HAITI sans CERVICAL CANCER conference

May 2, 2024 (open to the public)

Location: Classroom, Frontier RTP, 800 Park Offices Drive,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

WEBINAR REGISTRATION

To access the webinar online, click the link below:

May 2 - open to Haiti Partners & public

Teleconferencing team:

Rachel Bernard (Haiti Health Network)

Ronsard Mondesir (Haiti Policy House)

IN PERSON REGISTRATION

If you are a Haiti Partner planning to attend the event in person, click this link.

If you are not a Haiti Partner and want to attend in person on May 2, please send an email to haitisanscervicalcancer@gmail.com. As long as there is space available, we would love to have you with us.

May 2, 2024 Agenda (open to the public)

08:00 AM Registration, Refreshments

09:00 AM Opening remarks and welcome from HsCC – David Walmer

09:15 AM Senator Natalie Murdock, Dem. NC, “Working together beyond borders.”

Morning: Cervical Cancer Prevention in Haiti

HPV vaccination

09:45 am Pilot HPV vaccine program: presentation by Dr. Rebecca Henderson, Dr. Christophe Millien

10:15 am Status of GAVI support for HPV vaccine: Emily Kobayashi (Head, HPV Vaccine Program, GAVI) followed by comments from Dr. Grand'Pierre & Dr. Darlene Omeir

Measurable outcomes & data

10:45 am Pilot of REDCap registry, lessons learned: David Walmer

11:15 am Introduction to REDCap: Ceci Chamorro

11:45 pm Lunch

Treating precancers

01:00 pm Treatment of preinvasive cervical disease: Thermal Ablation Therapy: Dr. Rachel Masch

Afternoon: Cervical Cancer in Haiti and Cervical Cancer Prevention beyond Haiti

01:30 pm HPV subtypes causing cervical cancer in Haiti: Dr. Rebecca Henderson, Dr. Christophe Millien

02:00 pm Trial of NACT followed by radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer: Dr. Rebecca Henderson, Dr. Christophe Millien

02:30 pm Plans for implementing palliative care for women with cervical cancer in the Haitian context: Dr. Rebecca Henderson, Dr. Christophe Millien

03:00 pm Improving management of HPV+ women through AI and low-cost, portable colposcopy, presentation by Megan Huchko, MD and Libby Dotson

03:30 pm Practical lessons learned from setting up cervical cancer prevention efforts: Jennifer Smith, PhD

5:00 pm Social time at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4620 South Miami Blvd., Durham, NC 27703 (note: there is more than one Hilton Garden Inn in the area, make sure that you go to the one on S. Miami Blvd.)

HsCC meeting, May 2-3, 2024

Dr. Grand'Pierre

Haitian Ob Gyn Society

Didi Bertrand Farmer

Dr. Grand'Pierre will be representing the Haitian Ministry of Health at the HsCC meeting in May.

Didi Bertrand Farmer

Haitian Ob Gyn Society

Didi Bertrand Farmer

Didi is a medical anthropologist / community health specialist who founded of the Women and Girls Initiative. Didi was born in Port-au-Prince and focuses her efforts in Haiti and Rwands. She spoke at our last meeting in 2018 and will be with us again in May 2024.

Haitian Ob Gyn Society

The Haitian Ob Gyn Society (SHOG) represents the leadership of women's health care in Haiti. SHOG has supported and encouraged HsCC's efforts to partner in the effort to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in Haiti and they will be present with us in May 2024.

Beatrice Lauture

Haitian Ob Gyn Society

Beatrice Lauture will be representing GSCC.

GSCC is a community advocacy group that supports efforts to prevent and treat cancer in Haiti. They help us bring the health care leaders together with the community to organize efforts. They will also be present at our meeting in May 2024.

HsCC

Sen. Natalie Murdock

HsCC is a consortium of partners who are committed to working together and supporting Haitian medical leaders in their efforts to create a national cervical cancer prevention program.

If you would like to be with us May 2-3, 2024, contact dkwalmer@gmail.com.

Sen. Natalie Murdock

Senator Murdock is a Democratic representative in the NC Senate, representing District 20 (Chatham & Durham). Natalie has a passion for women's health care & reproductive rights both in the US and beyond our borders.