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March 2009 Conferences
City: New York
State: NY
Country: United States
Dates: 03/03/2009 - 03/05/2009
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Data Analysis; Evaluation Methods; Health Care Programs/Services; Persons with HIV/AIDS; Program Evaluation
Description: This three-day training on program evaluation is designed specifically for organizations providing supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS. This training will help organizations develop systems and methods to evaluate the impact of their services on their clients' health outcomes. Participants will be shown how to use a variety of data sources for program evaluation, including data that they input into the AIDS Institute Reporting System (AIRS).
Sponsor: NYS Department of Health, AIDS Institute, Center of Expertise in Program Evaluation.
Contact: For more information contact Helaine McMenomy, E-mail: helaine_mcmenomy@urmc.rochester.edu; Phone: (585) 758-7843; or access the Web site: www.programevaluationur.net.
Notes: Online registration available at: www.programevaluationur.net/form.html.
Title: Getting to Zero: How Hospitals Can Use Rapid Tests to Virtually Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
City: Baton Rouge
State: LA
Country: United States
Dates: 03/09/2009 - 03/09/2009
Event Type: Workshop
Subject: Guidelines; Hospital Services; Hospitals; Perinatal Transmission; Rapid HIV Antibody Testing
Description: One of HRET's goals is to increase the number of hospitals working to eliminate perinatal HIV transmission by following CDC's guidelines using rapid screening in labor and delivery for women with undocumented HIV status. This workshop is open to hospital staff from labor and delivery, nursery, emergency, laboratory, infectious disease, and pharmacy. The workshop will discuss implementing perinatal rapid-screening HIV tests at participant's facility.
Sponsor: Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Contact: For more information contact Jennifer Reiter, Project Coordinator, HRET, E-mail: jreiter2@aha.org; Phone: (312) 422-2637; Fax: (312) 422-4568; or access the Web site: www.hret.org/hret/programs/hivtransm.html.
Notes: Space is limited. Registration deadline: February 27, 2009.
Title: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD)
City: Nationwide
Country: United States
Dates: 03/10/2009 - 03/10/2009
Event Type: Special Event
Subject: Adolescents; HIV/AIDS; Public Awareness; Women
Description: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness day is March 10, 2009. The purpose of this annual day is to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls and encourage women and girls to take action.
Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, the National Women's Health Information Center.
Contact: For more information, Phone: 1-800-994-9662; TDD: 1-888-220-5446; or access the Web site: www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/woman/index.html .
Notes: Find or register events for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2009 at the Web site: www.womenshealth.gov/NWGHAAD/.
Title: 3rd Annual Women and HIV Conference: Take My Lead
City: Baltimore
State: MD
Country: United States
Dates: 03/10/2009 - 03/10/2009
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Community Awareness; HIV/AIDS; Risk Reduction; Women
Description: On March 10, 2009, TWG is sponsoring the 3rd annual Women and HIV Conference and this year's theme is "Take My Lead". This year's conference will focus on the growing impact the HIV epidemic is having on women in the United States and specifically in the state of Maryland. Also, this day marks "National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day" and by the time the day ends everyone will be empowered to take that message to their organizations and communities. The conference will also examine the various facets of HIV/AIDS and provide information to consumers living with HIV/AIDS and health professionals working with this population. Throughout the conference consumers and providers will be provided opportunities to converse, review "best practices" and cutting edge treatment modalities, and explore the association of prevention education as it relates to risk reduction.
Sponsor: The Taylor-Wilks Group (TWG).
Contact: For more information contact Valerie Febres, Director of Operations, TWG, e-mail: Valerie@taylor-wilksgroup.com; Phone: (410) 209-2412; Fax: (410) 209-2417; or access the Web site: http://taylor-wilksgroup.com/Conference4/overview.asp.
Notes: Regular Registration: January 5 - February 8, 2009; Late Registration: February 9 - February 23, 2009.
