PHM-Exch> Special Call for ICIUM2011 Abstracts and Scholarship Applications on Gender Issues in Medicines Access and Use

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Garance UPHAM <fannie.upham at gmail.com>

From: Johnson,Keith <kjohnson at msh.org>


SPECIAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ON GENDER ISSUES IN
MEDICINES ACCESS AND USE

ICIUM2011 (www.icium2011.org) focuses on the impact of interventions,
programs, and policies on use of medicines in low and middle-income
countries.  In each of eight major topic areas (access; policy; economics;
chronic care; child health; HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis; malaria; and drug
resistance), research on medicines issues at the international, regional,
national, institutional, provider, and patient levels is of interest.  The
ICIUM2011 Call for Abstracts (
http://www.inrud.org/ICIUM/Call-for-Abstracts.cfm) describes topics of
interest in detail.  Since the intent of ICIUM2011 is to help shape evidence
based policy recommendations and a future research agenda, both newly
completed and recently published work can be submitted.

In addition to the topics listed in the call for abstracts, ICIUM2011 seeks
submissions of work on gender issues in medicines access and use, a
cross-cutting theme which will be addressed throughout the conference.
 Generous support from the UK Government and the Suzanne Mubarak Regional
Centre for Women's Health and Development makes this focus of the conference
possible and a limited number of scholarships will be available for
researchers working on gender-related issues to travel to Alexandria and
participate in the conference. Eligible individuals from low or middle
income countries need to have an accepted gender-related abstract and
propose a strategy to disseminate results from ICIUM2011 among colleagues in
their countries or professional networks.

Gender-focused work can span the wide range of ICIUM2011 topics.  Examples
of topics of interest include, but are not limited to, assessments of gender
equity in: access to and use of medicines; participation in care programs;
adherence to therapy; financing and affordability of care and medicines; and
perceptions on medicines.

For abstract submission, please go to
http://www.inrud.org/ICIUM/Abstract-Submission.cfm.  Besides submitting
their abstract, individuals interested in applying for a scholarship to
present their gender-related work should also upload on the website a brief
(maximum 500 words) description of a dissemination strategy for sharing
gender-focused reports from the conference.  Dissemination strategies may
include presentation of ICIUM2011 proceedings at relevant national
conferences and at meetings with national and institutional policy makers;
messages to health care providers; and outreach to the public via the media.

The ICIUM2011 Scientific Program Committee is looking forward to receiving
your work in this important, under-researched area, and to meeting you in
Alexandria!
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