Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 15:37:56 +0500
From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com
Subject: New Conference Listings 03/13/96


                 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
                  Conference Calendar Database

                     NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS
                         March 13, 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.

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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:        AIDS Update for the Primary Care Practitioner
DATE:         April 13, 1996
LOCATION:     Detroit, MI
SPONSOR(S):   Wayne State University AIDS Education and Training Center;
              Michigan Department of Public Health
CONTACT:      Wayne State University AIDS Research and Education Program,
              (313) 962-2000
EVENT TYPE:   Training
TOPICS:       Health professional education.  Nurse education.  Physician
              education.
NOTES:        Fee: $25 plus $10 for certificate of attendance. Continuing
              education credits available.


TITLE:        From Cover to Cover: A Celebration of Story; 5th Annual
              Interfaith Conference for Pastoral Care Givers with Persons
              Living with HIV/AIDS
DATE:         May 29-June 3, 1996
LOCATION:     North Andover, MA
SPONSOR(S):   Center for Ministries, Merrimack College
CONTACT:      Center for Ministries, Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St.,
              North Andover, MA 01845, (508) 837-5337
EVENT TYPE:   Conference
TOPICS:       Care givers.  Spirituality.  Clergy education.  Church roles.
              Personal anecdotes.  Religious programs.
NOTES:        Fee: Before May 8, $275; After May 8, $335. Reduced rates for
              those not staying on campus. Some scholarships available.


TITLE:        National Conference on Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
DATE:         April 18-20, 1996
LOCATION:     Washington, DC
SPONSOR(S):   American Cancer Society (ACS)
CONTACT:      American Cancer Society (ACS) National Conference on Cancer
              Prevention and Early Detection, American Cancer Society, 1599
              Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251, (404) 329-5788
EVENT TYPE:   Conference
TOPICS:       Cancer.  Treatment.  Risk reduction.  Behavior modification.
NOTES:        Fee: Physicians: Before March 29, $325; After March 29, $375.
              Other health professionals: Before March 29, $225; After March
              29, $275. Accommodations, (202) 898-9000. Travel, (800)
              952-5770. Continuing education credits available.


TITLE:        Health Services Research: Implications for Policy, Health Care
              Delivery, and Clinical Practice; AHSR 13th Annual Meeting
DATE:         June 9-11, 1996
LOCATION:     Atlanta, GA
SPONSOR(S):   Association for Health Services Research; Georgetown 
University
              Medical Center
CONTACT:      Association for Health Services Research, 1130 Connecticut 
Ave.,
              NW., Ste. 700, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 223-2477, FAX: 
(202)
              835-8972
EVENT TYPE:   Conference
TOPICS:       Research programs.  Research needs.  Federal government. 
 Health
              care delivery.  Health care accessibility.  Medicare. 
 Medicaid.
NOTES:        Fee dependent upon membership status, date of registration,
              professional status, and special event attendance.
              Accommodations, (800) 233-1234 or (404) 577-1234. Travel, 
(800)
              241-6760. Continuing education credits available.


TITLE:        Clinical Care of the AIDS Patient: Summer Symposium
DATE:         August 1-6, 1996
LOCATION:     Sun Valley, ID
SPONSOR(S):   Department of Medicine, University of California, San 
Francisco
CONTACT:      Postgraduate Programs, Box 0656, University of California, San
              Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0656, (415) 476-5208
EVENT TYPE:   Conference
TOPICS:       Treatment.  Clinics.  Health professional education.
NOTES:        Fee: Physicians, $385; Allied Health Professionals, $275.
              Continuing education credits available.


TITLE:        Changing the Way America Works for Families: Family Resource
              Coalition National Conference
DATE:         May 1-4, 1996
LOCATION:     Chicago, IL
SPONSOR(S):   Family Resource Coalition
CONTACT:      Family Resource Coalition, 200 S. Michigan Ave., 16th Fl.,
              Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 341-0900, FAX: (312) 341-9361,
              Internet: family@class.org
EVENT TYPE:   Conference
TOPICS:       Families.  Health care accessibility.  Adolescents.  Community
              organizations.  Advocacy.  Information sources.
NOTES:        Fee dependent upon membership status and dates attending.
              Additional fees for special programs.

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.