Title: How to Provide the Mandatory Annual HIV Confidentiality Update Training
City: Brooklyn
State: NY
Country: United States
Dates: 03/12/2009 - 03/12/2009
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Confidentiality; HIV Testing; Legal Issues/Laws; Training Programs
Description: This training is a capacity building session for program managers of hospitals, health care facilities, community based organizations, and other organizations that must comply with New York State's HIV confidentiality law, Public Health Law Article 27-F. It will provide them with skills, strategies, and resources to develop and update their organization's HIV confidentiality policies and procedures and conduct the required annual staff in-service on HIV Confidentiality.
Sponsor: Legal Action Center.
Contact: For more information and/or to register contact Jessica Ramos, Legal Action Center, Phone: (212) 243-1313 or 1-(800) 223-4044; Fax: (212) 675-0286; or access the Web site: www.lac.org/.
Notes: Registration is required, as space is limited. Online registration is available at www.lac.org, click on Trainings & Workshops.
Title: Overview of Evidence-Based Interventions: The DEBIs
City: Manhattan
State: NY
Country: United States
Dates: 03/16/2009 - 03/16/2009
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Behavior Modification; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Risk Reduction; STD Prevention
Description: This one-day training will provide an overview of evidence-based HIV prevention interventions that are currently being disseminated by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) Diffusion of Effective Behavior Intervention (DEBI) Project. The DEBI Project includes individual, group, and community level interventions that have the goals of reducing the spread of HIV and STDs and promoting healthy behaviors. DEBIs are intended for integration into existing HIV prevention programs.
Sponsor: New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute.
Contact: For more information or to register, e-mail hivet@health.state.ny.us, or access the Web site at: www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/training/evidence_based_interventions.htm#debi.
Title: Measuring Health Outcomes: Evaluation for HIV Supportive Services Programs
City: New York
State: NY
Country: United States
Dates: 03/17/2009 - 03/19/2009
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Data Analysis; Evaluation Methods; Health Care Programs/Services; Persons with HIV/AIDS; Program Evaluation
Description: This three-day training on program evaluation is designed specifically for organizations providing supportive services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS. This training will help organizations develop systems and methods to evaluate the impact of their services on their clients' health outcomes. Participants will be shown how to use a variety of data sources for program evaluation, including data that they input into the AIDS Institute Reporting System (AIRS).
Sponsor: NYS Department of Health, AIDS Institute, Center of Expertise in Program Evaluation.
Contact: For more information contact Helaine McMenomy, E-mail: helaine_mcmenomy@urmc.rochester.edu; Phone: (585) 758-7843; or access the Web site: www.programevaluationur.net.
Notes: Online registration available at: www.programevaluationur.net/form.html.
Title: Tuberculosis Case Management and Contact Investigation Intensive
City: San Francisco
State: CA
Country: United States
Dates: 03/17/2009 - 03/20/2009
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Case Management/Administration; Contact Tracing; Epidemiology; Health Professional Education; Latent TB; Medical Treatments and Therapies; TB Testing; TB Transmission
Description: This course is intended for physicians, nurses, and other licensed medical care providers who manage patients with tuberculosis or who are at risk for tuberculosis. Topics covered include: Epidemiology of TB; Fundamentals of TB case management; Completion of care; TB contact investigation; The role of the laboratory; Medical management of TB; Targeted testing for TB; Treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI); Quality assurance in TB control programs; Culture, community, and TB care; TB transmission - protecting healthcare workers; and Interviewing skills.
Sponsor: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center.
Contact: www.nationaltbcenter.ucsf.edu/training/tbcmci_intensive.cfm.
Notes: There is no fee for this course. Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Application deadline: February 2, 2009. Continuing education credits are available.
Title: 2009 National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
City: Nationwide
Country: United States
Dates: 03/20/2009 - 03/20/2009
Event Type: Special Event
Subject: Community Awareness; HIV Testing; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Native Americans
Description: March 20, 2009 marks the third annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD). HIV continues to increase among Native people as it has over the past decade. This day will challenge individuals to work together, in harmony, to create a greater awareness of the risk of HIV/AIDS to the Native communities, to call for resources for testing and early detection and for increased treatment options, and to eventually decrease the occurrence of HIV/AIDS among Native people.
Sponsor: National Native American AIDS Prevention Center.
