Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:39:32 -0400 From: "Flynn Mclean" Subject: New Conference Listings 06/18/96 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse Conference Calendar Database NEW CONFERENCE LISTINGS June 18, 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, 6 new listings were loaded to the Conference Calendar Database. Their records follow: TITLE: Strategies for a Changing Health Care Environment: The National Nurse Practitioner Conference 1996 DATE: October 23-26, 1996 LOCATION: Arlington, VA SPONSOR(S): Nurse Practitioner World News; Nurse Practitioner Business Institute CONTACT: Nurse Practitioner Education Associates, Ltd., 9556 Wandering Way, Columbia, MD 21045-3244 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Nurse education. Nurse roles. Sexuality. Information sources. Children with HIV/AIDS. Sexual abuse or assault. Case management. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Women. Legislation or regulation. Tuberculosis (TB). Hepatitis. Contraception. NOTES: Fee: Before August 5, 1996, $300; After August 5, $350; After October 4, $375; student, $250 (enclose copy of ID). Single day registrations available. Continuing education credits available. Accommodations, (800) 228-9290. Travel, (800) 334-8644 or (800) 521-4041. TITLE: Winning Grants; Proposal Writing Step by Step DATE: June 26, 1996 LOCATION: San Diego, CA SPONSOR(S): Community AIDS Response to Increase Grants (CARING) CONTACT: Community AIDS Response to Increase Grants (CARING), P.O. Box 85524 (P502E), San Diego, CA 92186-5524, (619) 291-2853, FAX: (619) 692-8668 EVENT TYPE: Workshop TOPICS: Fundraising. Funding sources. Community organizations. NOTES: Fee: $50. Pre-registration required. Materials (230 page manual) fee: $45. TITLE: Co-Conspirators: Impact of Opportunistic Infections with HIV Disease DATE: July 10, 1996 LOCATION: Vancouver, CA - Canada SPONSOR(S): University of Alabama School of Medicine, Division of Continuing Medical Education CONTACT: (800) 433-4584, (800) 521-1177, within New York, FAX: (212) 679-7883, Internet email: whcme@whci.41mad.com EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Opportunistic infections. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). Herpes virus group. Treatment. Therapeutic drugs. TITLE: Nurses Cancer Symposium; 16th Annual DATE: October 10-12, 1996 LOCATION: San Diego, CA SPONSOR(S): ScrippsHealth; Stevens Cancer Center; Scripps Memorial Hospitals CONTACT: Stevens Cancer Center, P.O. Box 28, La Jolla, CA 92038- 0028, (619) 626-6794, FAX: (619) 626-6793 EVENT TYPE: Symposium TOPICS: Nurse education. Cancer. Treatment. Case management. Nutrition. Cultural factors. Legislation or regulation. NOTES: Fee: Before August 15, 1996, $325; After August 15, $350; Students, $125. One day registrations available. Accommodations, (619) 692-2265. Travel, (800) 247-6470. TITLE: New York States Parents and Teachers Association 1996 Convention DATE: November 15-17, 1996 LOCATION: Kiamesha Lake, NY SPONSOR(S): New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. CONTACT: New York State Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc., 119 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210-2284, (518) 462-5326, FAX: (518) 462-5339 EVENT TYPE: Conference TOPICS: Schools. Adolescents. Children. NOTES: Exhibition spaces available. TITLE: Beyond Borders: Caring for the HIV Infected Child DATE: July 12, 1996 LOCATION: Vancouver, CA - Canada SPONSOR(S): National Pediatric & Family HIV Resource Center; The Francois Xavier Bagnoud International Pediatric HIV Training Program CONTACT: Estella Ortega, (201) 268-8251, or (800) 362-0071, FAX: (201) 485-2752, Internet email: nphrc@daiid.umdnj.edu EVENT TYPE: Symposium TOPICS: Children with HIV/AIDS. Case management. Developing nations. Nutrition. Cultural factors. Families. Health professional education. Advocacy. Psychological factors. Research programs. Research needs. Immunization. NOTES: No fee, but pre-registration is preferred. 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.