NMAETC Cultural Competency Workshop for Physicians and Other Health Care Providers
May-September, 2008
Howard University Hospital & Howard University College of Medicine
Washington, DC
Abstract: Objectives: To increase knowledge about Title VI-Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding cultural & linguistic minimum competence required, to raise awareness among health care providers about discrimination based on race, color, national origin, and maternal language spoken, facilitate the process that ensures all patients, equal access to all programs, activities, and services regardless of color, place of birth, or their limited English proficiency, and to eliminate long-standing health disparities, based on race ethnicity, place of birth, and/or limited English proficiency.
Contact: For registration or information about dates of the events, please call (202) 865-8146
Sponsor: National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center
URL: http://www.nmaetc.org

HIV, Families & Permanency Planning: Addressing New Realities
Sept. 9, 2008
Online
Abstract:  The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center's mission is to enhance the quality of social and health services delivered to children who are abandoned or at-risk of abandonment due to the presence of drugs and/or HIV in the family. The Resource Center provides training, information, support, and resources to service providers who assist these children and their families. This free online seminar will feature a panel of experts -- attorneys, social workers, and PWHAs -- who have current information, experiences and insights to share about future care and custody planning for children whose parents have HIV/AIDS.
Contact:  Resource Center at aiarc@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-8390
Sponsor:  National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center
URL:  http://aia.berkeley.edu/

African Immigrant HIV Summit
September 11-13, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel
3 Research Court
Rockville MD 20850
Abstract:  The National African HIV/AIDS Initiative (NAHI) is an African-led establishment geared toward the improvement of health outcomes among African refugees and immigrants living in the United States . Its main purpose is to enhance the culture of HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and care through culturally competent advocacy, education, and research.
Contact:  Margaret D Korto or call 1-800-444-6472.
Sponsor:   Office of Minority Health Resource Center in collaboration with: National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center, Howard University College of Medicine Montgomery College AIDS Awareness Resource Center, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Continental Africans in Montgomery County National Association of People with AIDS, Silver Spring, MD
URL:  http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=6881&lvl=2&lvlID=183

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)/Kaiser discussion on the 2008 International AIDS Conference
Monday, September 15, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
CSIS, B1 Conference Center
1800 K Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20006
Abstract: A discussion on the 2008 International AIDS Conference. It will focus on the major policy, research, and operational developments from the conference, implications of the revised estimates of the U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic, and next steps in lifting the U.S. immigration and travel ban on HIV-infected individuals. The discussion will be moderated by Jennifer Kates, Vice President and Director, HIV Policy for the Kaiser Foundation, and feature:
Craig McClure, President, International AIDS Society
Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepititis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
J. Stephen Morrison, Director, CSIS Center on Global Health Policy
Katherine Bliss, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Americas Program
Contact:Craig Palosky or (202) 347-5270, RSVP: Heather Teixeira
Sponsor: Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and Kaiser Family Foundation

2008 United States Conference on AIDS
September 18-21, 2008
Miami Beach, FL
Abstract:  The largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States, the 2008 USCA is a phenomenon you cannot afford to miss. Each year, over 3,000 workers from all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates—come together to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
Contact:  conferences@nmac.org or (202) 483-6622