AIDS treatment and related conference calendar (Starting September 2004).Here is a short list of some important upcoming AIDS conferences this year (and a few that are most important to our readers in 2005 and 2006). For a much more extensive list of AIDS conferences, see http://www.thebody.com/cdc/newconfs/newconfs.html or http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/Locates/LocateConf.asp [Note: This list does not include meetings designed primarily as continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. (CME) training for medical professionals--some of which, like those of the AIDS Education and Training Centers AIDS, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has become a global health issue, and various ways are being explored in order to combat the spread of the disease. One such way to somewhat limit the spread of AIDS is through education. (AETCs), we highly recommend. However, CME credits are available for many of the conferences below.] Staying Alive, September 10-12, 2004 in Atlanta, GA. Organized by National Association of People with AIDS The People With AIDS (PWA) Self-Empowerment Movement was a movement of those diagnosed with AIDS and grew out of San Francisco. The PWA Self-Empowerment Movement believes that those diagnosed as having AIDS should "take charge of their own life, illness, and care, and to minimize ; builds leadership skills among people living with HIV from around the country. http://www.napwa.org/stayingalive/ IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is a medical association representing physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. ) 42nd Annual Meeting, September 30-October 3, 2004 in Boston http://www.idsociety.org/ (click on the meeting announcement) United States Conference on AIDS (USCA USCA® An abbreviation for U.S. Code Annotated. ), October 21-24, 2004 in Philadelphia, PA. Organized by the National Minority AIDS Council and many partner organizations; about 3,000 people are expected. http://www.nmac.org/conferences/usca2004/ 6th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy in HIV, October 25-28, 2004 in Washington, DC. Expensive conference, some scholarships available, community and press deadlines August 20, no on-site registration. http://www.intmedpress.com/lipodystrophy/ AASLD (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases), October 29-November 2, 2004 in Boston. http://www.aasld.org/(click on The Liver Meeting) ICAAC (Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (print-ISSN 0066-4804, CODEN AMACCQ; canceled ISSN 0074-9923, canceled CODEN AACHAX) is an academic journal published by the American Society for Microbiology. ), October 30-November 2, 2004 in Washington, DC. Major conference on new antibiotics and antivirals. http://www.icaac.org/44ICAAC/44icaac.asp Institute of Human Virology The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is a world-class center of excellence focusing on chronic viral diseases, most notably HIV/AIDS, and virally linked cancers. IHV was founded in 1996 and continues to be directed by Dr. Robert C. , 2004 International Meeting, October 31-November 4, 2004 in Baltimore, http://www.ihv.org/meeting/ CANCELLED: International Conference on Healthcare Resource Allocation for HIV/AIDS (ICHRA), November 3-4, 2004 in Washington, DC, "HIV/AIDS and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals “MDG” redirects here. For other uses, see MDG (disambiguation). The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that 192 United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. ." http://www.iapac.org American Public Health Association The American Public Health Association (APHA) is Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by Dr. Stephen Smith, APHA has more than 30,000 members worldwide. (APHA), November 6-10, 2004 in Washington, DC. http://www.apha.org/meetings/ 5th National Harm Reduction Conference, November 11-14, 2004 in New Orleans, LA. http://www.harmreduction.org/conf2004 National Conference on Correctional Health Care, November 13-17, 2004 in New Orleans, LA. http://www.ncchc.org/education/national2004/neworleans.html Seventh International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection, November 14-18, 2004 in Glasgow, UK http://www.hiv7.com/ Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC), November 15-18, 2004 in New Orleans http://www.anacnet.org/conferences/index.html North American AIDS Treatment Action Forum (NATAF), December 9-12, 2004 in St. Louis, MO. Sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council. http://129.41.41.65/conferences/nataf2004/ 2005 Ryan White Youth Conference, February 19-21, 2005 in Nashville, TN (plus Youth Institute, February 18). Organized by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA). http://www.napwa.org/rwnyc/ 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, February 22-25, 2005 in Boston, MA. http://www.retroconference.org AmfAR National HIV/AIDS Update Conference, April 10-April 13, 2005 in Oakland, California. http://www.amfar.org/nauc 3rd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, July 24-27, 2005 in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , Brazil. http://www.ias.se/ias2005/ 2006 XVI International AIDS Conference Education, networking and the promotion of best practice are essential to enhancing the response to HIV/AIDS. IAS conferences provide opportunities to share experience, and increase the knowledge and expertise of professionals working in HIV/AIDS. , August 13-18, 2006 in Toronto, Canada. This is the big international conference conducted every two years--the next one after the 2004 conference in Bangkok, Thailand, which drew over 15,000 people. http://www.ias.se/AIDS2006/ |
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