Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:45:50 -0400 From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Listings 06/12/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS June 12, 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, 3 new listings and 2 uopdated were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: 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: Fee: Before July 15, $260; after July 15, $295; students/seniors: before July 15, $150; after July 15, $175. One day registrations available. Additional fees for special events. Abstract submission deadline is November 17, 1995. 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 (program information), (415) 476-5808 (registration information) EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Treatment. Clinics. Health professional education. Epidemiology. Psychiatry. Alternative therapies. Wasting syndrome. Gastrointestinal diseases or disorders. Tuberculosis (TB). Fungal infections. Neurological diseases or disorders. Case studies. Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Kaposis sarcoma. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). Pediatrics. Health professionals. Therapeutic drugs. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Syphilis. NOTES: Fee: Physicians, $385; Allied Health Professionals, $275. Additional fees for some social events. Continuing education credits available. Accommodations, (800) 786-8259. Reservations must be received by July 1, 1996. Transportation, (800) 767-8785. TITLE: Third International Congress on Drug Therapy for HIV Infection DATE: November 3-7, 1996 LOCATION: Birmingham, UK - United Kingdom SPONSOR(S): Gardiner-Caldwell Communications, Ltd. CONTACT: James Arthur, Gardiner-Caldwell Communications, Ltd., The Old Ribbon Mill, Pitt St., Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 7PT, United Kingdom, 44-1625-615-325, FAX: 44-1625-616-563 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Therapeutic drugs. Treatment. NOTES: Abstract deadline: June 28, 1996. TITLE: Use of Viral Load, CD4 Cell Counts and Resistance Mutation Patterns to Design Strategies for the Combination or Sequential Use of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors and Protease Inhibitors DATE: June 12, 1996 LOCATION: Providence, RI SPONSOR(S): Rhode Island Hospital Department of Infectious Disease; Brown University AIDS Program CONTACT: Brown University AIDS Program, Box G-S204 Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 EVENT TYPE: Lecture TOPICS: Diagnostic tests. Treatment. Therapeutic drugs. NOTES: Continuing medical education credits available. TITLE: Update: XI International Conference on AIDS DATE: July 24, 1996 LOCATION: Providence, RI SPONSOR(S): Brown University AIDS Program; Rhode Island Project AIDS CONTACT: Brown University AIDS Program, Box G-S204 Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 EVENT TYPE: Lecture TOPICS: Research programs. Health professionals. General AIDS issues. NOTES: Update for the provider and research communitites: 12noon to 2pm. Update for the general HIV-affected community: 6pm-9pm. 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.