African American: Conference Dates Set
One-day meetings connected with the 1999 National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS have been set for:Los Angeles, August 4;
New York, September 14;
Baltimore, September 22-23; and
Atlanta, October 14.
These are "designed for clinicians who care for African-American patients infected with HIV, as well as healthcare media, federal and state government agency representatives, federal and state legislators, AIDS service organization officers, social workers, pharmacists, nurses, peer counselors, church leadership, and corrections healthcare personnel." They are sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
"The objectives for each conference are to familiarize participants with:
The epidemiology of HIV in the United States;
Current guidelines and cutting edge clinical modalities for the management of HIV;
Current research encompassing drug abuse and its connection to the HIV epidemic;
Social and psychiatric concerns of the HIV-infected patient; and
Policy initiatives, trends, and political issues which impact all HIV-infected patients."
For registration and other information, fax a request to the National Conference on African Americans and AIDS 2000, 410-995-0610.
