Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 12:28:58 +0500 From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Listings 04/23/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS April 23, 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, 7 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Social Marketing in Public Health DATE: June 19-22, 1996 LOCATION: Clearwater Beach, FL SPONSOR(S): Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida CONTACT: Ginger Phillips, College of Public Health - MDC 56, USF Health Sciences Center, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612-4799, (813) 974-4867, FAX: (813) 974-5172, Internet email: phillips@cophdep2.coph.usf.edu EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Adolescents. Condom use. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Research programs. Social factors. Community health. Schools. Education. Media. Advocacy. NOTES: Fee: Preconference: Before May 20, $140; After May 20, $160; Main conference: Before May 20, $190; After May 20, $210. One day registrations available. Discounts for students. Additional fees for dinner, late registration (after June 10), and CHES accreditation fee. Accommodations, (813) 595-1611. Travel, (800) 940-1901. Continuing education credits available. For poster session information, see the contact person. TITLE: New Perspectives in the Management of HIV Disease DATE: May 4, 1996 LOCATION: Bethesda, MD SPONSOR(S): World Health CME; Glaxo Wellcome, Inc. CONTACT: World Health CME, World Health Communications, Inc., 41 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010-2202, (800) 433-4584, (800) 521- 1177 (within New York state only), FAX: (212) 481-8534, Internet email: whcme@whci.41mad.com EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Case management. Treatment. Therapies. Virology. NOTES: Continuing education credits available. TITLE: Embracing change: Challenges and Opportunities; Health Care for the Homeless Conference; 7th Annual DATE: June 6-8, 1996 LOCATION: Washington, DC SPONSOR(S): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Division of Programs for Special Populations CONTACT: Maggie Castoires, HCH Conference Registrar, John Snow, Inc., 44 Farnsworth St., Boston, MA 02210, (617) 482-9485, FAX: (617) 482-0617 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Homeless persons. Community health. Women. Children. Families. NOTES: Fee: Before May 10, $185; After May 10, $200. TITLE: The ADA: A Road Map to Opportunity; North Carolina statewide Americans with Disabilities Act Conference DATE: May 15-17, 1996 LOCATION: Research Park, NC SPONSOR(S): National Association of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Coordinators CONTACT: National Association of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Coordinators, One World Trade Center, Ste. 800, Long Beach, CA 90831-0800, (800) 722-D-ADA, FAX: (800) 9-FAX-ADA EVENT TYPE: Conference. TOPICS: Workplaces. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodations. Legislation or regulation. Legal issues. Schools. Information resources. NOTES: Fee: Member, $120; Non-member, $150. Additional fees for keynote luncheon and pre- and post-conference workshops. Continuing education credits available. TITLE: National Wellness Conference DATE: July 15-19, 1996 LOCATION: Stevens Point, WI SPONSOR(S): National Wellness Institute, Inc. CONTACT: National Wellness Institute, Inc., 1045 Clark St., Ste. 210, P.O. Box 827, Stevens Point, WI 54481-0827, (800) 243-8694, FAX: (715) 342-2979, Internet email: newlli@uscyber.com EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Health promotion. Spirituality. Community health. Emotions. Women. Information dissemination. Cultural factors. Children. NOTES: Fee: National Wellness Association Member, $419; Non- member, $459. Additional fees for preconference seminars, conference meals, and housing. TITLE: Emerging Trends in HIV Disease DATE: June 1, 1996 LOCATION: Queens, NY SPONSOR(S): HIV Clinical Education Initiative at SUNY Brooklyn CONTACT: (718) 270-4752 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Pregnancy. Virology. Treatment. Therapies. Neurological diseases or disorders. NOTES: Fee: $10. Continuing education credits available. TITLE: Building Service Skills for HIV DATE: May 21, 1996 LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY SPONSOR(S): AIDS Education and Training Center at SUNY: Health Science Center at Brooklyn (HSCB); the HIV Clinical Education Initiative at SUNY:HSCB; HIV Clinical Education Initiative at Woodhull Hospital; Bedford-Stuyvesant HIV Care Network; East New York/Brownsville HIV Care Network; Fort Green HIV Project; Williamsburg/Greenpoint/Bushwick HIV Care Network; and Brooklyn AIDS Task Force CONTACT: Miriam Gross, (718) 270-3796 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Medicare. Medicaid. Treatment. Women. Case management. Substance abuse. Cultural factors. Alternative therapies. NOTES: Fee: $15; students, $10 (must show student ID). 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.