02514nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260004900042653003900091653004700130653003200177653002400209653001100233653001100244653001200255653001600267653001400283653001300297653001800310653001700328100001700345700001800362700001200380700001600392700001300408245020100421856005100622300001200673490000700685050001700692520144100709022001402150       2011                            d  c2011 JunbLEPRA Health in ActionaColchester10aAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome10aConsensus Development Conferences as Topic10aDiscrimination (Psychology)10aGuidelines as Topic10aHealth10aHumans10aleprosy10aNetherlands10aPrejudice10aResearch10aSocial stigma10aStereotyping1 aVoorend CG N1 avan Brakel WH1 aCross H1 aAugustine V1 aEbenso B00aReport of the Stigma Research Workshop for the development of scientific consensus papers and field guidelines on health-related stigma, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 11-14 october 2010.  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/82/2/18-8201  a188-2010 v82  aVOOREND 20113 a<p>Summary In concurrence with the broad body of literature published on health-related stigma, there is a need for practical field guidance to contribute to the fight against leprosy-related stigma and discrimination. To this end, much can be gained by considering the accumulated knowledge and learned from experience with different stigmatising conditions; primarily HIV/AIDS, disability, tuberculosis, and mental health. Therefore a Stigma Research Workshop was organised from 11-14 October in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The primary aim of the workshop was to produce scientific papers and field guidelines that could be used to target actions against health-related stigma and discrimination. Keynote presentations were offered by scientists and professionals from different health domains who shared their knowledge, experiences and research findings regarding health-related stigma. Group work was subsequently conducted to work towards agreed outputs on four different themes: i.e. research priorities, measurement, interventions, and counselling. The spectrum of expertise present enabled an interdisciplinary and inter-profession sharing of knowledge and practices. This resulted in the commencement of consensus papers and field guidelines related to the four themes. An evaluation by participants concluded that the workshop had been an informative and worthwhile activity that will strengthen the fight against stigma.</p>  a0305-7518