Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 12:11:05 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: New Conference Listings 10/31/95 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS October 31, 1995 The Clearinghouse's Conference Calendar Database contains information about upcoming conferences related to HIV and AIDS. NAC ONLINE users can search this database by selecting "Clearinghouse Databases" from the NAC ONLINE main menu. When asked to enter a database name, specify "CONF" to search the Calendar. To access the NAC ONLINE BBS, set your communications software to dial (800) 851-7245, and set the options for 8 data bits, N parity, 1 stop bit, full duplex, and complete a new user questionnaire. Only non-profit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and health departments are given full access to NAC ONLINE and the NAC databases. Overnight, 5 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: The Angry Woman: Challenges and Choices DATE: November 13, 1995 LOCATION: Annandale, VA SPONSOR(S): Fairfax Hospital; Snowden at Fredericksburg; The Northern Virginia HIV Resource and Consultation Center CONTACT: Virginia Council on Women, Alcohol, and Drug (VCWAD), P.O. Box 591, Fairfax, VA 22030-0435, EVENT TYPE: Panel Presentation TOPICS: Women. Substance abuse. Community organizations. Treatment. Financial issues. Mental health. HIV prevention. NOTES: Fee: $10 TITLE: Care and Management of the HIV/AIDS Patient: A Course for Primary Care Providers DATE: November 16-18, 1995 LOCATION: Hyannis, MA SPONSOR(S): New England AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC); University of Massachusetts Medical School and Center CONTACT: University of MA Medical School, c/o School Bursar, 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester, MA 01655, (617) 566-2283, FAX: (617) 566- 2994 EVENT TYPE: Course TOPICS: Case reports. Case studies. Treatment. Counseling. Research programs. Families of Persons with HIV/AIDS. Emotions. Educator education. NOTES: Fee: $150. Accommodations, (508) 775-7775. TITLE: Reeducation, Reorganization, and Resiliency: Fostering Native Solutions for Healthy Children, Healthy Families, and Healthy Communities; 13th Annual National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Consumer Conference DATE: November 28-30, 1995 LOCATION: Tampa, FL SPONSOR(S): National Indian Health Board (NIHB) CONTACT: National Indian Health Board (NIHB), 1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. A-707, Denver, CO 80222, (303) 759-3075, FAX: (303) 759-3674 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: HIV prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Community organizations. Native Americans. Rural environment or population. Medicare. Medicaid. Children. Substance abuse. Women. NOTES: Fee: Before November 13, $200; On-site, $225; Students, $75; Senior citizens, $150; Group discount before November 13, $150 for groups with five or more participants; no group discount given on site. Accommodations, (813) 626-0999. Travel, (800) 521- 4041. Spaces available in program for advertisements. Exhibition spaces available. Sponsorships of coffee breaks and other social events are also available. TITLE: Oligonucleotide and Gene Therapy-Based Antisense Therapeutics DATE: February 15-16, 1996 LOCATION: Coronado, CA SPONSOR(S): International Business Communications (IBC) CONTACT: IBC USA Conferences, Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772-1749, (508) 481-6400, FAX: (508) 481-7911 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Clinical trials. Therapeutic drugs. Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Cancer. NOTES: Fee: $895; government employees, university employees, and university-affiliated hospital employees, $595. Accommodations, (619) 435-6611. TITLE: Health Promotion: A Balance of Physical, Emotional, Social, Intellectual, and Spiritual Health; 7th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference DATE: February 27-March 2, 1996 LOCATION: Colorado Springs, CO SPONSOR(S): American Journal of Health Promotion CONTACT: American Journal of Health Promotion, 1812 S. Rochester Rd., Ste. 200, Rochester Hills, MI 48307-3532, (810) 650-9600, FAX: (810) 650-9602 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Nutrition. Substance abuse. Emotions. Spirituality. Psychological factors. NOTES: Proposals for workshops are being accepted. In addition, three records have been updated: TITLE: Research, Prevention, and Treatment: Native Americans and HIV Disease DATE: November 6-8, 1995 LOCATION: Denver, CO SPONSOR(S): Indian Health Service (IHS); Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH) CONTACT: Nancy Gaskins, Social and Scientific Systems, 7101 Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 1300, Bethesda, MD 20814-4805, (301) 986- 4870, (800) 291-9112, FAX: (301) 913-0351. EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Native Americans. Epidemiology. HIV prevention. Education. Treatment. Research needs. Community health planning. Community resources. Cultural factors. Religion. Death or dying. Mental health. Spirituality. Grief. Health professional education. NOTES: Conference has been postponed indefinitely. Refunds will be sent. TITLE: National Holistic AIDS Conference; 8th Annual DATE: November 9-12, 1995 LOCATION: Houston, TX SPONSOR(S): AIDS, Medicine, and Miracles CONTACT: AIDS, Medicine, and Miracles, P.O. Box 9130, Maxwell Bldg., 311 Mapleton, Boulder, CO 80301-9130, (800) 875-8770, (303) 447- 8777, FAX: (303) 447-3902 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Holistic therapies. Alternative therapies. Women. Hispanics / Latinos / Latinas. Spirituality. Treatment. Grief. Nutrition. Substance abuse. TITLE: Women and HIV Conference; Fourth Annual DATE: November 18, 1995 LOCATION: Irvine, CA SPONSOR(S): HIV Women's Voices; AIDS Services Foundation Orange County; AIDS Walk Orange County; Fountain Valley Regional Hospital; Western Medical Center, Santa Ana CONTACT: HIV: Women's Voices, AIDS Services Foundation, 17982 SkyPark Circle, Ste. J, Irvine, CA 92714, (714) 253-1512 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Women. Treatment. HIV prvention. Epidemiology. Advocacy. Psychological factors. Families. Case management. Legal issues. Ethical issues. Cultural factors. Minorities. Hispanics / Latinos / Latinas. NOTES: Fee: General admission, $35; Health care professionals, $35 (inlcudes continuing education credits); Students, $10. Scholarships available. Childcare available. Some workshops available in Spanish. Information about additional conferences is welcome. Please send E-Mail to Flynn McLean (through NAC ONLINE, or fmclean@cdcnac.aspensys.com via the Internet) at the CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse; include the title, dates, site, sponsoring agency, contact information, registration fee, and topics to be discussed at the conference.