Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:45:12 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: New Conference Listings 11/14/95 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS November 14, 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, 19 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: National Women HIV and AIDS Summit; Second Annual DATE: October 18-19, 1996 LOCATION: New Orleans, LA SPONSOR(S): National Women and HIV/AIDS Project (NWAP) CONTACT: National Women and HIV/AIDS Project (NWAP), P.O. Box 53141, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 547-1155, FAX: (202) 547-5080 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Women. Minorities. NOTES: Fee: $75. Scholarships available. Travel, (800) 544-4316. Conference is postponed until October 18-19, 1996. TITLE: World AIDS Day of Learning for New Jersey Youth DATE: December 1, 1995 LOCATION: New Brunswick, NJ SPONSOR(S): New Jersey Department of Health CONTACT: Princeton Center for Leadership Training, 997 Lenox Dr., Ste. 304, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, (609) 844-1040, FAX: (609) 844-1011 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Adolescents. HIV prevention. Education. Schools. Intervention strategies. TITLE: Tuberculosis and HIV DATE: December 5, 1995 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center; Howard University College of Medicine CONTACT: Program Registrar, Howard University College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, 520 W St., NW, Washington, DC 20059, (202) 806-5620, FAX: (202) 806-7934 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Tuberculosis (TB). Epidemiology. Tuberculosis prevention. Treatment. NOTES: No fee. Pre-registration is required. Continuing education credits available. TITLE: Tuberculosis: What's New in Diagnosis and Therapy DATE: March 26, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center; Howard University College of Medicine CONTACT: Program Registrar, Howard University College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, 520 W St., NW, Washington, DC 20059, (202) 806-5620, FAX: (202) 806-7934 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Tuberculosis (TB). Treatment. Health professional education. NOTES: No fee. Pre-registration is required. Continuing education credits available. TITLE: Legal/Ethical Issues of HIV Disease DATE: February 22, 1996 LOCATION: Fairfax, VA SPONSOR(S): Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center; Howard University College of Medicine CONTACT: Program Registrar, Howard University College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, 520 W St., NW, Washington, DC 20059, (202) 806-5620, FAX: (202) 806-7934 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Legal issues. Ethical issues. Treatment. NOTES: No fee. Pre-registration is required. Continuing education credits available. TITLE: Substance Abuse and HIV DATE: April 17, 1996 LOCATION: Fairfax, VA SPONSOR(S): Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center; Howard University College of Medicine CONTACT: Program Registrar, Howard University College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, 520 W St., NW, Washington, DC 20059, (202) 806-5620, FAX: (202) 806-7934 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Substance abuse. Treatment. NOTES: No fee. Pre-registration is required. Continuing education credits available. TITLE: National Biennial Conference on Health and Human Services; 11th Annual DATE: September 9-12, 1995 LOCATION: Santa Fe, NM SPONSOR(S): National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO) CONTACT: Jonathan Bergman, (202) 387-5000. EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Hispanics / Latinos / Latinas. TITLE: Weaving a National Commitment: New Challenges and Strategies for Protecting Children; 11th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect DATE: September 16-21, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) CONTACT: Eleventh National Conference, c/o Research Assessment Management, Inc., 1300 Spring St., Ste. 210, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 589-8242. EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Sexual abuse or assault. Families. Children. Adolescents. Health care accessibility. Health care delivery. Risk reduction. Community based organizations. Substance abuse. Policies. Advocacy. Legal issues. NOTES: Abstract submission deadline is November 17, 1995. TITLE: Creating a Healthy Future: Building Alliances, Protecting Diversity, and Uniting for Better Health Care; 18th National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference and 14th National AIDS/HIV Forum DATE: July 13-17, 1996 LOCATION: Seattle, WA SPONSOR(S): National Lesbian and Gay Health Association (NLGHA) CONTACT: National Lesbian and Gay Health Association (NLGHA), NLGHA '96 Conference, P.O. Box 33022, Washington, DC 20033,, (800) 367- 1481, FAX: (202) 659-5559 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Safer sex. Women. Lesbians. Minorities. Community based organizations. