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| The following conference information has been recently added to the CDC N=
ational Prevention Information Network's (NPIN) Conference Database (http=
://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/locates/LocateConf.asp). For more information =
about HIV, STD, and TB conferences, please contact the CDC NPIN at 1-800-=
458-5231.
NATIONAL
Conf ID: 5342 - Title: The 14th Annual Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum: C=
reating a New Horizon in Farmworker Health Care=20
Conf ID: 5343 - Title: American Correctional Association's 2005 Winter Co=
nference
Conf ID: 5344 - Title: 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Preven=
tion and Control: Health Disparities: Progress, Challenges, and Opportuni=
ties=20
Conf ID: 5345 - Title: American college of Physicians' Annual Session 200=
5=20
REGIONAL
Conf ID: 5340 - Title: CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevent=
ion and Treatment=20
Conf ID: 5341 - Title: HIV/STD Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing S=
uccessful Strategies IV=20
Conf ID: 5346 - Title: AIDS Medicine: An Intensive Course=20
Conf ID: 5347 - Title: 14th Mediterranean Congress of Chemotherapy & 3rd =
Pancyprian Congress of Chemotherapy & Infectious Diseases=20
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NATIONAL
Conf ID: 5342 =20
Title: The 14th Annual Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum: Creating a New Ho=
rizon in Farmworker Health Care =20
Dates: 11/18/2004 - 11/20/2004=20
Event Type: education Program; Training Program; Workshop =20
Subject: Cultural Factors; Health Care Programs; Health education Program=
s; Health Professional Education; Migrant Workers; Outreach; Rural Health=
Care Accessibility =20
Sponsor: National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. (NCFH). =20
Contact: To obtain the registration form or for additional information ac=
cess the NCFH Web site: http://www.ncfh.org/docs/StreamForumBrochure2k4.p=
df or call Toll-free: (800) 531-5120. The registration form can be faxed:=
512-531-2600 or mailed: NCFH, Inc., 1770 FM 967, Buda, Texas, 78610.=20
City: Denver=20
State: CO =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: The Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum offers farmworker-specific con=
tinuing education accreditation in the following disciplines: Medical, De=
ntal, Nursing, Health Education, and Social Work.
The registration fee is $175.00 if paid by October 18, 2004, and $200.00 =
after October 18, 2004.=20
Description: The Stream Forums represent a combined national effort to en=
hance the cultural competence of migrant health providers and others who =
work with the population, create networking and collaboration opportuniti=
es, and to identify additional resources, program models and effective tr=
aining for the more efficient provision of health care services to farmwo=
rkers.
The annual Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum offers a multitide of workshop=
s focused on current critical issues related to migrant health and featur=
es unique training opportunities provided by expert instructors from thro=
ughout the country.=20
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Conf ID: 5343 =20
Title: American Correctional Association's 2005 Winter Conference=20
Dates: 01/08/2005 - 01/12/2005=20
Event Type: Conference =20
Subject: Correctional Facilities/Correctional Agencies; Health Care Polic=
ies; Incarcerated Persons; Incarcerated Persons with HIV/AIDS; Substance =
Abusers =20
Sponsor: American Correctional Association (ACA).=20
Contact: For additional information including registration fees and payme=
nt options access the ACA's Web site: http://www.aca.org/conferences/wint=
er05/planning.asp =20
City: Phoenix=20
State: AZ =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: Registration fees vary according to membership status and date of =
registration. Early bird registration deadline is November 23, 2004.=20
Description: The American Correctional Association Winter Conference prov=
ides an opportunity to interact with fellow corrections professionals and=
participate in informative workshops and sessions including the opening =
session, luncheon, and breakfast keynote speakers. Workshops to be presen=
ted at this conference include: 'Updates on Public Health/Corrections Col=
laborations for Infectious Diseases'; 'Planning for Discharge of HIV Inma=
tes: A Program that Works'; 'Community Based Partnerships and Outcome Bas=
ed Intervention Strategies for Juvenile Offenders';'A Call to Justice - C=
orrections and People of Color, the Physically and Mentally Challenged'; =
'Working with Juvenile Substance Abusers: The Ohio Approach'; 'Implementi=
ng the Action Steps from the Surgeon General's Call to Action: Jails'. =20
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Conf ID: 5344 =20
Title: 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control=
: Health Disparities: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities =20
Dates: 03/01/2005 - 03/03/2005=20
Event Type: Conference =20
Subject: Disease Prevention; Health Care Policies; Low Income Persons; Mi=
grant Workers; Minorities; Persons with Low Literacy; Public Policies; Ri=
sk Reduction =20
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Association of=
State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors (CDD). Preventio=
n Research Centers (PRC) Program . =20
Contact: For more information about the National Chronic Disease Conferen=
ce, visit www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/conference or telephone (770) 488-5131. =20
City: Atlanta =20
State: GA =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: Online Registration will be available on October 29th, 2004. =20
Description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention=92s National =
Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, in partnership with the =
Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors an=
d the Prevention Research Centers Program, sponsors an annual conference =
designed to (1) Create a dynamic forum for examining public health polici=
es and practices; (2) Increase the knowledge of science-based interventio=
ns in chronic disease prevention and control; and (3) Provide enriched op=
portunities for information exchange and networking among diverse profess=
ionals.=20
This conference will focus on efforts to eliminate disparities and will e=
xplore more rigorous approaches for accomplishing the Healthy People 2010=
objectives.