Contact: For more information contact Linda Lucero-Cornier, Education Project Manager, E-mail: lcornier@nnaapc.org; Phone: (720) 382-2244 ext 306; or access the Web site: www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/native/index.html.
Title: Clinical Infectious Disease Update Course 2009: 12th Annual Management Review for the Practicing Physician
City: Washington
State: DC
Country: United States
Dates: 03/20/2009 - 03/22/2009
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Alternative Therapy; Clinical Research; Infectious Diseases
Description: This course is designed to provide an update in important areas of clinical infectious disease, utilizing a faculty of nationally recognized experts who can communicate practical advice to clinicians. Special case history sessions will afford attendees the opportunity to learn from practical application of theories and therapeutic techniques, as well as a chance to interface with faculty and peers. The clinical physician will be provided with a comprehensive update of practical and clinically relevant information, with a special focus on new therapeutic alternatives.
Sponsor: Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc.
Contact: For more information contact Donni Hawthorne, E-mail: cmeinfo@cbcbiomed.com; Phone: (201) 342-5300; Fax: (978) 614-2776; or access the Web site: www.cbcbiomed.com/.
Notes: Tuition: Physicians - $650 before February 15, 2009, $700 after February 15, 2009; Physicians-in-Training/Allied Health Professionals - $550 before February 15, 2009, $600 after February 15, 2009. Continuing education credits are available.
Title: ISIS Annual Conference on HIV Prevention, Technology and Youth
City: San Francisco
State: CA
Country: United States
Dates: 03/22/2009 - 03/23/2009
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Advocacy; Cost Effectiveness; Electronic Information Resources; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Information Dissemination; STD Prevention
Description: Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc. (ISIS) is currently accepting presentation proposals for Sex:Tech, their second annual STD/HIV prevention conference focusing on youth and technology. The Conference goals are to (1) explore research, policy, education, implementation, and evaluation that supports public health programs using new technologies to enhance the sexual health of young people; (2) increase knowledge and awareness of successful, cost-effective, public and private technology-based STD and/or HIV prevention programs and projects; (3) share effective technology-based strategies for eliminating STD, HIV and sexual health related disparities among youth; and (4) provide opportunities for skill-building, information-sharing, and networking among those dedicated to the sexual health of young people. Proposals that relate to the conference goals are welcome, particularly proposals in the following areas: mobile technologies, policy and advocacy for sexual rights, sex education: information delivery in schools, youth led innovations, social marketing using new technology, effective partnerships, and Web video.
Sponsor: Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc. (ISIS).
Contact: For more information e-mail: SxTechconference@isis-inc.org; call (510) 835-9400; or access the Web site: www.sxtechconference.org/.
Notes: Abstract deadline: January 12, 2009. Registration fee: $150/the first 80 early birds; $200/the late birds; $125/adults who bring a youth; $25/age 25 or younger, or full-time student.
Title: HIV Immunobiology: From Infection to Immune Control
City: Keystone
State: CO
Country: United States
Dates: 03/22/2009 - 03/27/2009
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: HIV; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Immune System; Vaccine Development Research
Description: This meeting will highlight the latest breakthroughs in basic HIV research, ranging from the molecular bases of HIV replication to the host genetic determinants influencing viral spread and disease susceptibility; and from the intricacy of the interaction between HIV and the immune system to the most promising progress in therapeutic development. The meeting will identify new levels of possible intervention to control the progression of HIV-induced disease and, more generally, deepen the understanding of the intimate interaction between retroelements and human hosts. Concise, up-to-date talks will be given, and there will be ample room allotted to speakers chosen from the abstracts. Close coordination will be maintained with the concurrent meeting on "Prevention of HIV/AIDS." Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be significantly enhanced by the concurrent meeting, which will share a keynote address and three plenary sessions with this meeting.
Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Contact: For more information, contact Kellie McConnell:
e-mail info@keystonesymposia.org; phone: +1 (800) 253-0685 or +1 (970) 262-1230; or access the Web site: www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/viewMeetings.cfm? MeetingID=991&subTab=program.
