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River Terrace 1
Wednesday, May 10, 2006: 10:00 AM-11:45 AM

C2: Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behavior for STIs in MSM and Heterosexual Populations: What We Know and What We Are Doing to Address the Issue

Learning Objectives: 1. By the end of the session, audience participants will be able to articulate the documented extent of the association of meth use and sexual risk for MSM and heterosexual populations. 2. By the end of the session, audience participants will be able to describe research and evaluation efforts assessing the effectiveness of interventions to reduce the association of meth use and risk behavior for STIs. 3. By the end of the session, audience participants will be able to summarize current initiatives and efforts through CDC to address the issue of meth use and sexual risk behavior. 4. By the end of the session, audience participants will be able to identify three key policy approaches and their implications for STI prevention and reduction.

Organizer:Gordon Mansergh
Moderator:Gordon Mansergh
10:00 AM Overview -- Gordon Mansergh, PhD
10:20 AM195Effects and prevalence of meth use
Jo Valentine
10:40 AM196Context and association of meth use and sexual risk behavior
David W. Purcell
11:00 AM Drug Treatment and Other Strategies to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior
Mary McFarlane
11:20 AM197Policy approaches and challenges for methamphetamine prevention
Dan Wohlfeiler
11:40 AM194CDC initiatives and suggestions for future research and programs
Gordon Mansergh

The 2006 National STD Prevention Conference of CDC