Update on AIDS Wasting and Lipodystrophy: One-Day Seminar in Geneva, June 28
"Update on Wasting, Metabolism, and Altered Body Shape in HIV/AIDS," a one-day seminar for health professionals co-sponsored by Tufts University School of Medicine and the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, will take place immediately before the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Hotel President Wilson. There is no charge for this program, but pre-registration is requested. For those who cannot attend in Geneva, a summary will be posted on the Internet one week after the conference. Funding is provided by unrestricted educational grants from Serono Laboratories, Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb.Topics covered include: hypogonadism, metabolic abnormalities, protease inhibitor associated lipodystrophy (8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.); dietary considerations, micronutrients, anorexia, and protein-energy undernutrition (10:50 a.m. to 12:00 noon); and nutritional support, testosterone and analogs, resistance exercise, growth hormone, and other therapeutic approaches (1:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Each of the three sessions consists of several talks by experts, followed by a panel discussion. Speakers include Drs. Donald Kotler, Carl Grunfeld, Marianna Baum, Steven Grinspoon, Morris Schambelan, and Marc Hellerstein.
More information and online registration is available at the HealthCare Communications Group site, (website no longer available); the summary will also be available on this site. A registration form can also be faxed to 617-636-0472.