The major goal of the conference is to accelerate the rate of progress in=
improving the lives for those at highest risk for poor health, including=
racial and ethnic minorities, and low-income and less educated populatio=
ns.=20
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Conf ID: 5345 =20
Title: American college of Physicians' Annual Session 2005 =20
Dates: 04/14/2005 - 04/16/2005=20
Event Type: Conference =20
Subject: Continuing Education; Medical Technology; Medical Treatments and=
Therapies; Physician Education; Professional Organizations =20
Sponsor: American college of Physicians (ACP).=20
Contact: Prior to February 11, 2005 registration can be done online by ac=
cessing the ACP Web site at: https://www.acponline.org/shell-cgi/as2005-r=
egister.pl or by mail: R0460, Annual Session Registration, ACP, PO Box 77=
77, Philadelphia, PA 19175-0460 USA, or by phone: 800-523-1546, ext. 2600=
, or 215-351-2600 (M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., ET).=20
For the complete list of this year's Annual Session fees, see the Registr=
ation Form.=20
City: San Francisco=20
State: CA =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: New ABIM SEP-Based Learning Sessions for Recertification will be o=
ffered: course numbers PRE 509, Tuesday, April 12; and PRE 510, Wednesday=
, April 13. =20
Description: The American college of Physicians (ACP) is the nation's lar=
gest medical specialty society. Its mission is to enhance the quality and=
effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism=
in the practice of medicine.
The Annual Session sponsors the most comprehensive continuing medical edu=
cation (CME) event for physicians. More than 260 scientific program sessi=
ons will provide comprehensive coverage of internal medicine, its subspec=
ialities, and issues in practice management and health care policy.
One- and two-day pre-session courses will also be offered.
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REGIONAL
Conf ID: 5340 =20
Title: CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatmen=
t =20
Dates: 11/18/2004 - 11/19/2004=20
Event Type: Meeting =20
Subject: Community Awareness; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Programs;=
Health Professional Education; HIV/AIDS Prevention; STD Prevention =20
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Contact: For additional information contact: Paulette Ford-Knights, Publi=
c Health Analyst, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 1600 C=
lifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone 404/63=
9- 8008, fax 404/639-3125, e-mail pbf7@cdc.gov. =20
City: Rockville=20
State: MD =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeti=
ng room will accommodate approximately 100 people. =20
Description: This Committee is charged with advising the Secretary, the D=
irector, CDC, and the Administrator, HRSA, regarding activities related t=
o prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and other STDs, the support of healt=
h care services to persons living with HIV/AIDS, and education of health =
professionals and the public about HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Agenda items include issues pertaining to (1) AIDS Drug Assistance Progra=
m (ADAP); (2) Ryan White Reauthorization; and (3) Impact of Crystal Metha=
mphetamine on STD rates and HIV. Agenda items are subject to change as pr=
iorities dictate.=20
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Conf ID: 5341 =20
Title: HIV/STD Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing Successful Strate=
gies IV =20
Dates: 04/07/2005 - 04/09/2005=20
Event Type: Conference =20
Subject: education and Prevention; Health education Programs; HIV/AIDS Pr=
evention; Public Awareness; Rural; STD Prevention =20
Sponsor: Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention. National Rural Health Asso=
ciation.=20
Contact: For additional information contact the Rural Center for AIDS/STD=
Prevention by e-mail: aids@indiana.edu ; telephone: (812) 855-7974; or p=
ostal mail: Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University, 801=
East Seventh Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-3085. =20
City: Bloomington=20
State: IN =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: Deadline for submission of abstracts for oral presentations, works=
hops or posters is February 1, 2005.
