Events

May 1 - 31, 2013: National Hepatitis Awareness Month

May 01, 2013 - May 31, 2013

The month of May has been designated Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, and May 19th will be recognized as the first ever Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States. During May, CDC and its public health partners will shed light on this hidden epidemic by raising awareness of viral hepatitis.

For more information about National Hepatitis Awareness Month, please visit the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HepAwarenessMonth.htm.

For information on viral hepatitis, please visit the New York State Department of Health website at http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/hepatitis/.

Related NYS Clinical Guidelines:

May 21 - 23, 2013: 30 Years of HIV Science: Imagine the Future

May 21, 2013 - May 23, 2013
Institut Pasteur
Paris, FRANCE

May 2013 will mark the 30th year since the publication in Science reporting for the first time the identification of a retrovirus associated with AIDS-related syndromes, now referred to as human immunodeficiency virus. To celebrate this anniversary, the Institut Pasteur in collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health, ANRS and sidaction is organizing an international symposium. The objective of this symposium is not to trace the history of the discovery of the virus, but to focus on the critical challenges and the future priorities that remain in HIV science as a result of 30 years of fantastic achievements. Distinguished international speakers will share their findings and their vision of the priorities of HIV research in the coming years. The symposium will gather a broad array of participants: senior scientists, young investigators, students and clinical researchers working in HIV and related areas from developed as well as resource-limited countries. Approximately 500 participants are expected to attend.

For more information, please visit http://www.pasteur.fr/ip/easysite/pasteur/en/research/scientific-communication/conferences-and-scientific-congress/conferences-services-colloques/30-years-HIV

May 22, 2013: in+care Campaign Webinar: Care Transitions, Adolescent to Adult Care

May 22, 2013 - May 22, 2013
3:00 pm ET
Webinar

Agenda: Dr Rana Chakraborty, Dr Andres Camacho-Gonzalez and Ashley Gordon of Grady Infectious Disease Program in Atlanta, Georgia will present on their adolescent care program and the steps they have put in place to ensure smooth transitions to adult care that retain these patients in care. In addition, the team will review findings from recently conducted research in this area and policy recommendations that flow from the research. Finally, Campaign staff will review recent Campaign data submissions and retention improvement strategies submitted by Campaign participants that relate to adolescent care and transitioning to adult care.

If you are unable to attend the presentation and have special questions for the presenters, please send them to Michael Hager (michael@nationalqualitycenter.org) in advance of the webinar.

Dial-in Information: 1-866-394-2346

Participant Code: 397 154 6368 #

Web address: http://www.nqcqualityacademy.org/incarecampaign

May 23 - 26, 2013: Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS

May 23, 2013 - May 26, 2013
Hyatt Regency
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Boston College Graduate School of Social Work will conduct the 25th Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS during May 23-26, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The theme of the conference will be “Re-thinking HIV/AIDS: What's ahead for social work?”

We expect over 500 HIV social workers from across the country and several nations to be present and will offer over 100 presentations in various conference formats. These include posters, individual workshops, and also informal reports from the field. We also will offer once again the very popular 15-hour medical case management institute, developed and taught by colleagues from Diverse Management Solutions in Denver, Colorado.

Three plenary sessions will also be given by distinguished invited speakers who will address various aspects of the 2013 theme.

Several "meet and greet" events and receptions will be held for networking with colleagues. The Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV/AIDS will have a strong presence at the conference and will host many events. The conference will award 24.0 social work CEUs (continuing education units).

For more information, please visit http://www.bc.edu/schools/gssw/academics/ce/conferences.html

May 23, 2013: Navigating HIV Care Webinar

May 23, 2013 - May 23, 2013
2:00 - 3:30 pm ET
Webinar

Navigating HIV Care: Using Navigators, Linkage Specialists and Community Health Care Workers to Improve Health Outcomes

Health navigation is a hot topic in HIV care as we seek to increase the number of clients who are linked to and retained in care.

This national webinar will offer best practices, lessons learned, and the challenges and opportunities in HIV care navigation in its goals to improve health equity and decrease disparities by addressing barriers to care.

Join a webinar hosted by the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) in collaboration with the Office of HIV/AIDS & Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) in HHS.

We will share and discuss best practices on patient/client navigation as a key tool of linkage and retention strategies involving several stages of comprehensive care --- health care, mental health, housing, and employment services. The webinar will highlight the perspectives of Federal agencies, HIV prevention justice advocates, and state-level coordinators working with community health workers and linkage specialists on the frontlines of the domestic epidemic.

What: Webinar: Navigating HIV Care: Using Navigators, Linkage Specialists and Community Health Care Workers to Improve Health Outcomes

Moderator: Julie Davids, HIV Prevention Justice Alliance and AIDS Foundation of Chicago

Presenters:

Dr. Ron Valdiserri, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, HHS
Dr. Tim Harrison, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, HHS
Dr. Vignetta Charles, Senior Vice-President, AIDS United
Ms. Lisa J. Krull, Program & Quality Manager – Ryan White Program, Tennessee

May 29, 2013: Partners in+care Webinar: Mental Health and Medical Services Linkages

May 29, 2013 - May 29, 2013
12:00 pm ET
Webinar

In this Campaign we have explored how to retain patients in care. In this presentation, David Thompson of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will discuss how federally funded mental health programs are actively working to ensure people with HIV are linked to HIV medical care. Examples from the field will be shared by AIDS Alabama and the New Orleans AIDS Clinic.

If you have any specific questions you would like to have addressed, please send them in advance of the webinar to michael@nationalqualitycenter.org. No pre-registration is needed, just enter the room as a gest at the time of this webinar.

Dial-in#: 1.866.394.2346
Participant Code: 397 154 6368 #
URL: http://www.nqcqualityacademy.org/incarecampaign

May 30, 2013: Journal Club Webinar: Dr Timothy Minniear

May 30, 2013 - May 30, 2013
2:00 pm ET
Webinar

Dr. Timothy Minniear discusses his recent peer reviewed study "Delayed Entry Into and Failure to Remain in HIV Care Among HIV+ Adolescents. Participants will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Minniear questions regarding his work.

If you have any specific questions you would like to have addressed, please mail them in advance of the webinar to michael@nationalqualitycenter.org. No pre-registration is needed, just enter the room as a guest at the time of this webinar.

Dial-in#: 1.866.394.2346
Participant Code: 397 154 6368 #
URL: http://www.nqcqualityacademy.org/incarecampaign

May 30 - 31, 2013: 9th International Workshop on HIV & Hepatitis Co-infection

May 30, 2013 - May 31, 2013
Rome, ITALY

We are proud to announce the 9th International Workshop on HIV & Hepatitis Co-infection, to be held on 30 - 31 May 2013 in Rome, Italy.

This annual workshop is the leading medical gathering for those involved in the clinical care of co-infected individuals. The program provides an excellent platform to exchange the medical information and new treatment results, and to discuss them with the experts active in the different disciplines (including Virology, Hepatology, Immunology, Infectious Disease and Primary Care).

For more information, please visit http://www.virology-education.com/index.cfm/t/Welcome/vid/7ACDAA79-A8AA-43A9-7E31FA3544E4CF1B

May 30, 2013: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation on the U.S./Mexico Border Webinar

May 30, 2013 - May 30, 2013
12:00 pm ET
Webinar

This FREE webinar will focus on HIV, as well as STDs, TB, addiction, & family planning concerns within the context of the Affordable Care Act as it pertains to people living with the aforementioned conditions, living in border communities. Some of the learning objectives for this event are to explain how the ACA will extend new insurance benefits through case discussions, improve HIV patients' engagement (linkage and retention) in high-quality HIV care as systems change, obtain information and referral resources for ACA implementation in the border region, among others. CMEs are available; registration is required.

To receive registration materials email Joel Peisinger.

