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Title: Harnett CARES (Community AIDS Resources Education & Support)
HIV/AIDS Community Task Force Meeting
When: Monthly Meetings in Harnett County: Next Meeting Tuesday, July 1, 2008 (this meeting will be @ 3:30 PM)
Time: ( Please note our new time)
Location: Triangle South Enterprise Center Conference Room 105
600 S. Magnolia Avenue
Dunn, North Carolina 28344
Note: Open to all residents, care takers, providers, and especially people living with
HIV/AIDS. Please come join us!
Contact: Community Service Network: (910) 892-8128 or 1-866-509-2803
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Title: Healthy Harnett Partnership: A Healthy Carolinians Coalition
When: TBA
Time: 9:30 AM Please note: Parnetshipp Celebration @11:30
Where: Harnett County Health Department Second Floor
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Title: Kiwanis Club
When: Every Tuesday at 12:00 Noon (Lunch served)
Where: Triangle South Enterprise Center 600 S. Magnolia Ave. Dunn, North Carolina
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Title: North Carolina HIV/STD Prevention & Care Branch 2008 State Conference
Date: August 13-15, 2008
Where: New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, 203 South Front St. New Bern, North Carolina
Registration is limited to the first 400 participants.
Registration: go to www.nwahec.org click on Browse all Northwest AHEC Continuing Education Programs locates on the left side of the homepage. Type in 21865 in the search box under Find Events. Click on go. Click the register button located at the top of the window. Registration$25.00 fee if postmarked by July 23- $50.00 after july 23 or on site registration. For assistance call Northwest AHEC/Liz Leonard (336)713-7715. /communityservicenetwork/Conference Information1.pdf
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New Dates for HIV/AIDS Stigma Program Trainings
The HIV/AIDS Stigma program offers three individual trainings focus on how stigma prevents people from seeking HIV testing, counseling, and care, as well as disclosing their sero-positive status. The trainings include:
HIV/AIDS Stigma and Access to Care
June 19-20, 2008 * Denver, CO
Training-of-Trainers: HIV/AIDS Stigma and Access to Care
August 7-8, 2008 * St. Louis, MO
For a description of each training and information about program eligibility, visit NMAC’s HIV/AIDS Stigma Program website.
For more information, contact Aida Gemechu, HIV/AIDS Stigma Program Coordinator, at agemechu@nmac.org or (202) 483-6622, ext. 323.
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Title: TB Program Managers' Workshop
Dates: 09/09/2008 - 09/11/2008
Event Type: Workshop
Subject: Contact Tracing; Diagnosis; Managers/Supervisors Education; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Program Management; Surveillance; TB Transmission; TB Treatment; Tuberculosis (TB)
Sponsor: New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute.
Contact: For more information contact Valerie Gunn, E-mail: gunnvl@umdnj.edu; Phone: (973) 972- 9103; or access the website: http://www.umdnj.edu/globaltb/courses/brochures/2008progmanworkshop.htm .
City: Newark
State: NJ
Country: United States
Notes: $75.00 fee is required prior to the start of the course.
Enrollment is limited to supervisors and managers in TB control. Participants must be familiar with the basics of tuberculosis, as outlined in the CDC Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis prior to attendance at this course.
Description: This is an interactive workshop designed to enhance the managerial skills of new and seasoned TB managers and supervisors.
The objectives of the workshop are
(1) Apply TB surveillance data to program management and evaluation;
(2) Understand laboratory techniques for the diagnosis of TB;
(3) Discuss recommended anti-TB therapy and how it applies to the management of TB cases, suspects, and high-risk individuals;
(4) Apply principles of TB transmission to facility management and supervision of contact investigations;
(5) Define cultural competency in the context of TB programs;
(6) Evaluate aspects of a TB program in order to improve quality and outcomes; and
(7) Develop TB programs through training and community collaboration.
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Title: 7th National Meeting: Medical Institute for Sexual Health
Dates: 07/08/2008 - 07/10/2008
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: Adolescent Pregnancy; Health Professional Education; Parent Education; Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Sponsor: Medical Institute for Sexual Health.
Contact: For more information, contact Kim French, Meeting Planner, by e-mailing kfrench@medinstitute.org, or accessing the Web site at http://www.medinstitute.org/ .
City: Austin
State: TX
Country: United States
Notes: Registration fee: $535/full conference; $269/one day.
Description: Since research demonstrates that community-based approaches are best for addressing STIs, teen pregnancy, and the emotional consequences of sex, the 2008 National Meeting will focus on providing information in five key community areas: adolescent education, parenting education, sex in the media, medical accuracy, and medical professionals education.
