Advocacy Workshop for Palliative Care in Africa Entebbe

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

May 9th – May 11th, 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