To download a flyer with more information, please click here. (PDF 498 KB)

May 30, 2013: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation on the U.S./Mexico Border Webinar

May 30, 2013 - May 30, 2013
3:00 pm ET
Webinar

June 2 - 4, 2013: 8th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence

June 02, 2013 - June 04, 2013
Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel
Miami, Florida, USA

Conference Announcement

The International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites you to the 8th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, which is scheduled to take place June 2 - 4, 2013 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami.

Click here to review the conference program, general information, and/or to pre-register.

Conference Registration

Click here to register online today.

Call for Abstracts

The Conference Organizers welcome abstract submissions in the following domains:

Linkages to care and patient retention in care
Treatment readiness/preparing patients to initiate antiretroviral therapy
Maintaining adherence in treatment-experienced patients
Pharmacodynamics (viral load, resistance, immune function)
Pharmacokinetics and drug monitoring/sequencing
Pharmacoeconomics
Adherence measurement and data analysis
Adherence research in resource-constrained settings
Adherence research in Latin America and the Caribbean, among Latino populations
Cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic issues in treatment initiation and adherence
Adherence in the context of co-morbid conditions
Adherence in pediatric/child/adolescent populations
Healthcare system, staffing, and structural factors in treatment access and adherence
Enabling technologies (text messaging, drug packaging, electronic monitoring, software, web)
Operations and implementation research on adherence
Research/initiatives to promote adherence intervention adoption and dissemination
Treatment adherence in relation to HIV prevention/transmission/risk behavior
Adherence to emerging biomedical HIV prevention methods (e.g., PrEP, microbicides)
Adherence within the context of mental illness and substance use
Adherence interventions (pharmacy-based, clinic-based, community-based)

Submitted abstracts should report information not previously published, or intended to be published, prior to June 2, 2013. Accepted abstracts will be in one of two categories: Oral Presentation or Poster Presentation. Oral presenters are also expected to participate in the Poster Session.

Click here to review the abstract guidelines and/or to submit an abstract(s) online.

June 4 - 5, 2013: 14th Annual HIV Clinical Care Symposium - Troy

June 04, 2013 - June 05, 2013
Hilton Garden Inn
235 Hoosick Street
Troy, New York 12180 USA

The Albany Medical Center will hold its 14th Annual HIV Clinical Care Symposium on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 4 - 5, 2013 at the Hilton Garden Inn (235 Hoosick Street, Troy, New York 12180).

The conference will begin with a continental breakfast a 8:00 AM on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The conference agenda and registration materials are available at the conference website.

Seating is limited - please register as soon as possible.

June 4, 2013: In the Know: Social Media for Public Health Webcast

June 04, 2013 - June 04, 2013
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Webcast

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Prevention Information Network (CDC NPIN) is pleased to announce an upcoming webcast series, titled, “In the Know: Social Media for Public Health.” Each webcast will feature social media experts discussing how to harness the latest social media tools for the greatest public health impact.

Sandwiched by the International Social Media Week (Feb. 18–22) and Mashable’s Social Media Day (June 30), NPIN’s “In the Know” webcast series is intended to celebrate the diversity and power of social tools. Over the next 6 months, these webcasts will provide basic information, tips, and hints for how public health organizations can use social tools to promote public health and expand outreach initiatives. The webcasts will also provide a great opportunity to ask questions and learn from fellow public health practitioners. Use hashtag #sm4ph to follow along and ask questions on Twitter. You can also submit questions before or during the webcast to info@cdcnpin.org.

Save the date and be sure to join us for the latest social media insights on topics including:

June 4 – Social Media Measurement & Evaluation

To learn more about and register for the upcoming webcast series, visit http://ow.ly/hEtXE. We look forward to your participation!

Follow @CDCNPIN and #SM4PH and help spread the word!

June 6, 2013: NYS Native American HIV Prevention Summit - Syracuse

June 06, 2013 - June 06, 2013
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Genesee Grande Hotel
1060 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, New York 13210 USA
1-315-476-4212

American Indian Community House and the Native American Leadership Commission on Health and AIDS Cordially Invite You to Attend:

"Bundled Arrows: Working Together to Address Trauma, Promote Healing, and Prevent HIV and Related Issues in the Native American Community"

The New York State Native American HIV Prevention Summit

For Native Americans, HIV risk typically occurs within the context of trauma, substance use, and the breakdown of traditional Native culture. This also leads to many other community wide problems and negative outcomes. Healing from trauma and reconnecting with traditional culture are not only buffers against HIV risk, but also against other health problems and social issues impacting Native communities as well.

When the Peacemaker formed the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, he showed each nation five bundled arrows, demonstrating that they could not be broken and were stronger together than they were separately.

The summit will bring together key Native leaders, Native and non-Native providers, and Native people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Participants will share information about current services and resources available and explore ways to more effectively address trauma, prevent HIV risk and other related health issues and social problems by combining resources and working in concert.

Who Should attend?

Participants are invited from across New York State and should include:

Native American leaders
Native American service providers (including HIV/AIDS, substance use, men-tal health, health, and more!)
Non-Native service providers (including HIV/AIDS, substance use, mental health, health, and more!)
Native people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS
Government service providers and officials
Anyone working with Native Americans to promote healing and healthy life-styles

Registration Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2013.

Registration fee for this event will be $5 and will include breakfast, lunch, and refreshments.

Please click here to download an invitation to the summit. (PDF 895 KB)

Please click here to view the registration form.

Note that when registering, please make check's/money orders payable to: The American Indian Community House.

Payment can be mailed to the following address:
120 East Washington Street, Suite 400
Syracuse, NY 13202
(this address is not listed on the registration form)

If you have any questions or require any additional information please contact Talia by telephone at 1-315-470-0300.

The American Indian Community House HIV/AIDS Program and NALCHA are funded by the New York State Department of health, AIDS Institute.

June 7 - 9, 2013: Training of Consumers for Quality (TCQ)

June 07, 2013 - June 09, 2013
Sacramento, California, USA

The National Quality Center (NQC) is seeking people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) for its training program, Training of Consumers on Quality (TCQ), to increase the number of consumers actively participating in local quality management committees or regional quality improvement activities. The rigorous TCQ Program includes extensive pre-work activities and a 2-day face-to-face TCQ session.

Successful candidates for the upcoming training are PLWHA who a) have the ability and commitment to participate in local and regional quality improvement activities; b) are associated with, volunteer for, or work with programs funded by the Ryan White Program; and c) are interested in participating in this pilot training.

All TCQ participants are expected to a) successfully submit an online application form that includes the submission of the participant's resume, one letter of reference, and a letter of support from a Ryan White grantee or subgrantee; b) complete all pre-work activities; c) attend the upcoming face-to-face TCQ session; and d) take on an active role in a local, regional, or even national quality improvement effort.

Successful TCQ graduates will:

understand basic vocabulary for quality improvement tools, methodologies, activities, and processes
master skills to become a consumer champion in local and regional quality management committees
demonstrate confidence in participating in quality improvement teams to address specific aspects of HIV care
understand the various forms of consumer involvement, and identify appropriate methods of involvement in clinical quality improvement activities
be aware of basic HIV care and treatment terminologies so that participants better understand basic indicator definitions and performance data reports

For more information about the NQC TCQ Program, please contact Daniel Tietz toll-free at 1-877-874-0776, or via email at det01@health.state.ny.us.

Also for more information, please visit http://www.nationalqualitycenter.org/index.cfm/5847/78022

June 8, 2013: Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

June 08, 2013 - June 08, 2013

The National Planning Committee convened by Caribbean People International Collective, Inc. is the lead for the Day.

www.caribbeanhealthaidsday.com provides Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day facts, and other resources.

Find local events here.

For more resources, please visit http://www.aids.gov/news-and-events/awareness-days/caribbean-american/

June 8 - 10, 2013: APIC 2013 40th Annual Conference

June 08, 2013 - June 10, 2013
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

Celebrate 40 years of working together to create a safer world through the prevention of infection by joining your colleagues at the APIC 40th Annual Conference. This is your opportunity to review the achievements in science, technology, and practice and explore the advances still to come as we continue to move towards a shared vision of healthcare without infection.

