SAN FRANCISCO: HIV TREATMENT AWARENESS WEEK, JUNE 22-25, 1989

A series of events sponsored by several San Francisco AIDS and health agencies will discuss treatment-related issues including medical strategies for AIDS/HIV treatment, immune system monitoring for asymptomatics, access to insurance, HIV discrimination and the law, and political action for access to treatment. Sponsoring organizations are Project Inform, AIDS Service Providers Association of the Bay Area, Bayview HunterUs Point Foundation, Latino AIDS Project of Instituto Familiar de La Raza, Mobilization Against AIDS, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

A public-policy symposium on Thursday, June 22, from 9 AM to 5 PM, will focus on economic issues and access to treatment, especially for the disadvantaged. Rev. Jesse Jackson will give the closing address.

A medical symposium on the following day, Friday June 23, includes an opening address by Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, and concurrent sessions on psychosocial/medical issues, clinical roundtable on case management, and adjunctive therapies, including nutrition and Eastern medicine.

On Saturday, June 24, there will be an all-day health fair, with roundtables and exhibits. The program will close with a tea dance fundraiser party, Sunday June 25, 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Arena, Civic Auditorium

For persons with AIDS or ARC, registration for both symposiums is $10. ($5. for one). For others, registration for both is
$40. before June 10, $100. after that date ($25. before June 10 or $50. after for a single symposium). The Saturday events are free and open to the public. All activities will take place at the Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, San Francisco.

To register, make check to "Project Inform HIV Treatment Awareness Week", and send it to HIV Treatment Awareness Week, Suite 500, 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104. For more information, contact Mr. Michael S. Cullen at the Montgomery St. address, or by phone at 415/955-2666.