Team PATA

PATA Projects - Local PATA Workshops

Hamburg Workshop (25-26 August 2008)

This worked shop had the dual purpose of disseminating accurate information from leading experts in paediatric HIV and to develop a district approach to a comprehensive paediatric HIV/AIDS programme. The workshop addressed challenges associated with referral systems, diagnosis and treatment of TB and PMTCT to paediatric care link.

There were three guest speakers on Day 1. Justice Hoffmeyer spoke about PMTCT and the Mothers 2 Mothers To Be approach. Paul Roux’s topics were Care of the Child with HIV/AIDS, Elements of Care, IMCI Approach, Nutrition, Growth and Monitoring and EPI Programme. James Nuttall gave talks on Clinical Diagnosis, Staging, When to Start Treating, Regimen 1 and Testing.

Talks were followed by group work where each group were given a question to workshop.

Day Two saw talks from James Nuttall and Paul Roux on The Natural History of TB, Diagnosis, Prophylaxis, Treatment, MDR, IRIS (BCG adenitis), TB and HIV, ARVs and TB Rx, followed again by group work. At the end of the day, Teams reported back on their plans.

Cape Town Adolescent Workshop (29 - 30 May 2008)

PATA co-hosted an adolescent care workshop with the Western Cape HIV/AIDS Directorate on 29 and 30 May. 150 people were in attendance including doctors, counsellors, nurses, management from across the province and young people. After plenary presentations a master class was run by Donna Futterman and then followed by a full day of workshops.

The topics covered in the plenary included the reproductive health needs of adolescents (with young people also stating their own needs), a provincial overview and epidemiology of adolescent HIV/AIDS, mental health care for young people and requirements for an adolescent friendly HIV/AIDS.

After the workshops it was recommended that adolescent services in the province needed to be re-assessed. Adolescent care was also singled out as separate from adult care and paediatrics. A ‘One-Stop Shop’, where all the services required by adolescents would be available in one place, needs to be developed. Young people should also be made part of the planning process and the role of health care workers in providing adolescent services needs to be highlighted.