More than 2,500 clinical professionals
100+ educational opportunities
300+ poster presentations
200+ exhibitors in the largest exhibit hall dedicated to infection prevention
Countless networking opportunities

Learn more

June 9 - 12, 2013: Harm Reduction International Conference

June 09, 2013 - June 12, 2013
Vilnius, LITHUANIA

Harm Reduction International is pleased to invite you to Harm Reduction 2013. This international conference is a key event for all those interested in harm reduction around the world. The 2013 conference will include high profile Keynote speeches, Plenary Sessions, Major Sessions, Concurrent Sessions, Workshops, a Film Festival, a Poster Exhibition, Exhibition areas, a Dialogue Space, a dedicated track of events in the Russian language only and social and networking events. The main language of the conference will be English but simultaneous translation will be provided in Russian in all plenary and major rooms.

The theme of the Conference 2013 is 'The Value's of Harm Reduction'. The theme calls on the urgent need to provide sufficient political and financial support to address the HIV epidemic driven by injecting drug use in many parts of the world, as well as the ethical basis of the harm reduction philosophy.

The 2013 conference will be held in Vilnius, the vibrant and historic capital of Lithuania. As Lithuania assumes the Presidency of the European Union on July 1st the same year, the conference will take place at a moment when the eyes of Europe and or the world will be focussed on Lithuania as never before.

For more information, please visit http://www.ihra.net/conference

June 13 - 15, 2013: HIV Drug Therapy in the Americas

June 13, 2013 - June 15, 2013
São Paulo, BRAZIL

This 3-day scientific meeting will build upon the Glasgow UK HIV Drug Therapy meeting heritage to establish an accessible and regionally relevant programme focusing on a range of issues relating to HIV treatment. A truly global faculty will meet in São Paulo to discuss, during plenaries and case-based presentations, topics of real interest to those working within the ‘Americas’ region. Abstract presentations will, like Glasgow, promote audience participation and discussion.

For more information, please visit http://www.hivamericas.org/

June 14, 2013: Conference on Acute HIV Infection, PEP, and STIs - New York City

June 14, 2013 - June 14, 2013
9:30 am - 2:00 pm ET
Baruch College
William & Anita Newman Conference Center
151 East 25th Street
New York, New York 10010 USA

Are you Up--To-Date on HIV & STI Care?

Announcing the Conference on Acute HIV Infection, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, And Sexually Transmitted Infections

A Medical Care Provider's Perspective from Inside the Emergency Department

For Emergency Department physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants in New York State.

For more details, please read the conference flyer. (PDF 265 KB)

To register, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/klkf3w7 (registration is required). Seating is limited - please register as soon as possible.

For more information, contact Llana Sackler-Berner by email at ivasser@chpnet.org.

June 14, 2013: Public Meeting on HIV Patient-Focused Drug Development and HIV Cure Research

June 14, 2013 - June 14, 2013
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
FDA White Oak Campus
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Building 31, Room 1503A (Great Room)
Silver Spring, Maryland 20993 USA

“On June 14, 2013, as part of the Patient-Focused Drug Development initiative intended to enhance patient input, FDA will be hosting a public meeting on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Patient-Focused Drug Development and HIV Cure Research. FDA is interested in obtaining patient input on the impact of HIV on daily life and currently available therapies to treat the condition (topic 1), and patients’ views on issues related to HIV cure research (topic 2).”

Read the FDA meeting announcement.

June 17 - 21, 2013: O’Neill Institute Summer Program on Global Health Law

June 17, 2013 - June 21, 2013
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001 USA

O’Neill Institute Summer Program on Global Health Law and Governance: Non-Communicable Diseases and the Law

The Summer Program will bring together leading practitioners, policymakers, advocates and academics in global health to explore the role and implications of law in the global response to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Interactive lectures, panels, and case studies will examine legal powers, duties, and constraints relevant to NCDs.

Topics will include:

World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Relevant WHO Global Strategies: Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, the Global Strategy on Diet Physical Activity and Health and the Global Strategy to Reduce Harmful Use of Alcohol
International trade and investment agreements implications
Human and constitutional rights implications
Access to medicines, including pain medication and cancer drugs
Role of international and domestic law

For more information, please visit http://www.law.georgetown.edu/oneillinstitute/summerprogram/

June 17 - 19, 2013: Global Health Metrics & Evaluation Conference

June 17, 2013 - June 19, 2013
The Westin Seattle
1900 5th Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101-1204 USA

The Global Health Metrics & Evaluation (GHME) conference brings together under one roof all the disciplines involved in global health measurement and evaluation to share innovative tools and methods to promote a better understanding of the possible approaches to population health measurement. By recognizing the importance of transparency in research, GHME encourages discussion and debate, with the purpose of improving the latest tools, technology, and methods and their implementation in global health.

For more information, please visit http://www.ghme.org/conference

June 20, 2013: Comprehensive Syphilis Overview Seminar - Buffalo

June 20, 2013 - June 20, 2013
11:00 am - 2:00 pm ET
American Red Cross Serving Erie and Niagara Counties
786 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14209 USA

The New York State Department of Health, in collaboration the Montefiore STD Center for Excellence, is pleased to announce an upcoming educational seminar in your area for clinical providers addressing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The "Comprehensive Syphilis Overview" will focus on laboratory testing, diagnosis and treatment of syphilis. Laura Mulcahy, CFNP, MSN currently serves as the Assistant Medical Director for the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Center for Excellence at Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, NY), a position she has held for over 12 years. Ms. Mulcahy is a recognized and well-respected expert in the field of STDs, and has provided training nationally as well as within New York State for a number of years.

The presentation will benefit clinicians as well as ancillary staff who provide direct services to persons affected by STDs. We are pleased to be able to offer 3.0 continuing education units (CME, CNE or CHES) to eligible individuals who complete the entire program and fill out an application and course evaluation form at the end of the program.

Two seminars are planned:

Buffalo: Thursday, June 20, 2012, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm (Registration begins at 10:30)
American Red Cross Serving Erie and Niagara Counties
786 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14209
Phone: 1-716-886-7500
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Buffalo-Syphilis-Registration

Canandaigua: Friday, June 21, 2013, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Registration begins at 8:30)
The Inn on The Lake
770 South Main Street
Canandaigua, New York 14424
Phone: 1-585-394-7800
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Canandaigua-Syphilis-Registration

To register, please go to the link for the training you wish to attend (above). Space is limited, so please register early. To facilitate planning, all registrations must be received by Friday, June 14, 2013.

For questions or to RSVP by phone, please contact the Bureau of STD Prevention and Epidemiology at 1-518-474-3598.

For more information, please visit http://www.ceitraining.org/events/showEvents.cfm?eventID=50

June 21, 2013: Comprehensive Syphilis Overview Seminar - Canandaigua

June 21, 2013 - June 21, 2013
9:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
The Inn on The Lake
770 South Main Street
Canandaiguaue, New York 14424 USA

The New York State Department of Health, in collaboration the Montefiore STD Center for Excellence, is pleased to announce an upcoming educational seminar in your area for clinical providers addressing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The "Comprehensive Syphilis Overview" will focus on laboratory testing, diagnosis and treatment of syphilis. Laura Mulcahy, CFNP, MSN currently serves as the Assistant Medical Director for the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Center for Excellence at Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, New York), a position she has held for over 12 years. Ms. Mulcahy is a recognized and well-respected expert in the field of STDs, and has provided training nationally as well as within New York State for a number of years.

The presentation will benefit clinicians as well as ancillary staff who provide direct services to persons affected by STDs. We are pleased to be able to offer 3.0 continuing education units (CME, CNE or CHES) to eligible individuals who complete the entire program and fill out an application and course evaluation form at the end of the program.