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Title: 2008 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference and Policy Symposium
Dates: 06/11/2008 - 06/14/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Health Care Accessibility; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Programs/Services; Homeless Persons; Housing Services; Public Policies
Sponsor: National Health Care for the Homeless Council.
Contact: For more information about this conference, access the website:
http://www.nhchc.org/2008conference/2008conference.html .
City: Phoenix
State: AZ
Country: United States
Notes: Limited scholarships are available and application due April 1, 2008.
Early registration deadline: May 15, 2008.
Continuing education credits are available.
Description: The 2008 National Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Conference and Policy Symposium is presented by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council with grant support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Homelessness occurs when people do not share in the material goods and human relationships that make safe, comfortable, healthy lives possible. The 2008 National HCH Conference and Policy Symposium will explore ways to assure everyone's rights to the good things that life has to offer, through inclusion in the receipt of appropriate clinical care, involvement in Council's organizational structures, and by influencing public policy.
Topics to be discussed include: Hepatitis C, HIV and Homelessness, Pediatric/Adolescent Care, and Pregnancy and Homelessness.
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Title: HIV Counseling & Testing for Occupational Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
Dates: 06/19/2008 - 06/19/2008
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: HIV Test Related Counseling; Occupational Exposure
Sponsor: New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute.
Contact: For more information or to register, email: hivet@health.state.ny.us, or access the website at: http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/training/addition.htm#pep .
City: Syracuse
State: NY
Country: United States
Notes: Prerequisite: Knowledge of basic HIV/AIDS medical information.
Description: This one-day training will provide information on New York State guidelines for occupational exposure to HIV including counseling, testing, and post-exposure prophylactic treatment.
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Title: 13th Richard J. Duma/NFID Annual News Conference and Symposium on Infectious Diseases
Dates: 07/09/2008 - 07/09/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Adolescents; Children; Disease Prevention; Drug Resistance; Infections; Treatment; Vaccines
Sponsor: National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).
Contact: For more information, contact Sharon Cooper-Kerr: e-mail scooper-kerr@nfid.org; phone: (301) 656-0003, ext 14; or fax: (301) 907-0878.
City: Washington
State: DC
Country: United States
Description: The nation's infectious disease experts will provide updates on the control and prevention of current infectious disease threats at this conference. Topics will focus on infectious disease education and late-breaking infectious disease news, including climate change and insect-borne infections; how should we respond to MRSA; the importance of childhood and adolescent vaccines; and prevention and treatment of infections due to drug- resistant bacteria: antibiotics can't be the only answer.
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Title: 5th Infectious Disease Integration Training for HIV & STD Preventionists & Harm Reductionists
Dates: 07/28/2008 - 07/29/2008
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Harm Reduction; HIV/AIDS; HPV; Infections; Injecting Drug Users; Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs); Syphilis; Training Programs
Sponsor: New Mexico Department of Health.
Contact: For more information or to register, contact Jerry Cheney; E-mail: gerald.cheney@state.nm.us; Phone: (505) 827-2365.
City: Albuquerque
State: NM
Country: United States
Description: This training program is an interactive learning experience facilitated by infectious disease physicians and health educators. Topics will include acute/primary HIV infection; HPV, including cervical and anal complications; infections found among IDUs; syphilis; and viral hepatitis.
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Title: Becoming a TB Nurse Expert
Dates: 07/30/2008 - 07/31/2008
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Case Management/Administration; Contact Tracing; MDR TB; Nurse Education; Persons with HIV/TB; Psychosocial Factors; TB Treatment
Sponsor: Heartland National Tuberculosis Center.
Contact: For more information, contact Maria Robles by e-mailing maria.robles@uthct.edu; phoning (210) 531-4538; or accessing the Web site at http://www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp.
City: San Antonio
State: TX
Country: United States
Notes: There is no fee, but enrollment is limited to 75 participants, and pre-registration is required. Registration deadline: July 11, 2008.
Continuing education credits are available.
Description: This program targets the nurse expert who is actively engaged in the management of patients with, or at risk for TB and has previously attended TB Intensive or TB Nurse Case Management taught by Heartland.
The goal of this program is to enhance the expertise of the TB nurse in order to improve the treatment and management of patients with TB and provide the TB nurse with the skills to improve their health department policies on TB prevention and control.
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Title: Comprehensive Clinical TB Course
Dates: 09/08/2008 - 09/11/2008
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Behavioral Research; Foreign Born/Immigrants; HIV/AIDS; Infection Control; Latent TB; Legal Issues; Nutrition Education and Counseling; Pediatric Care; TB Treatment; Tuberculosis (TB)
Sponsor: Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center (SNTC).
