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African-Americans and AIDS, Conference Feb. 24 and 25, New York.


The 2003 National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS will take place Feb. 24-25 at the New York Marriott Marquis New York Marriott Marquis Times Square at 1531-1549 Broadway opened in 1985 and was designed by architect John Portman. It is located in the heart of Times Square at Broadway and 45th Street.  in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
. This conference will focus mainly on treatment and care, but include other topics as well. It offers continuing education continuing education: see adult education.
continuing education
 or adult education

Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904).
 credit for physicians and nurses. Admission is $90 in advance, $120 on site; some scholarships are available. This conference is sponsored by The Foundation for Better Health Care.

Speakers and panelists include:

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, M.D.

Guthrie Birkhead, M.D.

Victoria Cargill, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Charles E. Clifton

Keith Cylar

Elaine M. Daniels, M.D.,, Ph.D.

Thomas E. Douglas

Henry "Skip" Francis, M.D.

Debra Fraser-Howze

Robert Fullilove, Ed. D.

Donna Futterman, M.D.

Danny Glover

Barney S. Graham, M.D., Ph.D.

Wilbert Jordan, M.D.

Jake Liang, M.D.

Cleo Manago

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Celia Maxwell, M.D.

Sandra McDonald

Bill Peters

Beny J. Primm, M.D.

Rep. Charles Rangel

George W. Roberts, Ph.D.

Pernessa Seale

Cheryl Smith, M.D.

Valerie Stone

Glenn Treisman, M.D., Ph.D.

Darrell Wheeler, Ph.D.

Phill Wilson Phill Wilson (born 1956) founded the Black AIDS Institute in 1999 and is a prominent African-American HIV/AIDS activist. Wilson is himself both gay and HIV-positive. His partner, Chris Brownlie, died of HIV-related illness. [1] References

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Jonathan Zenilman, M.D.

For more information visit http://www.ncaaa.net or contact:

The National Conference on African Americans and AIDS

c/o ExpoTrac

PO Box 1280

Woonsocket, RI 02895

phone 410-766-4142, fax 401-765-6677.
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