Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 14:10:05 -0400 From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Listings 08/06/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS August 6, 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, 9 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Forging the Future of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention in America through Science, Program, and Policy DATE: December 9-12, 1996 LOCATION: Tampa, FL SPONSOR(S): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); American Social Health Association CONTACT: American Social Health Association, P.O. Box 13827, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, Attn: Ms. Susan Lynette, (800) 232-5265 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Health care services. Health care policies. Research programs. HIV prevention. NOTES: Fee: Before November 1, $40; after November 1, $65. Continuing education credits available. Accommodations, (813) 225-1234. Exhibition spaces available; contact Susan Lynette at (919) 361-8496 for more information. TITLE: Compassion Fatigue: Healing the Wounded Healer DATE: November 6, 1996 LOCATION: Patchogue, NY SPONSOR(S): AIDS Education and Resource Center; Brookhaven Memorial Hospital CONTACT: Sabina Steiner, MSN, MPH, (516) 444-3209 EVENT TYPE: Lecture TOPICS: Education. TITLE: Dreams...Reality...Action; 48th Annual Meeting of the National Hemophilia Foundation DATE: October 17-19, 1996 LOCATION: San Diego, CA SPONSOR(S): National Hemophilia Foundation CONTACT: Sharon Bankhead, Meetings Specialist, NHF, 110 Greene St., Ste. 303, New York, NY 10012, (888) INFO-NHF, (212) 219-3033, FAX: (212) 966-9247 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Persons with Hemophilia. Hepatitis. Case management. Treatment. Therapeutic drugs. Adolescents. NOTES: Fee dependent upon professional status (care giver or consumer), date of registration (August 31 is early registration deadline), and attendance of pre-conference symposium. Continuing education credits available. Accommodations, (800) 772-8527, (619) 291-7131. TITLE: Proposal Proposal Writing Step by Step DATE: August 28, 1996 LOCATION: San Diego, CA SPONSOR(S): CARING CONTACT: Leng Loh, CARING, P.O. Box 85524, P502E, San Diego, CA 92186-5524, (714) 291-2853 EVENT TYPE: Workshop TOPICS: Fundraising. Community organizations. NOTES: Fee: $95 (includes materials). TITLE: Advanced Proposal Writing Step by Step DATE: September 25, 1996 LOCATION: San Diego, CA SPONSOR(S): CARING CONTACT: Leng Loh, CARING, P.O. Box 85524, P502E, San Diego, CA 92186-5524, (714) 291-2853 EVENT TYPE: Workshop TOPICS: Fundraising. Community organizations. NOTES: Fee: $95 (includes materials). TITLE: Brother-2-Brother Retreat: Six Degrees of Separation DATE: September 27-29, 1996 LOCATION: Malibu, CA SPONSOR(S): National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum CONTACT: Brother-2-Brother Retreat, National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, 1219 S. LaBrea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019 EVENT TYPE: Retreat TOPICS: African Americans. Gay men. Cultural factors. Nutrition. Spirituality. NOTES: Fee: $150. TITLE: Gay Men of Color Institute DATE: August 30-September 2, 1996 LOCATION: Miami Beach, FL SPONSOR(S): National Task Force on AIDS Prevention CONTACT: 1996 GMOCAI Registrar, c/o Krebs Convention Management Services, 555 DeHaro st., Ste. 333, San Francisco, CA 94107-2348, (415) 356-8134 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: HIV prevention. Cultural factors. African Americans. Men who have sex with men. Community organizations. NOTES: Fee: $100; Persons with HIV/AIDS and persons under 25 years of age, $50. Accommodations, (415) 632-8880 or (800) 932-8883. TITLE: Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Women's Health: Research, Prevention, Treatment, and Service Delivery in Clinical and Community Settings DATE: September 19-21, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): American Psychological Association (APA) CONTACT: Women's Health Conference, American Psychological Association, Women's Programs Office, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, (202) 336-6070, FAX: (202) 336-6117, Internet email: whc.apa@email.apa.org EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Women. Health care delivery. Intervention strategies. Research programs. Information resources. Health professional education. NOTES: Fee: $275; Students, $125. TITLE: Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practice DATE: October 9-11, 1996 LOCATION: San Francisco, CA SPONSOR(S): Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine CONTACT: Office of Continuing Medical Education, Registration Office, UCSF Box 0742, MCB 630, San Francisco, CA 94143-0742, (415) 476-5808 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Treatment. Therapeutic drugs. Case management. Hepatitis. Women. Cancer. NOTES: Fee: Physicians, $525; Allied health professionals, $365. 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.