Notes: Scholarships are available for students and post-docs. Minority scholarships are available. Registration fee: on or before January 22, 2009 - $645.00; after January 22, 2009 - $745.00. Student registration fee: on and before January 22, 2009 - $420.00; After January 22, 2009 - $520.00. Continuing education credits are available.
Title: Prevention of HIV/AIDS
City: Keystone
State: CO
Country: United States
Dates: 03/22/2009 - 03/27/2009
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: Alternative Therapy; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Immune System; Vaccines
Description: The goals of the meeting are to focus on the most recent key advances in the understanding of (1) how HIV can be controlled at entry and after infection in three joint sessions with the concurrent "HIV Immunobiology" meeting, (2) how T cell-based or antibody-based HIV vaccines can be improved, and (3) what are the results of the current vaccine trials and those of alternative methods of HIV or AIDS prevention and how can they help at re-orientating vaccine researches. Two workshops will provide key information on the definition of immune correlates of protection and their analysis in clinical trials.
Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Contact: For more information, visit the meeting Web site: www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/ViewMeetings.cfm?MeetingID=990.
Notes: Online registration deadline: March 22, 2009. Registration fee: $645.00/Non-student by January 22, 2009; $745.00/Non-student after January 22, 2009; $420.00/Student by January 22, 2009; $520.00/Student after January 22, 2009. To qualify for the Student Discount, the student must complete the Student Verification section of the Registration Form. Continuing education credits are available.
Title: 3rd Stop TB Partners' Forum
City: Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Dates: 03/23/2009 - 03/25/2009
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: Funding Issues; International Cooperation; International Health Policies; TB Prevention; Political issues
Description: The Stop TB Partnership Secretariat announces that the third Partners' Forum will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 23-25, 2009. This Forum will serve as a vehicle for bringing partners together to renew their commitment and intensify their efforts to reach the targets set out in the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015. The Partners' Forum is the General Assembly of the Stop TB Partnership and the ultimate authority to which all elements of the Partnership are answerable. The Forum is an inclusive, consultative meeting of representatives of all Stop TB partners. Between 800 to 1,000 delegates are expected to attend, including the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Stop TB, Stop TB Ambassadors and high level representation from high burden and donor countries, multilateral organizations, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, affected communities, foundations, corporate sector as well as the research and academic communities.
Sponsor: Stop TB Partnership.
Contact: For more information contact the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat, World Health Organization, HTM/STB/TBP,
20, avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland; E-mail: stoptbinfo@who.int; Phone: +(41) 22 791 4650; Fax: +(41) 22 791 4886; or access the Web site: www.stoptb.org/events/partners_forum/
Notes: Online registration at: www.stoptb.org/events/partners_forum/2009/participate.asp.
Title: TB 101 and Training Basics
City: Phoenix
State: AZ
Country: United States
Dates: 03/24/2009 - 03/25/2009
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: At Risk Persons; Nurse Education; Patient Care; TB 101
Description: This curriculum is designed for the registered nurse and other health care staff in public health and correctional settings who are actively engaged in the management of patients at risk of TB. The goal of this training is to provide an in-depth introduction to TB and the assessment of TB suspects, as well as basic training techniques essential to effective public health control programs.
Sponsor: Heartland National TB Center.
Contact: For more information contact Heartland National TB Center, E-mail: laura.muraida@uthct.edu; Phone (210) 531-4590; or access the Web site at: www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp.
Notes: Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Application deadline: March 6, 2009. This course is approved for nursing continuing education hours.
Title: 7th European HIV Drug Resistance Workshop
City: Stockholm
Country: Sweden
Dates: 03/25/2009 - 03/27/2009
Event Type: Workshop
Subject: Drug Resistance; Epidemiology; Hepatitis C; HIV; Coinfections
Description: This one and a half-day program will consist of invited lectures, abstract driven scientific presentations, clinical case presentations, and poster sessions. The workshop will address important topics such as mechanisms and clinical implications of drug resistance, epidemiology of drug resistance, resistance to new drugs, resistance technology, managing HIV-HCV co-infection, etc.
Sponsor: Virology Education.
