up discussions and Technical Assistance including funding. Workshop participants will be provided with a checklist of things to consider related to communication Dr. Henry Ddungu, APCA
4.00 – 4.30pm	WORKSHOP EVALUATION
4.30 – 4.45pm	Conclusion and way forward Mary Callaway (IPCI, OSI) Dr Julia Downing (APCA)
4.45 – 5.00pm	Official close of the workshop Kathleen Defilippi(APCA) Dr Anne Merriman (APCA)
7.00 – 9.00pm	Dinner

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