Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 16:29:15 +0500 From: ghmcleaf{CONTRACTOR/ASPEN/ghmcleaf}%NAC-GATEWAY.ASPEN@ace.aspensys.com Subject: New Conference Listings 08/01/95 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS August 1, 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, 6 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Public Workshop and Advisory Subcommittee Meeting on Current Issues in AIDS Clinical Trials DATE: September 6-7, 1995 LOCATION: Bethesda, MD SPONSOR(S): Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CONTACT: Heidi Marchand or Kimberly Miles, (301) 443-0104, FAX: (301) 443-9216; Internet email: zwanzige@fdacd.bitnet (Note: A small number of Internet email systems may be unable to send messages to this address). Registrations should include participant's name, organization name (if any), address, and telephone number; Internet registrants must include a return email address. EVENT TYPE: Workshop TOPICS: Clinical trials. Therapeutic drugs. Research needs. Federal government. Opportunistic infections. NOTES: No fee. Comments on the workshop can be submitted until October 31, 1995, to the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, Rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20857. Comments can also be submitted to the Internet address listed above. Comments must be identified with the docket number 95N-0226. TITLE: Learning to Live with HIV/AIDS: Rural Communities Meeting the Challenge DATE: August 13-15, 1995 LOCATION: Pine Mountain, GA SPONSOR(S): Georgia Cooperative Health Manpower Education Program, Incorporated (CHEP)/Area Health Education Center (AHEC) CONTACT: Georgia CHEP/AHEC, Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (OOA), 1826 Veterans Blvd., Dublin, GA 31021 (912) 277-2705, FAX: (912) 277-2820 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Rural environment or population. Mental health. Discrimination. Workplaces. School policies. Therapies. Therapeutic drugs. Hospice services. HIV prevention. Cultural factors. Substance abuse. Dentistry. Tuberculosis (TB). Care givers. Minorities. NOTES: Fee: Full conference, $125; Sunday only, $50; Monday and Tuesday, $90. Fee covers materials, breaks, Sunday night reception, and lunch on Monday. Continuing education credits are available. Accommodations, (800) 282-8181 or (706) 663-2211. Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis will speak on Sunday night. TITLE: Adolescent HIV Prevention: Helping Our Youth Live Safely DATE: September 30, 1995 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): Washington Psychiatric Society; DC Psychological Foundation; American Psychiatric Association; American Psychological Association CONTACT: American Psychological Association--Accounting Office, Adolescent HIV Prevention Conference, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, (202) 336-6057, FAX: (202) 336-5813 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Adolescents with HIV/AIDS. HIV prevention. Mental health. Education. Community organizations. Psychological factors. Psychiatry. Cultural factors. NOTES: Fee: Before September 20, $30; After September 20, $35. Fee includes box lunch. TITLE: Alternative Paradigms in Medicine and Healing DATE: September 20-22, 1995 LOCATION: Scottsdale, AZ SPONSOR(S): University of Arizona College of Medicine; University of Phoenix, Center for Nursing Leadership CONTACT: Arizona Center for Health and Medicine, 5055 N. 32nd St., Ste. 200, Phoenix, AZ 85018, (800) 954-7005, FAX: (602) 956-3049 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Alternative therapies. Health maintenance organizations. Nutrition. Legal issues. Spirituality. NOTES: Fee: Before August 20, 1995: Physicians, $595; Full-time students (must submit proof), $295; Others, $495; After August 20, 1995: Physicians, $695; Full-time students (must submit proof), $395; Others, $595. Accommodations, (800) 242-2635 or (800) 782-2123. TITLE: Innovations in Perinatal Care: Assessing Benefits and Risks DATE: October 7-8, 1995 LOCATION: Baltimore, MD SPONSOR(S): Journal BIRTH; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine CONTACT: Birth Conference, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Turner 20, 720 Rutland, Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205-2195, (410) 955-2959, FAX: (410) 955-0807 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Pediatrics. Infants with HIV/AIDS. Women. Pregnancy. Perinatal transmission. NOTES: Fee: Physicians, $300; Residents (must provide verification of status), Fellows (must provide verification of status), allied health professionals, $215. Continuing education credits available. Accommodations, (800) 233-1234. Travel, (800) 334- 8644. TITLE: Tri-regional Clinical Leadership Conference: Continuing the Mission in the Age of Networks and Managed Care DATE: August 4-7, 1995 LOCATION: Pocono Manor, PA SPONSOR(S): Clinical Directors Network of Region II, Inc.; Clinical Regional Advisory Network of Region III, Inc.; New England Community Health Center Association CONTACT: The organization in the registrant's region: Clinical Directors Network of Region II, Inc. (CDN), Eydie Leibman, MSW, 8 W. 19th St., 8th Fl., New York, NY 10011-4206, (212) 255-3841, FAX: (212) 255, 5227; Clinical Regional Advisory Network of Region III, Inc. (CRAN), Minnie Tate, P.O. Box 220, New Canton, VA 23123, (804) 581-3271, FAX: (804) 581-1105; New England Community Health Center Association (NECHCA), Lucia Carter Cargill, RN, PhD, 400 W. Cummings Park, Ste. 4600, Woburn, MA 01801, (617) 938-7161, FAX: (617) 932-6474. EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Dentistry. Health maintenance organizations. Epidemiology. NOTES: Fee: CDN, CRAN, or NECHCA members, $350; Non-members, $400; Daily fee for members, $150; Daily fee for non-members, $200. Continuing education credits available. Accommodations, (800) 233-8150 or (717) 839-7111. 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.