African-Americans and AIDS conference, February 25-26, Washington.

The 2002 National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS will be held at the DC Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Speakers include:

* Kweisi Mfume, president/CEO of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;

* Beny J. Primm, M.D., The Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation;

* Celia J. Maxwell, M.D., FACP, Howard University;

* Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., National Institutes of Health;

* Valerie Stone, M.D., Brown University;

* Phill Wilson, African-American HIV/AIDS Policy Training Institute;

* Robert Fullilove, Ph.D., Columbia University

* Glenn Treisman, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.

"This Conference is designed for clinicians who care for African-American patients infected with HIV/AIDS, nurses, pharmacists, HIV/AIDS service organization professionals, social workers, healthcare media, legislators, and other allied health professionals concerned about HIV/AIDS in African-Americans."

This year the conference must charge a $50 admission fee, which includes breakfast and lunch. There are some scholarships for people with HIV. Up to 15 hours of Category 1 CME credit will be available.