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24th Mediterranean Day of Health Units

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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