The Albert Schweitzer Institute and the Open Society Institute look forward to your participation.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PARTICIPANTS: November 1, 2000
 

I. CONFERENCE GOALS

This conference is being organized in collaboration with the Network Women's Program. The goal of the conference is to strengthen participants' understanding of principles underlying the theory, practice, and organizational aspects of screening programs for breast and cervical cancer.

II. PARTICIPANTS

The conference will be of interest to health professionals, government officials, educators and NGOs working in the field of women's cancer, especially screening, early detection and community support programs. National foundation public health program coordinators are encouraged to send representatives of these different disciplines who are currently actively involved in screening programs or planning to organize such programs in the future.  It is important for the conference, and for future action, to have participants from the various sectors (public, private, health, government, education, NGO).

II. TOPICS

The conference will cover essential elements of effective screening, screening methodologies currently in use, organizational aspects, cost-effectiveness, ethical issues, screening for low-resource communities, quality monitoring and improvement, and advocacy.  The format will be interactive, including lectures / country reports, discussions, panels, and workshops.

III. FACULTY

The international faculty will be drawn from experts in western and CEE/FSU countries who will share their knowledge and experience in the screening and management of breast and cervical cancer.

IV. LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS

The conference will be held at the Central European University Residence and Conference Center in Budapest, Hungary.  Conference dates are December 4-7, 2000.  Eligible participants are invited to arrive on December 3.  Departure should be no later than December 8.

V. LOGISTICS

Participant travel costs (airfare, visa expenses, pocket money) should be paid out of your national foundation Schweitzer budget. If you do not have a Schweitzer budget but would like to send people to the conference, OSI-New
York will provide the necessary funding.

OSI-New York will cover lodging and meals in Budapest.  We can usually accommodate approximately four participants per country.

OSI / Soros Public Health Coordinators should contact Nina Chill directly at the Albert Schweitzer Institute no later than November 1 with:

•    the names, job titles / workplaces and contact information for suggested participants.
•    each participant's preferred language for handouts (Russian or English). and no later than November 15 with:
•    exact arrival / departure information so that room reservations at CEU may be finalized.

Any questions concerning funding / finances should be directed to Kathryn
Vandever at OSI-New York.

VI. VISAS:

Hungary has become very strict about issuing visas, so please confirm all visa procedures with the Hungarian Embassy in your country.

To request visa invitation letters, please contact directly Katalin Meszaros (kmeszaros@osi.hu) at OSI-Budapest.  She must have your request by NOVEMBER
4.  She will need from you: name of participant, date of birth, place of
birth, citizenship, nationality, living address, and arrival date.
 

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