Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 11:43:29 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: Conference Listings, 07/25/95 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS July 25, 1995 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, 8 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: AIDS 1995: An Interdisciplinary Conference for Health Care Professionals DATE: September 9, 1995 LOCATION: Iowa City, IA SPONSOR(S): University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine; Midwest AIDS Training and Eduction Center (MATEC), Iowa Site; University of Iowa College of Nursing CONTACT: Office of Continuing Medical Education, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, 130 Medicine Administration Building, Iowa City, IA 52242-1101, (319) 335-8598, FAX: (319) 335-8049 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: AIDS 101. Infection control. Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Nutrition. Nurse roles. Treatment. Substance abuse. Counseling. Clinical trials. Antibody tests. Women. Children with HIV/AIDS. Research needs. Epidemiology. NOTES: Fee: Physicians and dentists, $150; Nurses, Physician Assistants, Social Workers, and Other Health Care Professionals, $65; Residents in Training (requires letter of verification from program head), $50. Continuing education credits available for physicians, nurses, and social workers. TITLE: Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practice DATE: October 11-13, 1995 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: Clinics. Health professional education. Cancer. Screening. Contraception. Dermatology. Counseling. Infection control. Hepatitis. Alternative therapies. NOTES: Fee: Physicians, $495; Allied health professionals, medical house staff officers with an accompanying letter of status verification, $325. Accommodations, (415) 296-7465; room rates between $155 and $195 per night. TITLE: Surrogate Markers of HIV: Strategies and Issues for Selection and Use DATE: October 16-18, 1995 LOCATION: McLean, VA SPONSOR(S): Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) CONTACT: Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), 1037 Chestnut St., Newton Upper Falls, MA 02164, (617) 630-1300, FAX: (617) 630- 1325. EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Research programs. Clinical trials. Medical technology. Treatment. Therapies. NOTES: Fee dependent upon professional status, type of employer (commercial, academic, etc.), and date of registration. Early registration deadline is August 11. Advance registration deadline is September 8. Travel information, (619) 487-3600 or (800) 824- 8930. Accommodations, (703) 506-4300. TITLE: Epidemiology and Prevention of Infectious Diseases DATE: January 25-27, 1996 LOCATION: San Francisco, CA SPONSOR(S): University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education CONTACT: Office of Continuing Medical Education, Room MCB-630, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0742, (415) 476-4251 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Epidemiology. Tuberculosis (TB). Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). HIV prevention. Information about additional conferences is welcome. Please send E-Mail to Flynn McLean (GHMCLEAF through NAC ONLINE, 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.