Two seminars are planned:

Buffalo: Thursday, June 20, 2012, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm (Registration begins at 10:30)
American Red Cross Serving Erie and Niagara Counties
786 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14209
Phone: 1-716-886-7500
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Buffalo-Syphilis-Registration

Canandaigua: Friday, June 21, 2013, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Registration begins at 8:30)
The Inn on The Lake
770 South Main Street
Canandaigua, New York 14424
Phone: 1-585-394-7800
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Canandaigua-Syphilis-Registration

To register, please go to the link for the training you wish to attend (above). Space is limited, so please register early. To facilitate planning, all registrations must be received by Friday, June 14, 2013.

For questions or to RSVP by phone, please contact the Bureau of STD Prevention and Epidemiology at 1-518-474-3598.

For more information, please visit http://www.ceitraining.org/events/showEvents.cfm?eventID=51

June 26 - 27, 2013: 8th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of Hepatitis Therapy

June 26, 2013 - June 27, 2013
Hyatt Regency Cambridge Hotel
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

We are pleased to announce the eighth edition of the International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of Hepatitis Therapy, to be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 26 and 27 June 2013. The workshop will be linked to the International Workshop on Hepatitis C - Resistance and New Compounds, on Thursday morning 27 June in a joint session with invited lectures on topics of common interest.

The objective of the workshop is to provide a forum for discussion of topics related to clinical pharmacology of current and future drugs in the treatment of viral Hep B and Hep C.

Topics that will be covered include preclinical models of hepatitis, genetic variation in host and virus, factors affecting treatment outcome, current and future drugs and their mechanism of action, and exposure-response (PK/PD) relationships.

The meeting will consist of plenary presentations by invited speakers, abstract-driven presentations, poster viewing and Q&A-sessions.

For more information, please visit http://www.virology-education.com/index.cfm/t/8th_International_Workshop_on_Clinical_Pharmacology_of_Hepatitis_Therapy__/vid/DD03C837-D780-2CF1-8AC0B2C629BE3F3A

June 27, 2013: National HIV Testing Day

June 27, 2013 - June 27, 2013

This year’s theme is Take the Test. Take Control.

Read President Obama’s Statement on National HIV Testing Day.

For more resources, please visit http://www.aids.gov/news-and-events/awareness-days/hiv-testing-day/

Related NYS Clinical Guidelines:

June 27 - 28, 2013: 8th International Workshop on Hepatitis C: Resistance & New Compounds

June 27, 2013 - June 28, 2013
Hyatt Regency Cambridge Hotel
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

We are delighted to announce the 8th edition of the International Workshop on Hepatitis C, Resistance and New Compounds. Over the years, this workshop has become the leading event on Hepatitis C resistance. Scientists from both academia and industry have attended the conference in increasing numbers, attracted by the high level of science and the intimate setting of the workshop that encourages participants to share their knowledge and latest findings.

The International Workshop on Hepatitis C, Resistance & New Compounds provides a platform for scientific presentations and discussions for those interested in the area of antiviral drug development and antiviral drug resistance. We bring together scientists representing different disciplines (chemistry, virology, hepatology, immunology, infectious disease) to facilitate cross-discipline interaction and debate.

Areas of particular interest are: identification of new targets and compounds, novel screening approaches, in vitro efficacy and resistance evaluations, the basic and evolution of resistance and cross resistance, in vivo efficacy measures, tools for monitoring resistance in the clinic as well as clinical correlates of resistance development.

The core of the meeting consists of abstract-driven sessions introduced through invited lectures by leaders in the field.

Due to the success of previous years' back-to-back format with the International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of Hepatitis, the two workshops will again be held in close proximity to each other, with a joint session on tangential topics linking them together.

For more information, please visit http://www.virology-education.com/index.cfm/t/8th_International_Workshop_on_Hepatitis_C___Resistance___New_Compounds/vid/DD47D52D-F038-0C90-9F2830B901B6EE2A

June 28 - 29, 2013: 5th International workshop on HIV Pediatrics

June 28, 2013 - June 29, 2013
Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

Virology Education is proud to announce the 5th International workshop on HIV Pediatrics, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28 and 29 June 2013, preceding the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention.

While progress has been made in HIV research and the availability of new drugs among HIV-infected adults, there is a large group that does not profit optimally from the progress made and that is the group of infants and children infected with HIV. Mother to child HIV transmission, particularly through breastfeeding, continues to be a problem in developing countries.

As the facts below demonstrate, staggering numbers of children are affected by HIV:

At the end of 2010, there were 3.4 million children living with HIV around the world. This is 10% of all infected persons
An estimated 390,000 children became newly infected with HIV in 2010.
16.5 million children are orphans due to AIDS.

HIV treatment in infants and children differs from HIV treatment in adults, and caregivers face numerous problems when treating these patients, particularly in developing countries. These difficulties include the need for early infant diagnosis to allow early initiation of treatment, lack of data on safety and drug dosing for children using newer drugs, continued problems with availability of pediatric drug formulations, special adherence issues for children, etc. Additionally, prevention of mother to child HIV transmission remains problematic in developing countries, both in terms of implementation of known effective interventions as well as transmission through breastfeeding. These areas of research need more attention, and therefore we have set up a highly focused international workshop on HIV Pediatrics together with a group of experts in this field.

The 5th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics will continue to present a unique and much needed platform for international interchange on this important topic. The workshop will be abstract-driven and, by bringing together experts from different disciplines who are involved in daily clinical care for infants and children, this meeting will offer an interactive setting where the latest developments in the field can be presented and, more importantly, discussed, reviewed and evaluated. The ultimate goal of this interchange is to cultivate better treatment methods and strategies for infants and children in developed and developing countries.

This international workshop aims to bring together virologists, pharmacologists, pediatricians, obstetricians/gynecologists and other interested researchers to present and discuss the latest developments in the field of HIV Pediatrics, Drug Development, and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission.

We would like to encourage you to attend the 5th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics and welcome the submission of abstracts on your research and clinical cases in this field.

For more information, please visit http://www.virology-education.com/index.cfm/t/5th_International_Workshop_on_HIV_Pediatrics/vid/7CF02D3F-E1ED-1AEE-376BEDD531A5B7EA

June 30 - July 3, 2013: 7th IAS Conference on Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013)

June 30, 2013 - July 03, 2013
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

The 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013), will be held from 30 June– 3 July 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and will be dedicated to the exploration and implementation of HIV science. This biennial gathering is a crucial opportunity for the world’s leading scientists, clinicians, implementers, public health experts and community leaders to examine the latest developments in HIV-related research, and to explore how scientific advances can be translated quickly into effective interventions to prevent and treat HIV, particularly in low and middle-income countries.

For more information, please visit http://www.ias2013.org/

July 1 - July 31, 2013: Latino HIV Testing Month - New York

July 01, 2013 - July 31, 2013
New York State

State Health Department Urges Latinos to Protect Themselves and Loved Ones by Getting Tested

In recognition of the serious impact HIV/AIDS has on Latino communities, New York is observing Latino HIV Testing Month in July.

Latinos represent 17 percent of New York's population but account for 32 percent (40,400) of all New Yorkers currently living with HIV/AIDS. State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., noted the disproportionate impact of the epidemic on the Latino community as he urged people to get tested.

"Being tested for HIV allows people to learn their status and get treatment if necessary, which also protects the health of their partners and families," Commissioner Shah said. "Obtaining health services early, when care and treatment is most effective, is the best way to combat HIV and AIDS, and we are committed to increasing the number of Latinos who get tested for HIV."

Humberto Cruz, director of the Health Department's AIDS Institute, said: "The HIV/AIDS epidemic among Latinos is varied. Among adult Latino men, most HIV transmission occurs among men who have sex with men; among Latina women, HIV transmission is primarily through heterosexual contact. In all cases, testing is vital to saving lives."

