Date: Friday, October 18, 2024Time: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PMLocation: Phare de la Méditerranée, Palavas-les-Flots, France
Event Overview
We are excited to welcome participants to the 24th
Mediterranean Day of Health Units (JMUS 2024), focusing on health in prison environments. This year’s event brings together experts and practitioners from across the globe to discuss topics such as addiction treatment, hepatitis C, vaccination, women in prisons, and innovative, non-medication-based alternatives for healthcare.
Event Program
Morning Sessions:
9:00 AM: Welcome
9:30 AM: Opening Remarks
Representative of ARS Occitanie and Penitentiary Administration
Anne Ferrer, Director General, CHU Montpellier
Session 1: Addiction and Harm ReductionModerator: Fadi Meroueh
Addictions in Prisons: ESSPRI Surveys 2023/2024 – OFDT
Impact of Long-Acting Buprenorphine Post-Prison: The Australian Experience – Adrian Dunlop
Nurses’ Role in Opioid Agonist Treatment – Eleonore Durand & Emmanuel Civel
Coffee Break
Session 2: Hepatitis C and VaccinationModerator: Cyril Manzanera
European Guidelines for Hepatitis C Elimination in Prisons – Thomas Seyler (EUDA)
Vaccination in European Prisons: The Rise Vac E-Learning Project – Aurélie Mieuset
Lunch Break
Afternoon Sessions:
Session 3: Women in PrisonsModerator: Magali Aubac
Stigmatization of Women in Prisons in the Middle East – Elie Aaraj
Gender-Based Violence and Female Drug Users in Prisons in Africa – Fatou Kiné Dieng
Mothers Behind Bars: A Qualitative Study in Nîmes – Laetitia Chaoui-Gasco
Social Worker Role in Prison – Elodie Fontaine
Session 4: Non-Medication AlternativesModerator: Aurélie Mieuset
Mental Health and Physical Activities: What Activity for What Benefit? – Cyril Manzanera
TENS for Chronic Pain Management – Corinne Bourgois
Vaping in Prisons? – Marion Adler
Registration and Contact Information
For more information and to register for the event, please contact:
Dr. Fadi MerouehService of Care in Prison EnvironmentPublic Health and Health Ecology DepartmentVilleneuve-lès-Maguelone
PrisonPhone: (+33) 4 67 33 30 70 | (+33) 7 88 01 43 32
Supported by:
ARS Occitanie
Montpellier University Hospital (CHU Montpellier)
Public Health & Health Ecology
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