Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 14:54:10 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: New Conference Information 01/16/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS January 16, 1996 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, 15 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: North American Syringe Exchange Convention VI (NASEC VI): We've Proved Our Point. . . Now What?: DATE: April 25-27, 1996 LOCATION: Milwaukee, WI SPONSOR(S): North American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN) CONTACT: PDAP/NASEN, 535 Dock Street #112, Tacoma, WA 98402, (206) 272-4857, FAX: (206) 272-8415 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Needle exchange. HIV prevention. NOTES: Fee: Before April 4, 1996, $150 per person; After April 12, 1996, $240; Significant Other/Guest, meals only, $40 per person. Scholarships available. Accommodations, (800) 558-3862, (800) 800-8000, or (800) 221-2222. TITLE: Impact of HIV/AIDS on Families DATE: February 6, 1996 LOCATION: Patchogue, NY SPONSOR(S): The AIDS Education & Resource Center & Brookhaven Memorial Hospital CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture TOPICS: HIV education. Families. TITLE: Compassion Fatigue: Healing The Wounded Healer DATE: March 5, 1996 LOCATION: Patchogue, NY SPONSOR(S): The AIDS Education & Resource Center & Brookhaven Memorial Hospital CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture TOPICS: HIV education. Caregivers. TITLE: Pediatric HIV: An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment DATE: January 18, 1996 LOCATION: East Meadow, NY SPONSOR(S): Nassau County Medical Center; The AIDS Education and Resource Center CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture TOPICS: Pediatrics. Infants with HIV/AIDS. Treatment. Diagnostic tests. TITLE: Sex, Kids & HIV: Experiences of a Sex Educator, Part II DATE: February 15, 1996 LOCATION: East Meadow, NY SPONSOR(S): Nassau County Medical Center; The AIDS Education and Resource Center CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture TOPICS: Adolescents. HIV education. TITLE: Nutritional Health in HIV/AIDS Care DATE: March 21, 1996 LOCATION: East Meadow, NY SPONSOR(S): Nassau County Medical Center; The AIDS Education and Resource Center CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture TOPICS: Nutrition. HIV education. TITLE: HIV Immune-Based Therapies Workshop DATE: January 26-28, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): Clinical Immunology Society CONTACT: Registration Manager, Slack, Inc, (609) 848-1000, FAX: (609) 251-0278 EVENT TYPE: Workshop TOPICS: Treatment. Immunology. Research programs. NOTES: Fee: CIS members, $125; Non-members, $160; Trainees (Postdocs, Graduate Students, Medical Residents), $40. CMC credit is available. TITLE: Bringing the Work Back Home: Strengthening AIDS Advocacy at the Local Level; New York AIDS Coalition's Advocacy Conference DATE: February 26-27, 1996 LOCATION: New York, NY SPONSOR(S): New York AIDS Coalition (NYAC) CONTACT: New York AIDS Coalition (NYAC), 231 W. 29th St., Ste. 1002, New York, NY 10001 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Advocacy. Media. Political action. Policy development. Community organizations. TITLE: Cultural Dynamics in HIV Care DATE: March 5, 1996 LOCATION: Fairfax, VA SPONSOR(S): Office of HIV Services CONTACT: Office of HIV Services, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax, VA 22031, (703) 204-3780 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: Cultural factors. Case studies. Therapies. NOTES: Fee: $35. TITLE: HIV Prevention Counseling: The Facts DATE: February 20, 1996 LOCATION: Fairfax, VA SPONSOR(S): Office of HIV Services CONTACT: Office of HIV Services, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax, VA 22031, (703) 204-3780 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: HIV prevention. Counseling. Counselor education. NOTES: Fee: $35 TITLE: HIV Prevention Counseling: The Facts DATE: April 18, 1996 LOCATION: Fairfax, VA SPONSOR(S): Office of HIV Services CONTACT: Office of HIV Services, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax, VA 22031, (703) 204-3780 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: HIV prevention. Counseling. Counselor education. NOTES: Fee: $35 TITLE: HIV Prevention Counseling: The Approach DATE: March 20-21, 1996 LOCATION: Fairfax, VA SPONSOR(S): Office of HIV Services CONTACT: Office of HIV Services, 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax, VA 22031, (703) 204-3780 EVENT TYPE: Training TOPICS: HIV prevention. Counseling. Counselor education. NOTES: Fee: $35 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.