As part of Latino HIV Testing Month, the State Health Department encourages all Latinos throughout the State and all agencies that serve Latinos to work together to promote HIV testing. The Latino HIV Testing Month bilingual web site, http://latinohivtesting.org, provides information on where to get tested and where to obtain other HIV-related services.

Agencies that work with Latinos can register at the site to participate in the initiative and promote their services. Additional information may be obtained by e-mailing lhtm@latinoaids.org or by following the initiative's Twitter feed, @LatinoHIVtest.

Individuals can also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing resources web site at http://www.hivtest.org to locate testing sites in their community. Mobile phone users can receive the same information within seconds by sending a text message with their zip code to "KNOWIT" (566948).

For more information about HIV/AIDS, call the New York State HIV/AIDS Hotline at 1-800-541-AIDS (Spanish, 1-800-233-SIDA) or visit the State Health Department web site at http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/

For more information, please visit http://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/2011-07-19_hiv_testing_month.htm

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July 1 - 31, 2013: National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

July 01, 2013 - July 31, 2013

Celebrate and bring awareness and supportive information to your community

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month offers organizations of all types and sizes a wonderful opportunity to create mental health awareness in diverse communities. The US House of Representatives proclaimed July as this special month in 2008, aiming to improve access to mental health treatment and services through increased public awareness. Since then, many organizations have hosted a variety of events and activities in communities across the country each year.

For more information, please visit http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Multicultural_Support&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=120508

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July 7 - 10, 2013: 2nd International HIV Social Sciences and Humanities Conference

July 07, 2013 - July 10, 2013
Paris, FRANCE

For the 2nd International Conference for the Social Sciences and Humanities in HIV we invite papers that address the theme of ‘KNOWING PRACTICES’. This dual concept poses questions about the multiple practices that comprise the dynamics of the epidemic and how the practice of knowing itself, is engaged and operationalised. ‘KNOWING PRACTICES’ refers to:

The practices that produce, reproduce and transform the social worlds in which people live. This includes what knowledge we have of the forces shaping the epidemic - whether social, structural, geographic, historical, political or economic - and their connection to practice; and
The different ways of ‘doing science’ or knowing (and unknowing), that is, on the ways in which we as scientists claim to have evidence.

We hope this theme will be sufficiently broad and, at the same time, nuanced in reference to the work of the social sciences and humanities to elicit papers on a variety of topics. Within the theme of ‘KNOWING PRACTICES’, we ask what sorts of knowing and un-knowing practices are assembled and enacted as ‘authentic’, ‘valid’, ‘verifiable’? What role is there for the social sciences and humanities in the increasingly biomedical vision of the future by science and its funders? Indeed, in what ways does the promise articulated at AIDS 2012 – that biomedicine will eradicate HIV and end the epidemic – put in place strategies that simultaneously evade the complexity of the everyday nature of living and working with HIV? How can the social sciences and humanities produce knowledge that has an impact on the many forces that shape the epidemic?

While papers that address the conference’s theme ‘KNOWING PRACTICES’ are especially relevant, papers contributing to the advance of rigorous social scientific and humanities approaches to HIV and take other perspectives on the social sciences and humanities are also encouraged.

Conference Papers/ Full Sessions/ Round Table Discussions
We encourage papers/discussions at all levels of analysis and from paradigms and perspectives that address the following:

The biomedical claims of ‘turning the tide’ to end the epidemic
Novel knowing practices within science, social science and/or communities
Relationships among biomedical knowledge, social-scientific knowledge, local knowledge and community know-how
How social and humanities knowledge, perhaps together with biomedical knowledge, can be used to develop more effective responses to the epidemic
The performative work of knowing practices (for example in the use of racial, ethnic and gender categories) as they also involve not-knowing (for instance, not knowing socio-economic difference through gender classification etc.)
Issues of collaborating with different knowing practices
The knowledge we have of the different forces shaping the epidemic and how we conceive their connection to practice
What we know of global disparities in socioeconomic and/or other resources, and how well this knowledge is actioned in responses to the epidemic
The ways in which notions of 'the local' and 'the global' inform each other and the implications of this for funding, policy and programming
If knowledge is not neutral and but generative in ways that enact and affect different interests, how knowing practices give shape to the local and global dynamics
The ways in which particular agencies or groups bring about changes in social, economic and political forces that shape the epidemic and/or responses to it
What we know about risk and care practices in different contexts and how we can ensure our methods of knowing are appropriate to local needs

For more information, please visit http://www.asshhconference.org/

July 14 - 17, 2013: STI & AIDS World Congress

July 14, 2013 - July 17, 2013
Vienna, AUSTRIA

We are pleased to invite you to the STI & AIDS World Congress 2013 in Vienna, which will be held as a joint meeting of the 20th Meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR), and the 14th World Congress of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI).

The conference will take place from July 14 to 17, 2013, in Vienna’s most famous conference venue the Hofburg Congress Center (former winter palace of the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I) located in the heart of the city.

During the conference, you will experience a scientific program of very high quality, reflecting the broad range of STI/HIV science and clinical practice.

We are expecting the largest attendance of all ISSTDR/IUSTI joint conferences and a large number of abstracts on the current research work.

We believe that the historic ambience of the Hofburg Congress Center and the hospitable atmosphere of Vienna with its great variety of cultural offers as well as the scientific and social programme during the meeting will make your stay a memorable one.

We trust you will find the 20th ISSTDR Conference / 14th IUSTI World Congress both professionally and personally rewarding.

For more information, please visit http://www.stivienna2013.com/

July 17, 2013: Our Strength and Support: Celebrating National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Webinar

July 17, 2013 - July 17, 2013
1:00 - 2:00 pm ET
Webinar

A panel of inspiring presenters will share their perspectives on mental health in minority communities, emphasizing the strengths of our cultural communities to come together to find support and carry a banner of hope for all individuals touched by mental illness.

Presenters:

Bassey Ikpi, The Siwe Project
Ramey Ko, Partner at Jung Ko, PLLC; Associate Judge at Austin Municipal Court

Register now!

For more information, please visit http://nned.net/index-nned.php/NNED_content/news_announcement/nmmham-2013

July 22 - August 1, 2013: 21st Annual Principles of STD and HIV Research Course

July 22, 2013 - August 01, 2013
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, USA

The aim of the course is to offer an intensive overview of the skills needed to pursue a research career in the field of STD and/or HIV research. The course will be held at the University of Washington in Seattle. Application and registration deadline is May 10, 2013.

For more information, please visit http://pshrcourse.org/, or email pshr@uw.edu with any questions not answered on the course website.

July 28, 2013: World Hepatitis Day

July 28, 2013 - July 28, 2013

Viral hepatitis is the leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer worldwide. Approximately 1 in 12 persons, or around 500 million people, have chronic viral hepatitis and most of them do not know they are infected.

World Hepatitis Day is recognized annually on July 28th, the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg (1925-2011). Dr. Blumberg discovered the hepatitis B virus in 1967 and two years later developed the first hepatitis B vaccine and for these achievements won the Nobel Prize.

Hepatitis viruses can cause inflammation of the liver, chronic viral hepatitis infection can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with around 350 million people living with chronic hepatitis B and around 170 million people living with chronic hepatitis C. In order to raise awareness of this hidden epidemic, the World Health Assembly and the President of the United States have designated July 28th as World Hepatitis Day.

Organizations around the world, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and CDC, are using World Hepatitis Day to raise awareness of the problem and what needs to be done to strengthen efforts in prevention, screening and control of viral hepatitis.

For more information, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/WorldHepDay.htm

For information on viral hepatitis, please visit the New York State Department of Health website at http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/hepatitis/.

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September 1 - 30, 2013: National Recovery Month

September 01, 2013 - September 30, 2013

Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.

For more information, please visit http://www.recoverymonth.gov/.

