Friday, July 11, 2003: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Confronting AIDS in China: Collaboration for Nursing Research and Practice

Learning Objective #1: Describe the process of creating an international collaborative team to provide HIV/AIDS education and research in a developing country
Learning Objective #2: Discuss obstacles to identifying culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategies
Presented in collaboration with the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) China stands on the brink of a substantial HIV epidemic. A window of opportunity remains in which to thwart this catastrophe, but it is closing quickly. Chinese and U.S. nurses have collaborated on a series of studies examining occupational risk and opportunities for HIV prevention among Chinese nurses.
Presenter:Jane Burgess, MS, RN, ACRN, HIV/HCV National Clinical Coordinator
Organizer:Ann B. Williams, EdD, RN, Professor

14th International Nursing Research Congress
Sigma Theta Tau International
10-12 July 2003