The conference begins with pre-conference workshops at 10:00 a.m. and ope=
ning plenary at 2:00 p.m. on April 7, Thursday, and ends with a closing p=
lenary that concludes at 5:00 p.m. April 9, Saturday.=20
Description: The goal of the conference is to present model rural HIV/STD=
prevention education programs, with emphasis on information exchange and=
lessons learned. The conference features current, topical information on=
HIV/AIDS prevention and education for use in rural settings and includes=
plenary speakers, oral presentations, a poster session, and pre-conferen=
ce workshops. =20
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Conf ID: 5346 =20
Title: AIDS Medicine: An Intensive Course =20
Dates: 11/15/2004 - 11/17/2004=20
Event Type: education Program; Training Program =20
Subject: Continuing Education; Guidelines; HIV Positive Persons; HIV/AIDS=
Treatment or Therapies; Physician Education; Research =20
Sponsor: Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education.=20
Contact: To register or view course information online access the website=
: www.cme.hms.harvard.edu. Registration forms can be mailed: Harvard MED-=
CME, P.O. Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825 or Faxed: 617-384-8686.=20
City: Cambridge=20
State: MA =20
Country: United States=20
Notes: Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council =
for Continuing Medical education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical ed=
ucation for physicians.
Tuition Fee - $495 (U.S.), Reduced Fee for Residents and Fellows in Train=
ing (with a letter of verification from Department Head) - $295 (U.S.) =20
Description: The goal of this course is to enable clinicians who are acti=
vely engaged in the care of the adult patients with HIV infection to inco=
rporate the latest findings from clinical and basic research into their o=
ffice and hospital practice. Course faculty includes internationally reco=
gnized clinical investigators and highly experienced clinicians. Didactic=
sessions will cover a broad range of problems encountered in HIV care, a=
nd will include relevant data presented at recent international meetings =
as well as the updated guidelines developed by the International AIDS Soc=
iety-USA, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and U. S. Public Health=
Service. Interactive case presentations will allow a detailed exchange o=
f information among faculty and attendees. =20
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Conf ID: 5347 =20
Title: 14th Mediterranean Congress of Chemotherapy & 3rd Pancyprian Congr=
ess of Chemotherapy & Infectious Diseases =20
Dates: 11/25/2004 - 11/28/2004=20
Event Type: Conference; Symposium =20
Subject: Clinical Research; Continuing Education; Europe; Health Professi=
onal Education; Infection Control; Infections; International Cooperation;=
Medical Treatments and Therapies; Opportunistic Infections; Parasitic In=
fections; Physician education =20
Sponsor: The Mediterranean Society of Chemotherapy. The Cyprus Society of=
Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases=20
Contact: For additional information or to register online access the Medi=
terranean Society of Chemotherapy Web site: http://www.medsocchem.org/1_a=
n.htm=20
City: Limasol=20
Country: Cyprus=20
Notes: The deadline for pre-registration is November 12, 2004.=20
Description: This congress convenes annually to promote science; specific=
ally, to contribute to the progress of the science of chemotherapy and th=
e affiliated fields of science in the Mediterranean countries, and ensure=
every effort is made so that the production of chemotherapeutic medicine=
s may reflect the true requirements of science and clinical practice.
Symposia topics include: 'Tuberculosis: An Old Disease With New Problems'=
; 'Current Problems And Trends In The Management Of HIV Infection'; 'Appl=
ications Of Flow Cytometry To Infectious Diseases'; 'Hepatitis B&C: Epide=
miology & Treatment'.=20
Other congress activities include: Invited Lectures; Educational Courses =
(including STDs); and Study Groups.=20
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