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September 8 - 11, 2013: US Conference on AIDS (USCA)

September 08, 2013 - September 11, 2013
Hyatt Regency
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

The 2013 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), will take place September 8-11, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency, in New Orleans, Louisiana. For nearly two decades, USCA has sought “to increase the strength and diversity of the community-based response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through education, training, new partnerships, collaboration and networking. This year, USCA will continue to high-light the changes in our movement that have brought us closer than ever to ending the epidemic, while focusing on the challenges that we must overcome to achieve this vision. Our target population will be region-specific this year, focusing on the South.

USCA is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the US, bringing together over thousands of workers from all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) and policy-makers—to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS. We hope you will be one of them.

For more information, please visit http://nmac.org/events/2013-u-s-conference-on-aids/

September 10 - 13, 2013: 53rd ICAAC

September 10, 2013 - September 13, 2013
Denver, Colorado, USA

Meeting Objectives

Intended Audience
ICAAC 2013 is designed to meet the needs of health care professionals, particularly physicians, clinical microbiologists, researchers, and pharmacists, specializing in infectious diseases. Current trends will be covered regarding:

Antimicrobial Resistance
Clinical Trials
Community-Acquired Infections
Epidemiology Pharmacology
HIV/AIDS and other Retroviruses
Laboratory Diagnostics
Microbial Pathogenesis
Mycology
Nosocomial Infections
Parasitology
Susceptibility Studies
Transplantion
Travel Medicine
Vaccines and Immunology
Virology

Objectives
ICAAC 2013 scientific program offers an educational forum which:

Disseminates new data from research of basic microbiological sciences related to human disease;
Updates medical professionals on clinical diagnoses, preventative modalities and therapeutics;
Investigates the pathogenesis and epidemiology of old and new microbes;
Evaluates the spread of infectious diseases throughout the world;
Analyzes the developing resistance of pathogens to divers therapeutics;
Introduces new antimicrobial agents; and
Considers the most recent trends in healthcare management.

For more information, please visit http://www.icaac.org/

September 18, 2013: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

September 18, 2013 - September 18, 2013

The AIDS Institute* launched this day in 2008 and is the lead. This year's theme for NHAAAD is Aging is a part of life: HIV doesn’t have to be. Learn more about HIV and aging here.

Visit The AIDS Institute's NHAAAD page to learn about the observance. Download posters (PPT 2.6MB) to customize for your local events. Share these resources now: fact sheet (PDF 259KB), planning guide (PDF 761KB), social media outreach guide (PDF 117KB) and more.

Register your NHAAAD events here and visit The AIDS Institute's NHAAAD page to learn about local events.

*Please Note: This is not referring to the New York State Department of Health's AIDS Institute.

September 18 - 21, 2013: GLMA’s 31st Annual Conference

September 18, 2013 - September 21, 2013
Denver, Colorado, USA

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)

GLMA’s Annual Conference is the ideal place for clinicians, researchers, academics, health profession students and advocates working in the area of LGBT health to learn the latest in LGBT health, share information about their work and to engage other leaders in the field to advance LGBT health equality.

The 31st Annual Conference will take place September 18-21, 2013, in Denver, Colorado. The conference is the world’s largest scientific meeting focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) health. The conference is remarkable for its size, scope and diversity of programming.

For more information, please visit http://www.glma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=559

September 21, 2013: Recovery Month's Rally for Recovery National Hub Event

September 21, 2013 - September 21, 2013
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Recovery Month's Rally for Recovery National Hub Event is September 21 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Patrick Kennedy will be the Grand Marshall for Rally for Recovery 2013, as tens of thousands of people speak out, march, run, and walk on Saturday, September 21, 2013, during the 24th annual Recovery Month observance. From Rhode Island, the national hub for events taking place across the Nation and around the world, to Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom, people in recovery, their families, friends, and allies will put a face and voice on recovery. They will call for improved policies so that others can get the help they need to recover. Rallies from 25 communities will be web-streamed live to locations around the world. Join the Voices for Recovery—attend an event near you.

For more information, please visit http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Press-Room/News/2012/Dec13-Patrick-Kennedy-to-serve-as-Grand-Marshall.aspx

September 27, 2013: National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

September 27, 2013 - September 27, 2013

The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) is the lead organizer for this day which was launched in 2008.

For more information about this day including resources to plan local events, visit www.napwa.org. Follow NAPWA on Twitter.

Read the CDC feature page and the MMWR announcement about the observance.

September 27, 2013: 8th Annual National Conference on HIV/AIDS & Aging

September 27, 2013 - September 27, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

This annual event provides updates on key issues regarding the treatment and care of those infected with HIV who are over the age of fifty. Some of topics for this year's event include HIV & cancer, integrated care organizations, the Affordable Care Act, elder services in various communities, and more.

To register for this event, please visit http://neaetc.org/component/comprofiler/registers

October 7 - 10, 2013: Social Aspects of HIV and AIDS Research Alliance (SAHARA) Conference

October 07, 2013 - October 10, 2013
Dakar, SENEGAL

The Social Aspects of HIV and AIDS Research Alliance (SAHARA), established in 2001 by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), is an alliance of partners established to conduct, support and use social sciences research to prevent the further spread of HIV and mitigate the impact of its devastation in sub-Saharan Africa. Its mission is to conduct HIV/AIDS multi-country studies that generate evidence for policy-making and programme development; to build individual and organisational research capacities and to effectively disseminate research findings, through its biennial SAHARA conference, its internationally-accredited journal SAHARA Journal (SAHARA-J) and its network of researchers, policy makers and practitioners.

For more information, please visit http://www.sahara.org.za/conferences/2013

October 10, 2013: World Mental Health Day

October 10, 2013 - October 10, 2013

World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and investments in prevention, promotion and treatment services.

Depression affects more than 350 million people of all ages, in all communities, and is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease. Although there are known effective treatments for depression, access to treatment is a problem in most countries and in some countries fewer than 10% of those who need it receive such treatment.

Related links

For more information, please visit http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_mental_health_day/en/index.html

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October 15, 2013: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

October 15, 2013 - October 15, 2013

The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA), the Hispanic Federation and many other organizations organize this day.

Find NLAAD resources at http://www.nlaad.org/, including posters, graphics, PSAs and themed materials.

Read CDC’s feature on HIV and Latinos.

For more resources, please visit http://www.aids.gov/news-and-events/awareness-days/latino/

October 16 - 19, 2013: 14th European AIDS Conference (EACS)

October 16, 2013 - October 19, 2013
Brussels, BELGIUM

The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) will offer an exciting scientific conference programme, composed of state of the art plenary lectures as well as abstract-driven sessions presenting latest original research in the field of HIV medicine. As a special feature the 15th International Workshop on Co-morbidities & Adverse Drug Reactions in HIV will be affiliated with this EACS conference to allow for stimulating synergies in addressing issues concerning long-term care which are of common interest.

For more information, please visit http://www.eacs-conference2013.com/index.php?id=40

October 30 - 31, 2013: 4th International Workshop on HIV & Aging

October 30, 2013 - October 31, 2013
Marriot Inner Harbor at Camden Yards
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

It is our great pleasure to announce the 4th International Workshop on HIV & Aging, to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on 30 - 31 October 2013.

With an aging HIV-infected population - and suggestions that HIV itself may cause conditions normally associated with aging - there is a pressing need for more scientific dialog on this topic. This workshop presents a unique and much needed platform for international scientific exchange on the increasingly recognized problems of HIV and aging.

The workshop will gather a cross-disciplinary team of experts and trainees involved in HIV and aging research, in order to present and discuss the latest developments and strategies for the future, in an interactive and science - focused setting.

The meeting will have a two day program consisting of invited lectures, abstract-driven scientific presentations and poster sessions. The latest developments will be reviewed and evaluated in order to identify important topics for future research, develop better approaches to treatment, and create a strategic agenda for future management problems associated with HIV and aging.

We invite you to attend the 4th International Workshop on HIV & Aging and encourage you to submit abstracts on your research in this field.

