HIV Pathogenesis: Teleconference June 29 in Twelve Cities

An interactive video teleconference, "Understanding HIV
Pathogenesis," will examine the treatment implications of new
information about the virus and the immune response --
information first published by Michael Saag, M.D., David Ho,
M.D., and their colleagues, in January 1995 (reviewed in AIDS
TREATMENT NEWS #215, January 20, 1995). This video conference
will be held June 29 between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern
time. The conference locations will open an hour early and
serve light refreshments before the program.

The conference, which allows participants in the 12 cities to
ask questions of the speakers, will start with an overview of
HIV pathogenesis by Dr. Saag, and a discussion of viral load
by Mark Holodniy, M.D., of the VA Medical Center in Palo
Alto. Following a question and answer session, there will be
presentations by community representatives from the National
Minority AIDS Council, ACT UP/New York, Project Inform, and
the Treatment Action Group. The event is co-sponsored by the
National Association of People with AIDS, the National
Lesbian and Gay Health Association, the National Minority
AIDS Council, and Project Inform, with an unrestricted grant
from Burroughs-Wellcome Co.

The teleconference will be held in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,
Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, San Juan, and Washington D.C. Each site will
have a physician moderator and a community moderator. Spanish
translation will be offered in San Juan, and halfway through
the conference a Spanish summary will be transmitted to all
12 sites. This conference may also be accessed through non-
interactive satellite downlinks at other locations; for more
information, call the number below.

For information about conference locations, registration,
etc., call the teleconference coordinator at 800/555-9587
between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time.