Upcoming HIV/AIDS Conferences: December

Title: TB Intensive
City: San Antonio
State: TX
Country: United States
Dates: 12/01/2010 - 12/03/2010
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: At Risk Persons; Diagnosis; Persons with TB; TB Prevention; TB Treatment
Description: This three day course targets physicians and nurse experts who are actively engaged in the management of patients with, or at risk of, TB. The goal of the course is to enhance the expertise of providers to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients of all ages with TB.
Sponsor: Heartland National TB Center.
Contact: For more information, contact Robert Granger, Heartland National TB Center, E-mail: Robert.granger@uthct.edu; Phone: (210) 531-4509; or access the Web site: www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp.
Notes: Application Deadline: November 10, 2010. There is no fee, but enrollment is limited. Pre-registration is required. Continuing education credits are available.

Title: The Medical Management of HIV/AIDS
City: San Francisco
State: CA
Country: United States
Dates: 12/02/2010 - 12/04/2010
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: African Americans/Blacks; Antiretroviral Drugs; Harm Reduction; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therapies; Vaccine Development Research
Description: This course provides the active clinician with a comprehensive review of the science and application of HIV therapy. Lectures will be presented by a group of leading clinicians and researchers who are also dedicated to teaching in their area of expertise. Topics emphasized include antiretroviral initiation, regimen simplification, and antiretroviral treatment of highly experienced patients. The course devotes serious attention to end-organ complications of HIV/AIDS and its treatment with lectures on bone, renal, cardiovascular, psychiatric, as well as dermatological, and oral sequelae. Both the pathogenesis and clinical management of inflammation and aging will be covered. New topics for 2010 include a lecture and small group session on how to use Motivational Interviewing to encourage patients to engage in healthy behaviors, an update on global AIDS, vaccine research, and an examination of the epidemic in the African-American community. It will also cover key dilemmas in men's health, harm reduction, and bacterial infections that are common or complicated in HIV Medicine.
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine (UCSF).
Contact: For more information, contact the UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education by email: info@ocme.ucsf.edu, Phone: (415)476-4251; or access the Web site at https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/CourseDetail.aspx?coursenumber=MDM11K02.
Notes: Online registration available at: www.cme.ucsf.edu. Registration Fees: $745-Practicing Physicians; $645-Nurses/Allied Health Professionals/Residents/Interns. On-site registration will be $55 additional. Continuing education credits are available.

Title: XIX National and First International Conference of IAOMP
City: Chennai
Country: India
Dates: 12/10/2010 - 12/10/2010
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Dental Care; HIV/AIDS; Substance Abuse
Description: The association convenes national conferences, post-graduate conventions, and continuing medical education programs annually. These meetings provide opportunity to the members to exchange views with respect to recent advancements in oral pathology and to explore new research avenues. Session topics include: Oral Lesions Diagnosis, Prognosis & Management in HIV infection, and Oral Cancer Precancerous States & Substance Abuse Related Lesions.
Sponsor: Indian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists (IAOMP).
Contact: For more information contact Dr. K. Ranganathan, Organizing Chairman, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists, 2/102 East Coast Road, Uthandi, Chennai -600119; E-mail: contact@iaomp2010.in; pr access the Web site: www.iaomp2010.in/.
Notes: Registration information available at: www.iaomp2010.in/Tariff.aspx.

Title: 2010 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit
City: Washington
State: DC
Country: United States
Dates: 12/12/2010 - 12/15/2010
Event Type: Conference
Subject: HIV/AIDS Prevention; Information Dissemination; Program Management
Description: The 2010 Summit is specifically designed for grantees funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention -- state and local health departments, community planning group (CPG) members, capacity building assistance providers, community-based organizations, and other interested HIV prevention partners -- and will feature workshops, discussions, and plenary sessions. The Summit will offer attendees a forum to disseminate and exchange information to enhance their program planning and management with innovative strategies for implementing HIV prevention programs. Attendees will also receive important information, skills building, and opportunities to share lessons learned.
Sponsor: National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC).
Contact: Visit the Summit website: www.2010HPLS.org for updates and information on this year's agenda, keynote speakers, participant registration, and exhibiting and advertising opportunities.

Title: Hope 2010
Dates: 12/15/2010 - 12/17/2010
City: Mumbai
Country: India
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Alcohol Abuse; Drug Abuse; HIV/AIDS; Human Rights
Description: Hope 2010 is the 10th International conference on alcohol and drug abuse, environment, population, human rights, and HIV/AIDS. It will bring together well-known doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and scientists from environment, population, drug supply reduction, trade and industry, drug enforcement, drug demand reduction, health and medicine, human rights, helplines and adjuvant therapeutic groups, youth and social workers' organizations, to share their knowledge and experience. The conference will focus on the critical topics such as: Effects of Globalization on Natural Resources; Ecological Engineering - Ecosystem Management, Protection and Restoration; Environmental Management in the supply chain; Population Science and Social science methodologies; Population Information Education & Communication; Population and development; Epidemiological Research on HIV/AIDS; Psychology of HIV/AIDS; HIV/AIDS at the Workplace; Human exploitation; Human trafficking; Human Rights & Biotechnology; Drug Demand Reduction; Drug Supply Reduction; The Role of Religion in dealing with Substance Abuse; and Clinical trials and Drug development etc.
Sponsor: Drug Abuse Information Rehabilitation and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Contact: For more information access the Web site: www.indobase.com/events/details/hope-2010-2758.php.

Title: Infectious Diseases in the Adult Patient: A Primary Care Update
City: Sarasota
State: FL
Country: United States
Dates: 12/27/2010 - 12/31/2010
Event Type: Education Program; Seminar
Subject: Adults; Diagnosis; Disease Prevention; Primary Care; Treatment; Infectious Diseases
Description: Following this course, participants should be able to recognize the epidemiology and classify commonly presenting infectious diseases; identify the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and methods of diagnosing the presenting diseases; and apply the current recommendations of pharmacologic management, referral or follow-up and prevention. This activity is expected to result in improved competence in making appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes. Herpes virus infections, hepatitis, and tuberculosis will be covered in this seminar.
Sponsor: American Medical Seminars, Inc.
Contact: For more information contact the American Medical Seminars, Inc., E-Mail: mail@ams4cme.com; Phone: (941) 388-1766; Toll Free: (866) ams4cme (866-267-4263); Fax: (941) 365-7073; or access the Web site: www.ams4cme.com/www/LiveSeminars/SEMLA-2520101227.aspx.
Notes: Registration fee: Regular - $745/Physician; $645/Non Physician; Late - $795/Physician; $695/Non Physician. Continuing education credits are available.

Many of these conferences come from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network's conference database.