Contact: For additional course information, call Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center at 888-265-SNTC; or access the Web site at http://sntc.medicine.ufl.edu/Training.aspx .
City: Lantana
State: FL
Country: United States
Notes: Cost: $300.
Description: This program is a four-day comprehensive clinical TB course in Lantana, Florida. Course agenda includes Introduction to Tuberculosis; Pharmacokinetics of TB Drugs; Radiology of Tuberculosis; Nutrition and Tuberculosis; TB and HIV; Treatment of Latent TB Infection (LTBI); TB and Migration to the United States; Legal Issues; Behavioral Medicine; Laboratory Services during Diagnosis and Management of TB; Genotyping - Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis; Priorities and Role of a TB Control Program CI; Pediatric Tuberculosis; The Future of Tuberculosis; and others.
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Title: 21st Annual National Prevention Network Prevention Research Conference
Dates: 08/24/2008 - 08/27/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Alcohol Abuse; Disease Prevention; Drug Abuse; Public Policies; Research; Substance Abuse
Sponsor: National Prevention Network (NPN).
Contact: For more information contact Sue Carlson, E-mail: scarlson@ou.edu; Tel: (405) 826-4011; or access the website: http://swpc.ou.edu/npn.
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Country: United States
Notes: For information about registration, access the website: http://swpc.ou.edu/npn/registration.htm .
Continuing education credits are available.
Description: The theme for this year's National Prevention Network Prevention Research Conference is "Prevention Research: Driving Successful Outcomes."
Participants will gain knowledge from nationally recognized researchers and practitioners who are using research to drive successful outcomes for prevention programming. Participants will also have the opportunity to network with leaders from the federal agencies supporting prevention, including SAMHSA/CSAP, ONDCP, NIDA, NIAAA, OJJDP, and USDE as well as prevention professionals from around the country.
There will be presentations on Underage Drinking, Prescription Drugs, Social Marketing, Public Policy, Frontier/Rural, Cultural/Ethnicity, and Alcohol Industry Advertising.
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Title: 2008 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA)
Dates: 09/18/2008 - 09/21/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Epidemics; HIV/AIDS; Information Dissemination; National Health Planning
Sponsor: National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC).
Contact: For more information access the NMAC's 2008 USCA website: http://www.nmac.org/index/2008-usca .
City: Miami
State: FL
Country: United States
Notes: Early Bird Registrations Deadline: June 13, 2008.
Scholarships Application Deadline: June 6, 2008.
Abstracts, registrations, and scholarship applications can be submitted online at the USCA website: http://www.2008usca.org.
Description: The United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), set for September 18-21, 2008, is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States. Over 3,000 workers representing all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic-from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates, PLWHAs to policymakers-come together to build national support networks, exchange the latest information, and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
A Call for Abstracts has been issued by the USCA Planning Committee, to solicit proposals from people working in the field of HIV/AIDS interested in convening a seminar, workshop, roundtable or poster presentation at the 2008 USCA. When preparing submissions, please follow all guidelines, and submit all required materials on or before March 21, 2008.
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Title: Tuberculosis Clinical Intensive
Dates: 08/26/2008 - 08/28/2008
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Ethical Issues; HIV; Latent TB; Legal Issues; MDR TB; TB Treatment; Tuberculosis (TB); Coinfections
Sponsor: Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center.
Contact: For a complete course description and application information, visit: http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu/training/tb_clinical_intensive.cfm .
City: San Francisco
State: CA
Country: United States
Notes: Application deadline: July 15, 2008. This course is approved for 18 continuing education hours.
Description: This three-day course is designed for physicians and other licensed medical professionals who diagnose and treat TB. Topics include the diagnosis, management, and treatment of active TB and latent TB infection; TB transmission and pathogenesis; pediatric TB; TB and HIV; drug-resistant TB; and infection control.
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Title: Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-Positive Individuals Transitioning from Correctional Settings to the Community
Dates: 09/15/2008 - 09/15/2008
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Community Health Services; Health Care Accessibility; Incarcerated Persons with HIV/AIDS
Sponsor: New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute.
Contact: For more information or to register, email: hivet@health.state.ny.us, or access the website at: http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/training/addition.htm#health_outcomes .
City: Syracuse
State: NY
Country: United States
Notes: Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that participants have previous knowledge of basic HIV/AIDS information and harm reduction.
Description: This one-day training is to inform providers about the culture of corrections as it relates to HIV-infected inmates' needs upon community re-entry. Best practices will be reviewed to assist formerly incarcerated clients living with HIV/AIDS establish and maintain linkages to care, as well as maneuver through the system and access needed services.