For more information, please visit http://www.virology-education.com/index.cfm/t/Welcome/vid/4DBFC252-EA30-037D-FC3777A7D4305083

November 2 - 6, 2013: American Public Health Association (APHA)

November 02, 2013 - November 06, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

141st Annual Meeting and Exposition

With more than 1,000 cutting edge scientific sessions, 700 booths of information and state-of-the-art public health products and services, and hundreds of social events the APHA Annual Meeting is the prominent event for learning and networking within the public health field.

For more information, please visit http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting/

November 3 - 5, 2013: What Will it Take to Achieve an AIDS-Free World?

November 03, 2013 - November 05, 2013
The Westin St. Francis
335 Powell Street
San Francisco, California 94102 USA

A translational medicine conference on HIV research

Join us for our inaugural translational medicine conference: What Will it Take to Achieve an AIDS-free World?, which will bring the audiences and Editors of The Lancet and Cell together to bridge the gap between clinicians and researchers focused on understanding, managing, preventing and curing HIV/AIDS. The ambition is to host a meeting every year that will address the most pressing topics in translational medicine.

The 2013 inaugural conference will offer:

A combination of contributions from basic researchers, physicians, policy leaders and industry scientists working on HIV/AIDS
World-renowned speakers with a broad range of expertise across the interlocking fields of HIV research and clinical practice
Opportunities for knowledge exchange and synergy to accelerate progress in addressing the disease

The desire to reach out and connect across disciplines can be hampered by lack of a common language. Unlike other meetings, the Editors of Cell and The Lancet will curate sessions that are designed to capture the energy at the interface between basic researchers and physicians that we hope will start new conversations that will catalyze the development of new translational approaches and solutions.

We will challenge the field to answer the question: “What will it take to achieve an AIDS-free world?" Join us to understand the science behind new strategies for effective vaccines and a cure for HIV; consider the challenges for clinicians treating long-term survivors with HIV and co-morbidities of aging; and tackle the question of how to combine economic, public health, and scientific approaches to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Taken together, we hope that these discussions will influence the approaches and policies that guide health care providers and national governments in caring for patients and preventing further spread of HIV, and that basic researchers can apply clinically relevant standards to investigative biology.

Tentative Session Topics

Targeting HIV Reservoirs & Working Towards a Cure
Vaccines & Harnessing the Immune System
Treatment as Prevention
Long Term Consequences of Living with HIV: Comorbidities and Aging
Challenge Discussion: What Will it Take to Achieve an AIDS-free World? Chaired by Richard Horton, Editor-in Chief, The Lancet

Organizing Committee

Kenneth Mayer, The Fenway Insitute, USA
Robert Siliciano, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Pamela Das, Senior Executive Editor, The Lancet
Rosy Hosking, Scientific Editor, Cell
Richard Turner, Executive Editor, The Lancet

For more information, please visit http://www.translationalmedicine-lancet-cell.com/HIV/index.html

November 12 - 15, 2013: International Conference on Family Planning

November 12, 2013 - November 15, 2013
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

The Gates Institute will hold the International Conference on Family Planning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 12-15, 2013.

For more information, please visit http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/bill-and-melinda-gates-institute-for-population-and-reproductive-health/

November 18 - 22, 2013: 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP11)

November 18, 2013 - November 22, 2013
Bangkok, THAILAND

Asia/Pacific Reaching Triple Zero: Investing in Innovation

ICAAP is the largest HIV/AIDS Forum in Asia Pacific Region and the second largest one in the world. Also it is a biennial gathering for the release and discussion of scientific, programmatic and policy developments in the global response to the issues of HIV/AIDS. The Co-convener of ICAAPs is the ASAP and UNAIDS. ICAAP promotes opportunities for greater regional collaboration, sharing of ideas amongst people infected and affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemics from across the Asia and the Pacific region and provides regional and national organisations, governments and individual stakeholders with space to enhance their mutual contributions in the response to HIV/AIDS.

For more information, please visit http://www.icaap11.org/

November 21 - 23, 2013: ANAC's 26th Annual Conference

November 21, 2013 - November 23, 2013
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

This year's conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 21-23, 2013. Some of the conference objectives are to identify current research and evidence based practices pertaining to holistic HIV care, evaluate new approaches to HIV prevention, treatment, and care in domestic and international settings, create a vision to improve the health outcomes of underserved populations affected and infected with HIV, and more.

For more information, please visit http://www.nursesinaidscare.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4457

December 1, 2013: World AIDS Day

December 01, 2013 - December 01, 2013

The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Campaign is the leading international organization which plans and implements the observance.

See how individuals and communities are participating in the Facing AIDS photo campaign.

Visit worldaidscampaign.org for more information about the day.

For more resources, please visit http://www.aids.gov/news-and-events/awareness-days/world-aids-day/

December 2 - 8, 2013: National Influenza Vaccination Awareness Week

December 02, 2013 - December 08, 2013

National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is a national observance that was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as fostering greater use of flu vaccine after the holiday season into January and beyond.

Preventing the Flu and Its Complications

As daylight hours get shorter and temperatures are falling, we’re not only approaching winter but also flu season. While we can all find ways to enjoy the change of seasons, no one enjoys the flu — a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses spread between people. Seasonal flu is a special concern if you are a person living with HIV (PLWH) since HIV can make your body too weak to fight off the flu. HIV also increases your risk for serious flu-related complications. Experts agree that getting the flu vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the flu.

CDC has designated this week as National Influenza Vaccination Awareness Week, so we encourage you to learn more about the seasonal flu and take steps to protect yourself. Here are some resources to help you:

Read Dr Ronald Valdiserri's 2011 blog post about PLWH and the flu, Staying Healthy During Flu Season: Advice for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Read more about seasonal flu at flu.gov and take a look at its special page “HIV/AIDS and the Flu” which discusses how HIV/AIDS increases your risk of prolonged illness and serious flu complications. CDC also offers a page on “HIV/AIDS and the Flu: Questions and Answers.”
Most importantly, to reduce your risk of catching the flu this year, get a flu vaccine. Use flu.gov’s Flu Vaccine Finder to find a flu vaccine location near you.

Remember, it is not too late to get your yearly flu vaccine to protect against the flu viruses experts predict will spread this season. As long as flu viruses are spreading and causing illness, vaccination can provide protection against the flu.

December 7 - 11, 2013: 17th Int'l Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa (ICASA 2013)

December 07, 2013 - December 11, 2013
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA

The ICASA conference remains one of the most important events in the calendar of the year, contributing towards overcoming the HIV and TB epidemics that grip our region. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most affected region with over 22 Million people living with HIV and AIDS and the highest Tuberculosis rates world-wide. Through scientific advancements in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of HIV significant progress has been made to reduce the mortality and morbidity of AIDS. Prevention efforts have been accelerated by the progress in biomedical interventions to reduce HIV transmission.

For more information, please visit http://www.icasa2013southafrica.org/

January 1 - 31, 2014: Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

January 01, 2014 - January 31, 2014

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is highly preventable because screening tests for cervical cancer and vaccines to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the main cause of cervical cancer, are available. However, half of cervical cancers occur among women rarely or never screened for cancer, and another 10%–20% of cancers occur among women who were screened but did not receive adequate follow-up care. When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life.

For women aged 21–65 years, regular cervical cancer screening can help prevent cancer. The Papanicolaou (Pap) test detects precancers, which are cell changes on the cervix that might become cancerous if they are not treated appropriately. Women should start getting Pap tests at age 21 years and every 3 years thereafter. Women who are aged ≥30 years may choose to have an HPV test along with the Pap test. If both test results are normal, additional testing is not needed for 5 years. Specific recommendations from the three major organizations that issue guidelines on cervical cancer screening are available at http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/pdf/guidelines.pdf (PDF).