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Cancer. Education. Mental health. HIV prevention. Treatment. Legislation or regulation. Spirituality. Religion. Alternative therapies. Grief. Death or dying. Substance abuse. NOTES: Deadline for presentations proposal is November 20, 1995. TITLE: Adult Infectious Disease Seminar Current Update DATE: June 11-15, 1996 LOCATION: Hilton Head Island, SC SPONSOR(S): Lloyd Noland Hospital CONTACT: George M. Converse, M.D., Director of Medical Education, Lloyd Noland Hospital, 701 Lloyd Noland Parkway, Fairfield, AL 35064, (205) 783-5276, FAX: (205) 783-5276 EVENT TYPE: Seminar NOTES: Fee: $495. Nineteen hours Category 1 and 19 Hours AAFP. TITLE: Pediatric Infectious Disease Seminar Current Update DATE: June 18-22, 1996 LOCATION: Hilton Head Island, SC SPONSOR(S): Lloyd Noland Hospital CONTACT: George M. Converse, M.D., Director of Medical Education, Lloyd Noland Hospital, 701 Lloyd Noland Parkway, Fairfield, AL 35064, (205) 783-5276, FAX: (205) 783-5276 EVENT TYPE: Seminar NOTES: Fee: $495. Nineteen hours Category 1 and 19 Hours AAFP. TITLE: Pediatric Infectious Disease Seminar Fall Update DATE: October 16-19, 1996 LOCATION: Lake Buena Vista, FL SPONSOR(S): Lloyd Noland Hospital CONTACT: George M. Converse, M.D., Director of Medical Education, Lloyd Noland Hospital, 701 Lloyd Noland Parkway, Fairfield, AL 35064, (205) 783-5276, FAX: (205) 783-5276 EVENT TYPE: Seminar NOTES: Fee: $395. Fifteen hours Category 1 and 19 Hours AAFP. TITLE: The Information Frontier: Medical Library Association 96th Annual Meeting DATE: May 31-June 6, 1996 LOCATION: Kansas City, MO SPONSOR(S): Medical Library Association (MLA) CONTACT: Medical Library Association (MLA), 6 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 300, Chicago, IL 60602, FAX: (312) 419-8950 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Information sources. Information dissemination. Databases. NOTES: Sponsorships available. TITLE: Global Health: Future Risks, Present Needs; 23rd annual National Council for International Health Conference DATE: June 9-12, 1996 LOCATION: Arlington, VA SPONSOR(S): National Council for International Health (NCIH) CONTACT: National Council for International Health (NCIH), 1701 K St., NW, Ste. 600, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 833-5903, FAX: (202) 833-0075 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Tuberculosis (TB). Hepatitis. Vaccines. Therapeutic drugs. Migrant workers. Substance abuse. Epidemiology. Policy development. Legislation or regulation. International health policies. International health programs. Health care accessibility. Women. TITLE: Rocky Mountain Regional Conference on HIV Disease; 11th Annual DATE: February 2-3, 1996 LOCATION: Denver, CO SPONSOR(S): Colorado AIDS Education and Training Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Colorado AIDS Project; Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, STD/AIDS Control Section; Denver Department of Public Health, Denver Health and Hospitals CONTACT: Colorado AIDS Project, Attention: AIDS Conference, P.O. Box 18529, Denver, CO 80218, (303) 837-0166 ext. 401, (303) 436-7221 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Risk reduction. Sexual abuse or assault. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Behavior modification. Perinatal transmission. HIV prevention. Hispanics / Latinos / Latinas. Sex education. Cultural factors. Women. Counseling. Counselor education. Adolescents. Substance abuse. Epidemiology. Needle exchange. Opportunistic infections. Nutrition. Native Americans. Nurses. Treatment. Policy development. Spirituality. Sexuality. Legal issues. Death or dying. Suicide. Intervention strategies. NOTES: Fees dependent upon date of registration and pre-conference attendance. Early registration deadline is December 29, 1995. Group rates available. Scholarships available. Continuing education credits available. Accommodations, (303) 321-3333. TITLE: 10th Annual Latin American Congress on STDs and 4th Pan American Conference on AIDS DATE: November 15-18, 1995 LOCATION: Santiago, CI - Chili SPONSOR(S): Organizacion XM CONTACT: Dr. Blanca Ocampos, Organizacion XM, Andres de Fuenzalida 22, Of. 303, Casilla 200, Providencia, Chile, (56 2) 231 9362, FAX: (56 2) 232-2559. EVENT TYPE: Conference TITLE: 7th Annual Canadian Bioethics Society Conference DATE: November 23-25, 1995 LOCATION: Vancouver, CA - Canada SPONSOR(S): Canadian Bioethics Society CONTACT: 1995 CBS Conference, Cont. Ed. in Health Sciences, room 105-2194 Health Sciences Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, (800) 663-0348 (within British Columbia), (604) 822-2626/4965, FAX: (604) 822-4835 EVENT TYPE: Conference TITLE: Cancer, AIDS and Quality of Life DATE: January 15-17, 1996 LOCATION: Paris, FR - France SPONSOR(S): International Council for Global Health Progress CONTACT: Cancer, AIDS and Quality of Life, AIRMEC, 2, blvd. du Montparnasse, 75105 Paris, France, (33) -1-45.66.91.15, FAX: (33) -1-45.66.50.72 EVENT TYPE: Conference TITLE: 9th International Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa DATE: December 10-14, 1995 LOCATION: Kampala, UG - Uganda SPONSOR(S): AIDS Conference Secretariat CONTACT: AIDS Conference Secretariat, P.O. Box 6, Entebbe, Uganda, (256 42) 20297, FAX: (256 42) 20608 EVENT TYPE: Conference 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.