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Title: Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-Positive Individuals Transitioning from Correctional Settings to the Community
Dates: 10/29/2008 - 10/29/2008
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Community Health Services; Health Care Accessibility; Incarcerated Persons with HIV/AIDS
Sponsor: New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute.
Contact: For more information or to register, email: hivet@health.state.ny.us, or access the website at: http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/training/addition.htm#health_outcomes .
City: Johnson City
State: NY
Country: United States
Notes: Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that participants have previous knowledge of basic HIV/AIDS information and harm reduction.
Description: This one-day training is to inform providers about the culture of corrections as it relates to HIV-infected inmates' needs upon community re-entry. Best practices will be reviewed to assist formerly incarcerated clients living with HIV/AIDS establish and maintain linkages to care, as well as maneuver through the system and access needed services.
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Title: 2008 South Carolina HIV/STD Conference
Dates: 10/15/2008 - 10/17/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Health Care Delivery; HIV/AIDS Prevention; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therapies; Intervention Strategies; STD Prevention; STD Treatment
Sponsor: South Carolina Primary Health Care Association. Spartanburg Alcohol & Drug Abuse Commission (SADAC). South Carolina Department Of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), STD/HIV Division.
Contact: Visit website: http://www.schiv-stdconference.org for more information on this conference.
City: Columbia
State: SC
Country: United States
Description: The theme of the conference is: "Our 25 Years: Honoring Yesterday, Celebrating Today, and Creating Tomorrow."
The overall goal of this interdisciplinary conference is to provide an opportunity for professionals and community members to dialogue and share past successes, common concerns, and hopes for the future. In response to the overlapping epidemics of HIV and STDs, it is essential to build on prevention, treatment, and care strategies that have been successful.
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Title: ANAC 21st Annual Conference: HIV Nursing: Renewing, Caring, Healing
Dates: 11/06/2008 - 11/09/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Nurses; Nursing; Patient Care; Persons with HIV/AIDS
Sponsor: Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC).
Contact: For more information contact ANAC, E-mail: anac@anacnet.org; Phone: (330) 670-0101 or (800) 260-6780; Fax: (330) 670-0109; or access the website:
http://www.nursesinaidscare.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3292 .
City: Tucson
State: AZ
Country: United States
Notes: Deadline for abstract submission: April 30, 2008.
Only on-line submissions will be accepted.
Notification of acceptance will occur by June 15, 2008.
Description: The 2008 Conference theme is HIV Nursing: Renewing, Caring, Healing. While it seems intuitive for HIV nurses to think about how these terms apply to the work the ANAC does, the Conference Committee hopes to secure several speakers who will focus on how nurses can identify sources of renewal, caring, and healing for themselves from a physical, spiritual, and psychological standpoint.
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Title: 82nd Annual ASHA School Health Conference
Dates: 11/12/2008 - 11/15/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Adolescents; Health Educators; School Health Education; Sexuality
Sponsor: American School Health Association (ASHA).
Contact: For more information contact Mary Bamer Ramsier, E-mail: mbramsier@ashaweb.org; Phone: (330) 678-1601; or access the website: http://www.ashaweb.org/annual_conferences.html .
City: Tampa
State: FL
Country: United States
Notes: Registration fee varies according to the membership status and days attending. Continuing education credits are available and require an additional $30 fee.
Description: The theme of the 82nd ASHA Conference is "Finding Common Ground in Human Sexuality and Other Adolescent Health Issues."
With more than 150 educational session and workshop slots available, school health professionals are urged to come together to learn, exchange perspectives, and network. The conference theme focuses on school health collaboration and the multidisciplinary spirit of health educators, school nurses, counselors, mental health professionals, physicians, and communities working together to improve the heath and well-being of children. Continuing Education hours will be available for these professionals.
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Title: 17th Annual HIV/STD Conference
Dates: 10/28/2008 - 10/30/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: HIV/AIDS Prevention; Medical Treatments and Therapies; Policies; Research; STD Prevention
Sponsor: Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Illinois State Board of Education. Illinois Public Health Association.
Contact: For more information, contact the HIV/AIDS Section, E-mail: DPH.HIVConf@illinois.gov; or call (217) 524-5983.
City: Springfield
State: IL
Country: United States
Description: This conference will foster connections across disciplinary lines to share effective prevention approaches and research findings, to examine state-of-the-art medical management of HIV and STDs, to strategize the best ways to get services to those in need, and to learn about current and emerging policy issues.
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