Date: Tue, 28 Jan 97 14:21:58 EST From: "David Radune" Subject: New Conference Listings 01/28/97 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS January 28, 1997 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, 12 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: ----------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: New Cancer Strategies DATE: March 13-14, 1997 LOCATION: Arlington, VA SPONSOR(S): The Cambridge Symposia, Cambridge Healthtech Institute CONTACT: James Larkin, Director of Promotion, Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut St., Newton Upper Falls, MA 02164, TEL: (617)-630-1397, E-MAIL: symposia@cambridge.org EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Cancer. Treatment. Therapies. TITLE: Cancer Vaccines DATE: June 16-17, 1997 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): The Cambridge Symposia, Cambridge Healthtech Institute CONTACT: James Larkin, Director of Promotion, Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut St., Newton Upper Falls, MA 02164, TEL: (617)-630-1397, E-MAIL: symposia@cambridge.org EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Cancer. Vaccines. TITLE: Compromised Immunity and Work: Legal Motivators or Good Practice? Learning from the European Approach DATE: March 17, 1997 LOCATION: San Francisco, CA SPONSOR(S): The Employers Advisory Service on AIDS and HIV (EASAH) CONTACT: Christopher Aspinall, The Employers Advisory Service (EASAH), P.O. Box HP 346, Leeds LS6 1UL, UK, TEL: +44/0 113 294 1212, FAX: +44/0/113 294 1313, E-MAIL: easah@modus-op.demon.co.uk EVENT TYPE: Training. TOPICS: Opportunistic infections. Occupational exposure. Occupational safety. Legal liability. Risk factors. Workplace education. Legislation or regulation. NOTES: Fee: $275 per person ($225 for registered AIDS Update conference delegates). Call for details about discounts for multiple registrants. TITLE: HIV/AIDS on the Front Line Conference DATE: March 31-April 1, 1997 LOCATION: Costa Mesa, CA SPONSOR(S): The AIDS Education and Training Center, University of California at Irvine, Orange County Health Care Agency CONTACT: Front Line 1997 EVENT TYPE: Conference. TOPICS: NOTES: Early bird registration fees postmarked before March 14, 1997: one day registration, $80; two day registration, $130. Registration fees postmarked on or after March 14, 1997: one day registration, $105; two day registration, $155. TITLE: 7th Annual Clinical Care Options for HIV Symposium DATE: May 29-June 1, 1997 LOCATION: Laguna Niguel, CA SPONSOR(S): Northwestern University Medical Center CONTACT: Registration Coordinator, 195 E. Main St. #221, Milford, MA 01757, TEL: (888) 448-1199), FAX (508) 478-7905, E-MAIL: mcmentor@aol.com. EVENT TYPE: Symposium TOPICS: Financial issues. Opportunistic infections. Media. Substance abuse. Treatment. NOTES: Fee: received by February 28, 1997, $295; received after February 28, 1997, $375. Registration can be submitted online at http://www.healthcg.com. TITLE: Second National Conference on HIV/AIDS in Persons Over 50 Years DATE: March 22, 1997 LOCATION: San Francisco, CA SPONSOR(S): National Association on HIV over 50 CONTACT: Nathan L. Linsk, PhD, TEL: (312) 996-1426, FAX: (312) 413-4184, E-MAIL: nlinsk@uic.edu EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Elderly persons. Legal issues. Social factors. Treatment. NOTES: Fee: $75. TITLE: HIV Update: Contemporary Issues in Management DATE: May 9-10, 1997 LOCATION: Boston, MA SPONSOR(S): Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases CONTACT: Professional meeting planners, TEL: (800) 378-6857, FAX: (617) 279-9887, E-MAIL: pmpmeeting@aol.com EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Management strategies. NOTES: Fee: $385 per person; reduced fee for residents/fellows, $285. TITLE: Review of the Fourth National Conference on Human Retroviruses and Related Infections DATE: March 4, 1997 LOCATION: Detroit, MI SPONSOR(S): GLTV Wayne State University AIDS Education and Training Center, Michigan Department of Public Health CONTACT: WSU AIDS Research and Education Program, 2727 Second Ave., Ste. 142, Detroit, MI 48201, TEL: (313) 962-2000, FAX: (313) 962-4444, E-MAIL: arep@gopher.chem.wayne.edu EVENT TYPE: Training. TOPICS: Opportunistic infections. Treatment. NOTES: Fee: Free, onsite registration only. TITLE: AIDS Update for the Primary Care Practitioner DATE: April 12, 1997 LOCATION: Detroit, MI SPONSOR(S): GLTV Wayne State University AIDS Education and Training Center, Michigan Department of Public Health CONTACT: WSU AIDS Research and Education Program, 2727 Second Ave., Ste. 142, Detroit, MI 48201, TEL: (313) 962-2000, FAX: (313) 962-4444, E-MAIL: arep@gopher.chem.wayne.edu EVENT TYPE: Training. TOPICS: Physicians. Treatment. NOTES: Fee: $25 registration fee plus optional $10 certificate of attendance. TITLE: AIDS Clinical Management DATE: June 14, 1997 LOCATION: Detroit, MI SPONSOR(S): GLTV Wayne State University AIDS Education and Training Center, Michigan Department of Public Health CONTACT: WSU AIDS Research and Education Program, 2727 Second Ave., Ste. 142, Detroit, MI 48201, TEL: (313) 962-2000, FAX: (313) 962-4444, E-MAIL: arep@gopher.chem.wayne.edu EVENT TYPE: Training. TOPICS: Physicians. Management strategies. Treatment. NOTES: To be announced. TITLE: HIV Clinical Course for Nurses DATE: March 17-19, 1997 LOCATION: Detroit, MI SPONSOR(S): GLTV Wayne State University AIDS Education and Training Center, Michigan Department of Public Health CONTACT: WSU AIDS Research and Education Program, 2727 Second Ave., Ste. 142, Detroit, MI 48201, TEL: (313) 962-2000, FAX: (313) 962-4444, E-MAIL: arep@gopher.chem.wayne.edu EVENT TYPE: Training. TOPICS: Nurse education. NOTES: Fee: $150. TITLE: A National Conversation About the End of Life DATE: January 31, 1997 LOCATION: Morristown, NJ SPONSOR(S): National Hospice Foundation, American Medical Association. CONTACT: Galen Miller, National Hospice Foundation, 1901 North Moore St., Ste. 901, Arlington, VA 22209, TEL: (703) 294-4420, FAX: (703) 525-5762. EVENT TYPE: Seminar. TOPICS: Death and dying. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Information about additional conferences is welcome. Please send E-Mail to David Radune (through NAC ONLINE, or DRadune@cdcnac.org 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.