Drug abuse relapse and medication non-adherence are significant problems for HIV-positive African-American women. Structural Ecosystems Therapy is a psychotherapeutic intervention designed to reduce psychological distress and family hassles for this population. The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health will host Victoria Behar Mitrani, Ph.D., professor of nursing and health studies, and Daniel Feaster, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and public health, for Grand Rounds tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon to 1 p.m. in the Clinical Research Building, conference room 989. Dr. Mitrani and Dr. Feaster will present "Randomized Controlled Trial of Structural Ecosystems Therapy (SET) for HIV+ Women in Drug Recovery and Their Families." The recently completed clinical trial shows the positive effect of SET on drug abuse relapse and medication adherence. SET also appears to benefit the children of these women.

Lunch will be provided. For more information, visit http://biomed.miami.edu/epi_grandrounds or contact Jane Brooks at jbrooks@med.miami.edu.