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CALL FOR TRAINERS: ”M-Care - Mobilizing Migrant Communities via Capacity and Access Resource Development”, Brussels, 10-14 November 2016
Tudorina Mihai
29 August 2016
”M-Care - Mobilizing Migrant Communities via Capacity and Access Resource Development” is a training programme that is jointly organised by the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) and the European African Treatment Advocates Network (EATAN).
The training will take place in Brussels, on 10-14 November 2016.
About M-Care Programme:
The four-day training is intended for advocates and treatment activists from migrant communities in Europe, with specific focus on sub-Saharan African communities, who are keen to make a difference by contributing to a stronger involvement of migrant communities in research, access programs, and early testing initiatives; as well as to fight HIV, HCV, and TB related stigma and discrimination towards and within their community, which will lead to an enhanced quality of life for migrants living in Europe.
Topics addressed during the training will be prevalence, pathology and treatment of HIV, HCV and TB among migrant communities in Europe; specific barriers to prevention, testing, treatment and care experienced by the community together with approaches to overcome them. Furthermore the training will address clinical research and doctor-patient relationship from the perspective of the various needs and challenges present within BME migrant communities in Europe. The last day of the training will be dedicated to patient advocacy – providing the participants with hands-on skills in working with stakeholders, as well as designing and delivering strategies for successful advocacy.
Following the training participants will be given the opportunity to apply for a scheme of follow-up grants to implement projects in their local community thus actively applying the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the M-Care training to support the quality of life of migrants living in Europe.
The Training will cover the following topics:
The training organizers will cover in full the travel, accommodation and food expenses of the selected participants during the training.
The deadline for applications is Monday, 5 September 2016.
For more information please visit the website: http://www.eatgtrainingacademy.com/m-care
The training will take place in Brussels, on 10-14 November 2016.
About M-Care Programme:
The four-day training is intended for advocates and treatment activists from migrant communities in Europe, with specific focus on sub-Saharan African communities, who are keen to make a difference by contributing to a stronger involvement of migrant communities in research, access programs, and early testing initiatives; as well as to fight HIV, HCV, and TB related stigma and discrimination towards and within their community, which will lead to an enhanced quality of life for migrants living in Europe.
Topics addressed during the training will be prevalence, pathology and treatment of HIV, HCV and TB among migrant communities in Europe; specific barriers to prevention, testing, treatment and care experienced by the community together with approaches to overcome them. Furthermore the training will address clinical research and doctor-patient relationship from the perspective of the various needs and challenges present within BME migrant communities in Europe. The last day of the training will be dedicated to patient advocacy – providing the participants with hands-on skills in working with stakeholders, as well as designing and delivering strategies for successful advocacy.
Following the training participants will be given the opportunity to apply for a scheme of follow-up grants to implement projects in their local community thus actively applying the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the M-Care training to support the quality of life of migrants living in Europe.
The Training will cover the following topics:
- Prevalence, Pathology and Transmission Routes of HIV, HCV and TB among BME migrant communities in Europe
- Treatment of HIV, HCV and TB and approaches to overcome existing barriers to treatment and care for BME migrant communities in Europe
- Diagnostics of HIV, HCV and TB and approaches to overcome existing barriers to testing for BME migrant communities in Europe
- Clinical Research and participation of migrant communities in Clinical Trials
- Patient’s Rights and Doctor-Patient relationship
- Addressing Stigma and Discrimination towards and within the migrant community
- Mapping of key stakeholders and developing advocacy strategies to engage with them
The training organizers will cover in full the travel, accommodation and food expenses of the selected participants during the training.
The deadline for applications is Monday, 5 September 2016.
For more information please visit the website: http://www.eatgtrainingacademy.com/m-care
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