Contact: For more information, contact Virology Education B.V., Biltstraat 106, 3572 BJ Utrecht, The Netherlands; phone +31 30 230 7140; Fax +31 30 230 7148; e-mail info@virology-education.com; or access the Web site: www.virology-education.com/index.cfm/t/7th_European_HIV_Drug_resistance_workshop/ vid/BE7B04C1-A716-BE06-EB8D24B3BD465931.
Notes: Abstract submission deadline: January 31, 2009. Early fee before/on January 15, 2009: 495 Euro; Regular fee before/on February 15: 595 Euro; Late fee before/on March 15: 695 Euro. After March 15, 2009, payment will only be permitted on-site: 795 Euro.
Title: 1st Conference of the Connections Project
City: Krakow
Country: Poland
Dates: 03/25/2009 - 03/27/2009
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Correctional Facilities/Correctional Agencies; Harm Reduction; Incarcerated Persons; Injecting Drug Users
Description: The European Institute of Social Services (EISS) of the University of Kent announces the first conference of the Connections Project. The aim of the conference is to facilitate the development of knowledge and an evidence base for different harm reduction and drug-free interventions for drug users, which can be implemented throughout all the phases of the criminal justice process, from arrest, through police detention, prosecution and incarceration, to release and supervision in the community. Through this conference and other events Connections will build on the learning and networks developed through ENDIPP (the European Network on Drugs and Infections in Prison). It will expand its vision to examine how responses to drugs and infections can incorporate harm reduction and treatment across the whole criminal justice system.
Sponsor: European Institute of Social Services (EISS).
Contact: For more information access the Web site: www.connectionsproject.eu/conference2009.
Notes: To register for the conference please visit www.connectionsproject.eu/2009. Registration fees: Before January 1, 2009, Euro 415/Full, Euro 340/Reduced; After January 1, 2009, Euro 465/Full, Euro 390/Reduced.
Title: The 2009 Annual Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Country: United States
Dates: 03/25/2009 - 03/28/2009
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: Adolescents; Health Professional Education; International Health
Description: At SAM's Annual Meeting innovative research, clinical workshops, and discussion forums are presented for attendees of diverse disciplines and from around the world. SAM members also help to plan and coordinate professional adolescent health education programs in all regions of the United States and across the globe. These programs are directed at specialists in the field as well as other interested health profesionals aiming to acquire skills to meet the important needs of adolescents.
Sponsor: The Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM).
Contact: For more information contact the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1916 Copper Oaks Circle, Blue Springs, MO 64015; E-mail: sam@adolescenthealth.org; Phone: 816-224-8010; Fax: 816-224-8009; or access the Web site: www.adolescenthealth.org/meetings.htm.
Title: Getting to Zero: How Hospitals Can Use Rapid Tests to Virtually Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
City: Phoenix
State: AZ
Country: United States
Dates: 03/27/2009 - 03/27/2009
Event Type: Workshop
Subject: Guidelines; Hospital Services; Hospitals; Perinatal Transmission; Rapid HIV Antibody Testing
Description: One of HRET's goals is to increase the number of hospitals working to eliminate perinatal HIV transmission by following CDC's guidelines using rapid screening in labor and delivery for women with undocumented HIV status. This workshop is open to hospital staff from labor and delivery, nursery, emergency, laboratory, infectious disease, and pharmacy. This workshop will discuss implementing perinatal rapid-screening HIV tests at participant's facility.
Sponsor: Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET). Centers for Diseae Control and Prevention (CDC).
Contact: For more information contact Jennifer Reiter, Project Coordinator, HRET, E-mail: jreiter2@aha.org; Phone: (312) 422-2637; Fax: (312) 422-4568; or access the Web site: www.hret.org/hret/programs/hivtransm.html/.
Notes: Space is limited. Registration deadline: March 13, 2009.
