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Thu - Oct 30 -- Sat - Nov 01
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15th Annual PanAfrica International Business and Healthcare Conference
Subject: Africa; Businesses/Corporations; Health Care Policies; International Cooperation
Sponsor: PanAfrica. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). African Chamber of Commerce. Gilead Sciences.
Contact: For more information contact PanAfrica Conference, 1228 Coarsey Dr, Nashville, TN 37217; E-mail: globalafrik@yahoo.com; Phone: (615) 366-7335; Fax: (615) 399-7955; or access the Web site: nmac.convio.net
City: Nashville
State: TN
Country: United States
Description: Consistent with the theme "Business Investments Equal Good Healthcare," the 15th annual PanAfrica conference will provide information and opportunities that encourage the formation of successful business and partnerships and relationships.
The conference will also provide an occasion for American businesspersons to meet and interact with government, consular, and business leaders from various
countries.
It will also provide a forum where U.S. policy makers and their foreign counterparts, as well as representatives from international agencies providing development assistance to third world countries can discuss their current initiatives as they relate to private sector development. The conference will showcase products, services, and technologies appropriate for African development, and discuss the challenges and experiences of U.S companies in Africa and vice versa.
Topics related to HIV/AIDS will be covered in this conference. |
Mon - Nov 03
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Getting to Zero Workshop: How Hospitals Can Use Rapid Tests to Virtually Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Event Type: Workshop
Subject: Counseling; Hospitals; Laboratory Services; Perinatal Transmission; Rapid HIV Antibody Testing; Referrals
Sponsor: Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET).
Contact: For more information contact Jennifer Reiter, E-mail: jreiter2@aha.org; Phone: (312) 422-2637; or Fax: to (312) 422-4568; or access the website: www.hret.org
City: Detroit
State: MI
Country: United States
Notes: This workshop is open to hospital staff in labor and delivery, nursery, emergency, laboratory, infectious disease, and pharmacy.
Description: This workshop is designed for hospitals interested in implementing rapid HIV testing in labor and delivery units. The daylong workshop will include information on CDC HIV testing recommendations, point-of-care versus laboratory testing, state laws, prophylaxis and treatment, referral and counseling, and reimbursement. |
Wed - Nov 05 -- Thu - Nov 06
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Essentials of Examination Skills
Subject: Body Fluids; Health Professional Education; STD Testing
Sponsor: Cincinnati STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.
Contact: For information regarding the training center or course eligibility contact Janice Davis, Phone: (513) 357-7325.
For information regarding course availability, call (513) 558-3197; E-mail: STD.Traincenter@Cincinnati-oh.gov or access the Web site: www.stdptc.uc.edu
City: Cincinnati
State: OH
Country: United States
Notes: Tuition: $40.00. Continuing education credits are available.
Description: The primary purpose of this course is to train participants how to perform an STD examination. This course provides thorough, step-by-step instruction on how to take a sexual history and includes a demonstration of examination techniques and probe specimen collection.
At the end of this course, participants should be able to demonstrate how to take a sexual history and perform an STD examination. |
Thu - Nov 06 -- Sun - Nov 09
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Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 21st Annual Conference: HIV Nursing: Renewing, Caring, Healing
National Minority AIDS Council
Tucson, AZ
For complete information visit:
www.nursesinaidscare.org |
Thu - Nov 06 -- Fri - Nov 07
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Closing the Gap in a Generation Conference: Health Equity Through Action on the Social Determinants of Health
If you would like to view the live web cast of the event please visit:
www.csdhconference.org
Welcome to Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health, an international two day conference hosted by The Secretary of State for Health for England, the Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP and based on the work of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) that was initiated by the World Health Organization. For complete information:
www.eventsforce.net
The conference will run from 09:00 on Thurs. Nov. 6 until 17.00 on Fri. Nov 7. It will be held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London SW1. There will also be a opening reception for delegates at 18.00 on Wednesday 5 November to be held at the centre. For detailed timings please see the programme.
Please note the conference is free of charge to attend and the proceedings will be in English.
The aim of the conference is to share learning from the CSDH report and consider how these lessons can be applied to promote a social determinants of health approach to reducing health inequalities.
Objectives
• to learn from the issues arising out of the CSDH final report
• to share stakeholders experiences in work to reduce health inequalities
• to build partnerships across government and other agencies, research institutions, civil society and the private sector to develop a social determinants of health agenda.
• to consider how to take forward the Commission’s work , ensuring synergy with the World Health Organization's process.
The audience will draw from across the world and will include: national policy makers, leading experts and academics, representatives of international agencies, representatives of non governmental agencies and civil society and business leaders. Country partners that have supported the work of the Commission over the last three years will be invited. Names of Country partners.
The conference will be streamed live in varying bandwidths so that they are accessible to as wide a global audience as possible. The event, along with some key interviews, will also be available to view until February 2009. |
Fri - Nov 07 -- Sun - Nov 09
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7th Southeast Regional Gay Men's Health Summit
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: Community Awareness; Community Health Education; Community Health Services; Gay Men; Health Care Delivery; Mental Health
Sponsor: Southeast Regional Gay Men's Health Summit, Inc. (SRGMHS).
Contact: For more information contact SRGMHS, Inc, 1007 N. Federal Hwy, #222, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304; E-mail: srgmhs@yahoo.com; Phone: (954) 537-2123; Fax: (954) 537-2124; or access the website: www.gaymenssummit.com .