To help prevent cervical cancer, vaccines are available to prevent HPV infection. HPV vaccines offer the greatest health benefit to persons who receive all 3 doses before exposure to HPV through sexual activity. Routine HPV vaccination is recommended for girls and boys at age 11 or 12 years. Vaccination also is recommended for females through age 26 years and for males through age 21 years who have not been vaccinated previously. Any man who has sex with other men, and men with compromised immune systems (including human immunodeficiency virus infection), also may be vaccinated through age 26 years.

Information about HPV vaccines is available at http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/vaccine.html. Additional information about CDC programs that promote early detection and treatment of cervical cancer is available from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program at http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp.

For more information, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6151a5.htm

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January 27 - February 2, 2014: National Drug Facts Week (NDFW)

January 27, 2014 - February 02, 2014

What is National Drug Facts Week?

National Drug Facts Week (NDFW) is a health observance week for teens that aims to shatter the myths about drugs and drug abuse. Through community-based events and activities on the Web, on TV, and through contests, NIDA is working to encourage teens to get factual answers from scientific experts about drugs and drug abuse.

Download the NDFW Info Sheet (PDF 98.4 KB)

For more information, please visit http://drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov/

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February 7, 2014: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

February 07, 2014 - February 07, 2014

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) was first observed in 1999. The 2013 theme is "I am My Brother's/Sister's keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS".

The Strategic Leadership Council directs, plans, and organizes NBHAAD with support from the CDC.

Find posters, fact sheets, and events at www.NationalBlackAIDSDay.org.

For more resources, please visit http://aids.gov/news-and-events/awareness-days/black/

March 10, 2014: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 10, 2014 - March 10, 2014

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Office on Women's Health is the lead for this day.

Pres. Obama has established a Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Gender-related Health Disparities. Read more here.

Find posters, fact sheets, and more at http://www.womenshealth.gov/NWGHAAD/.

Learn about the new Take Charge. Take the Test. campaign to encourage African American women to get tested for HIV.

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March 20, 2014: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 20, 2014 - March 20, 2014

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a collaborative effort between these organizations: Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center, CA7AE: HIV/AIDS Prevention Project, Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., and National Native American AIDS Prevention Center.

Visit the NNHAAD site to find posters, fact sheets and more.

Read the 2012 NNHAAD statement by Yvette Robideaux, M.D., M.P.H, Director, Indian Health Service.

To find and register your events visit the NNHAAD Community Events Map.

March 24, 2014: World TB Day

March 24, 2014 - March 24, 2014

Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24, often with a variety of activities leading up to the official day. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).

World TB Day provides the opportunity to raise awareness about TB-related problems and solutions and to support worldwide TB-control efforts. While great strides have been made to control and cure TB, this disease is still a problem and more should be done so that one day TB is eliminated.

For more resources, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/tb/events/WorldTBDay/default.htm

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Mycobacterial Infections

April 1 - 30, 2014: STD Awareness Month

April 01, 2014 - April 30, 2014

Every year sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, cost the U.S. health care system $17 billion—and cost individuals even more in immediate and long-term health consequences.

April is STD Awareness month, an annual observance to call attention to the impact of STDs and promote STD testing across the United States.

For more information about STD Awareness Month, please visit the CDC's website at www.cdc.gov/Features/STDAwareness.

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April 1 - 7, 2014: Insomnia Awareness Week

April 01, 2014 - April 07, 2014

Insomnia Awareness Week is sponsored by the American Sleep Association. From April 1 - 7, the ASA and its affiliates will be increasing awareness about Insomnia.

The primary objective of this campaign is to improve the nation's knowledge about the signs, symptoms, complications, diagnosis, and treatment options of Insomnia.

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April 2 - 5, 2014: 16th International Congress on Infectious Disease

April 02, 2014 - April 05, 2014
Capetown, South Africa

Hosted by the Federation of Infectious Disease Society of Southern Africa, this meeting will encompass all fields of infectious disease, with particular attention paid to leading causes of death in African nations. These include TB, malaria, AIDS and enteric infections. Methods and results of current interventions will be presented, and their promise discussed.

For more information, please visit www.isid.org/icid

April 10, 2014: National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day

April 10, 2014 - April 10, 2014

Today's young people are the first generation that has never known a world without HIV and AIDS. In the United States, almost 40 percent of new HIV infections are young people ages 13 to 29. Despite this harsh reality, young people and their allies are determined to end this pandemic once and for all.

It’s more important than ever to recommit to the fight against HIV and AIDS. We must continue to invest in scientific advancements like a vaccine and a cure - without forgetting the importance of prevention strategies and ensuring equal access to information and healthcare for everyone.>BR>
And most importantly, we must invest in young people - bring them to the table not only as partners, but as leaders that can truly turn the tide of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Only by fully investing in young people - in their health, their education, and their leadership - can we reach an AIDS-free generation.

Why a National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day?

The creation of NYHAAD is a step toward acknowledging and addressing the needs of young people in the HIV and AIDS response. Each year, young activists in high schools and at colleges and universities across the country will use this day to organize and educate about HIV and AIDS. They will promote HIV testing, fight stigma, and start the necessary conversation we need to deal honestly and effectively with the challenges we face. NYHAAD will also provide a yearly date for all of us to hold our leaders responsible to their commitments and invest in realizing an AIDS-free generation.

For more information, please visit http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/nyhaad-home

July 20 - 25, 2014: XX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014)

July 20, 2014 - July 25, 2014
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Melbourne, Australia has been chosen to host the XX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), the largest international conference on HIV and AIDS, where every two years up to 25,000 participants, representing all stakeholders in the global response to HIV, meet to assess progress and identify future priorities. AIDS 2014 will be the twentieth in the series of International AIDS Conferences.

For more information, please visit http://www.aids2014.org/

September 6 - 9, 2014: 54th ICAAC

September 06, 2014 - September 09, 2014
Washington, DC, USA

Save-the-Date!

ICAAC 2014
54th ICAAC | Sept. 6 - 9, 2014 | Washington, DC

For more information, please visit http://www.icaac.org/index.php/past-and-future-meetings

October 28 - 31, 2014: HIV Research for Prevention 2014 (HIV R4P)

October 28, 2014 - October 31, 2014
Cape Town International Conference Centre
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA

The search for effective biomedical HIV prevention options has progressed further and changed faster in the last few years than at any time since the epidemic began. Recent breakthroughs in vaccines, ARV-based microbicides and PrEP, and other prevention technologies open new doors to reducing the scope of the global epidemic. This progress also poses new questions and brings new challenges as we continue to move HIV biomedical prevention research forward. Perhaps most importantly, these advances teach us that effective HIV prevention will likely require a combination of approaches.

To reflect this convergence, in 2014 we will usher in a new, broader prevention research conference, HIV Research for Prevention 2014: AIDS Vaccine, Microbicide and ARV-based Prevention Science (HIV R4P). This first HIV R4P biennial meeting will take place 28-31 October 2014 at the Cape Town International Conference Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.

HIV R4P will build on, link and merge the successes of the past biennial microbicide and annual vaccine conferences. This first international scientific meeting dedicated to biomedical HIV prevention research will bring together researchers, clinicians, private sector partners, advocates, policy makers and public health experts to share and discuss the latest research in ARV-based prevention, vaccines and related areas of HIV prevention. This meeting will help to cross-fertilize the various areas of research, develop a broader forum for common research themes and expand discussions around crosscutting issues as we develop, rollout and evaluate new prevention options. The Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, which leads the annual AIDS Vaccine conference, will serve as the HIV R4P conference secretariat in 2014. The Enterprise has created a committee of its board with additional outside members to support us as Chairs and ensure that the conference is diverse in its program and participation.

We hope to attract between 1,200 and 1,500 members of the broad HIV prevention community to HIV R4P. We are already working hard to raise funds to ensure a large number of scholarships for this conference, and remain dedicated to bringing many international participants including those from developing countries and early-career investigators to this important meeting.

We encourage you to review our frequently asked questions document and submit questions or comments to the conference Secretariat at info@hivr4p.org. Updated information will be available at www.hivr4p.org.