Title: 6th Annual Walk With Christians United to Fight AIDS
City: Atlanta
State: GA
Country: United States
Dates: 03/28/2009 - 03/28/2009
Event Type: Fundraiser
Subject: Church Roles; Community Health Services; Community Programs; HIV/AIDS Prevention
Description: Embrace the Healthy Temple Ministry will host its sixth annual "Walk with Christians United to Fight AIDS." The event, formerly entitled "Walk for a Cure", will take place Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church located at 1879 Glenwood Avenue, S.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30316. The general public is invited to attend. Sister Donna Tate, Founder of the walk, Chairperson of Embrace the Healthy Temple Ministry, and a former board member of National AIDS Education & Services for Minorities (NAESM), one of the benefiting agencies, encourages other churches in the Atlanta area to get involved in this worthy cause. Following the walk, a community health fair will take place featuring rapid HIV testing, diabetes testing, and cholesterol and blood pressure screenings. The health fair will be located on the campus of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church.
Sponsor: Embrace the Healthy Temple Ministry.
Contact: For more information contact Donna Tate, E-mail: donnainsbroker@aol.com Phone: (770) 879-6342; or access the Web site: www.pineygrovebapt.org/main.htm.
Notes: To register, visit at www.pineygrovebapt.org, then select event registration.
Title: World HIV/AIDS Conference & Expo
City: Washington
State: DC
Country: United States
Dates: 03/30/2009 - 03/31/2009
Event Type: Conference
Subject: HIV/AIDS; Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Description: McGuire Global Recruitment (MGR) will host an HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Conference for approximately 300 attendees in Washington, DC. The company's mission is to help provide a solution for specific global health issue topics by hosting educational conferences for attendees and decision makers who can make a difference for the cause.
Please join in the fight against Domestic Violence & HIV/AIDS and let your voice be heard. Together we can make a difference in other people's lives. This conference includes education and global professional speakers, health screenings, and exhibits.
Sponsor: McGuire Global Recruitment (MGR).
Contact: For more information contact MGR, Phone: (240) 206-8481;
Fax: (240) 206-8482; or access the Web site: www.mcguireglobalrecruitment.com/careerFairs.php.
Notes: Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2009. This conference is free to the public, but space is limited.
Title: TB Nurse Case Management
City: Pewaukee-Waukesha
State: WI
Country: United States
Dates: 03/31/2009 - 04/02/2009
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Case Management/Administration; Nurse Education; Program Management; TB Treatment
Description: This curriculum is intended for public health TB nurses and program managers who are actively engaged in the case management, identification, and treatment of patients with TB infection or disease. The goal of the conference is to provide an in-depth training experience covering the knowledge and skills essential for nurses with primary responsibility for TB case management. The course is designed to provide coverage of the evaluation, treatment, and case management of medically and psychosocially difficult-to-treat patients. The workshop is designed to go beyond the basic TB curriculum and to enhance the participant's ability to be accountable for all facets of case management by capturing the experience and competencies of expert TB public health nurses now working in settings throughout the Heartland Region.
Sponsor: Heartland National TB Center.
Contact: For more information contact Heartland National TB Center, E-mail: jessica.quintero@uthct.edu; Phone: (210) 531-4568; or access the Web site at: www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp.
Notes: Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Application deadline: March 9, 2009. This course is approved for nursing continuing education hours.
Title: 4th SA AIDS Conference: Scaling Up for Success
City: Durban
Country: South Africa
Dates: 03/31/2009 - 04/03/2009
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Epidemiology; Ethical Issues; HIV/AIDS Prevention; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therapies; Human Rights; Socioeconomic Factors
Description: The theme of this conference "Scaling up for success" recognises that there is an urgency to take stock of best practices in treatment and prevention and to scale these up sufficiently to begin to roll back the onslaught in numbers and impact that the epidemic is currently waging in Southern Africa. Abstracts submission are invited and will be reviewed according to the following tracks: Track 1: Basic Sciences; Track 2: Clinical Sciences; Track 3: Epidemiology, Prevention and Public Health; Track 4: Social and Economical Sciences, Human rights and Ethics; Track 5: Best Practices & Programs; and Track 6: Community Exchange Encounters.
Sponsor: Foundation for Professional Development.
Contact: For more information contact Neo Sithole, e-mail: neon@foundation.co.za; or access the Web site: www.saaids.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1.
Notes: Abstract submissions deadline: October 31, 2008. Early registration deadline: October 31, 2008.