City: Fort Lauderdale
State: FL
Country: United States
Notes: Registration fee: $200.00/On-site.
Description: The Summit will focus on and celebrate wellness, nurturing, and community building of gay men living in the southeast. Participants will represent urban, suburban, and rural communities from throughout the southeast. Men of color, gay youth, and gay men who have never before participated in formal health promotion efforts are especially invited to join the Summit. The program will include plenary sessions, workshops, and social activities designed to increase health awareness and a greater sense of community. |
Sun - Nov 09 -- Thu - Nov 13
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9th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Adverse Reactions; Alternative Therapy; Clinical Research; Developing Nations; Drug Resistance; Drug Therapy; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therapies; Pediatric Care
Sponsor: International AIDS Society (Switzerland). Weill Medical College of Cornell University (New York, USA). Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, (The Netherlands). Karolinska Institutet, (Stockholm, Sweden). University College London (UCL).
Contact: For more information, contact Mandy Shore, HIV9 Organising Secretariat, KnowledgePoint360 Group, Victoria Mill, Windmill St, Macclesfield SK11 7HQ, UK; e-mail hiv9@kp360group.com; telephone +44 (0) 1625 664390; fax +44 (0) 1625 664391; or access the Web site at www.hiv9.com.
City: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Notes: Continuing education credits are available.
Description: The Ninth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection will be held from November 9-13, 2008, in Glasgow, UK. The aim of the conference will be to provide a meaningful and topical Scientific Programme, which reflects further developments and innovations in therapeutic strategies and research impacting on the management of HIV infection.
The Scientific Programme for Glasgow will address the use of differing therapeutic strategies in a variety of clinical settings. Alongside treatment strategies, adverse events, resistance and other important sessions within the overall programme, developing world perspectives, paediatric treatment and care, and community-related treatment issues will receive detailed attention. A special plenary session has been co-organized with the International AIDS Society (IAS), during which experts from Uganda, South Africa, and Canada will address current key topics in relation to HIV treatment guidelines and antiretroviral drug use in developing countries. The programme will also include several treatment-related contributions from representatives of the HIV community. |
Thu - Nov 20
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Universal Children's Day
For more information see 'www.unac.org' |
Fri - Nov 21 -- Sun - Nov 23
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20th Annual AIDS Medicine & Miracles Retreat
Event Type: Special Event
Subject: Grief; HIV/AIDS Prevention; HIV/AIDS Treatment or Therapies; Persons with HIV/AIDS; Sexual Behavior or Behaviors; Support Groups
Sponsor: AIDS, Medicine & Miracles (AM&M).
Contact: For more information contact AM&M, 3288 21st St, #201, San Francisco, CA 94110-2423; E-mail: amminfo@aidsmedicineandmiracles.org; Phone: 415-252-7111 (Main), 1-800-875-8770; Fax: 415-252-7117; or access the website: www.aidsmedicineandmiracles.org
City: Monterey
State: CA
Country: United States
Description: Each year, AM&M presents a three-day retreat that brings the healing perspective of AM&M to people who are living and working with HIV/AIDS. These annual retreats include a combination of lectures, discussions, ritual/ceremony, movement, support groups and experiential sessions. There are opportunities to express and transform grief, to sing and to dance, and to discuss issues of relevance in this stage of the epidemic. |
Fri - Nov 21 -- Sat - Nov 22
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U.S. - Africa Private Sector Health Forum, Nov. 21-22
PSP-One welcomes you to the 2008 U.S. – Africa Private Sector Health Forum!
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), in conjunction with its corporate and government partners, announced its U.S. – Africa Private Sector Health Forum: The Private Sector—the Missing Piece in African Healthcare. The first of its kind conference will be held Nov. 20-21 in Washington, D.C., and is expected to attract more than 200 leaders from the private and public sectors in the U.S. and Africa, with interests in the latest developments and opportunities in private sector health-related industry investments.
Central themes of the two-day conference include medical franchising; pharmaceutical manufacturing; medical technology sales; pharmacology and biotechnology; supply chain management and pharmaceutical sales; private healthcare facilities; e-health solutions; innovative financing mechanisms including leveraged partnerships, risk pooling and health insurance; policy and regulatory incentives and social entrepreneurship. Speakers will include industry experts from various countries including the U.S., Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa.
The conference will be held at:
The Washington Court Hotel
525 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, D.C.
RSVP
Mon., Nov. 17, 2008
Private Sector Partnerships-One is funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
For more information, visit:
www.africacncl.org or visit the PSP-One website:
www.psp-one.com
Related Article:
Africa: CCA to Host First-Ever U.S.-Africa Private Sector Health Forum
allafrica.com |
Sun - Nov 30
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Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise 2008
CDC Conf ID: 6730
Subject: Local Health Programs; World AIDS Day
Sponsor: Conscious Contact of New York.
Contact: For all information and ways to volunteer for the event, E-mail: riversidehiv@aol.com; Phone: (212) 870-6873; or access the website: www.wadnyc.org
City: New York
State: NY
Country: United States
Notes: The event will take place on Sunday, November 30th at 5:00 pm. The site for the 2008 event will be in Harlem USA (Riverside Church).
Description: The World AIDS Day 2008 Planning Committee for the NYC World AIDS Day invite New York City individuals, community leaders, community organizations, national and international organizations, faith leaders, the World AIDS Campaign, United Nations (UNAIDS), and others to participate in this year's event. |
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