Session 9A. Prevention, prevention, prevention: Harm reduction research in prisons
Tracks
Track 1
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 |
| 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM |
| Diamant 1 |
Speaker
Dr Svetlana Doltu
Director
NGO AFI
Moldova's comprehensive prison-based harm reduction program
2:45 PM - 3:15 PMBiography
Dr. Svetlana Doltu is a Moldovan public health expert and Director of NGO AFI, specializing in prison health, TB, HIV, and harm reduction. She has led penitentiary health services and now advises WHO, UNODC, UNAIDS, the Global Fund, and the Council of Europe on the right to health and human rights in closed settings. With over two decades of experience, she bridges grassroots interventions and international policy to ensure equitable healthcare for marginalized populations
Olivia Varsaneux
Phd Student
University Of Ottawa
Mismatch Between Risk and Protection: Illicit Drug Use and Harm Reduction Service Utilization in Canadian Federal Prisons
3:15 PM - 3:30 PMBiography
Olivia is a Doctoral Candidate in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa, focused on Harm Reduction in incarcerated populations. Olivia previously worked as an infectious epidemiologist with Correctional Services Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WHO, and UNAIDS.
Olivia Price
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Institute Of The McGill University Health Centre
Enhancing uptake of the Canadian prison needle exchange program: Interim findings from the NEXUS type 1 hybrid implementation trial
3:30 PM - 3:45 PMBiography
Olivia is a Postdoctoral Fellow based at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Her primary research interest is the prevention of infectious diseases among priority populations, including people who inject drugs and people in prison.
Leonardo Martinez
Assistant Professor
University Of California Berkeley
National Implementation of Chest Radiographic Mass Screening for Tuberculosis in Indonesian Correctional Settings
3:45 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Leo Martinez is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. His research focuses on tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, including prevention, active case finding, treatment outcomes, and infectious diseases in prisons. He works with collaborators across the United States and internationally.
Olivia Price
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Institute Of The McGill University Health Centre
Drug use and injection practices during incarceration and in the community among people incarcerated in a Quebec provincial prison
4:00 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Olivia is a Postdoctoral Fellow based at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Her primary research interest is the prevention of infectious diseases among priority populations, including people who inject drugs and people in prison.
Formalities
Q&A
4:15 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Chairperson
Mark Stoove
Head Of Public Health, Head Of Justice Health Research Group
Burnet Institute
Catherina Timmermans
Technical Manager
Unitaid