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News Briefs National HIV Conference Comes to AtlantaOctober 7, 2002 The Third Annual National Kaiser Permanente Conference on HIV will present the latest research and treatments for HIV patients at Atlanta's Swisstel Oct. 11-12. This year's conference theme is "Many Faces -- One Disease," said co-chair Dr. Luke Beno. Kaiser Permanente will unveil an HIV/AIDS study, co-sponsored with the Group Health Cooperative of Washington, that shows 40 percent of HIV diagnoses have already progressed to AIDS before detection. Scheduled speakers include Louis W. Sullivan, former US Secretary of Health and Human Services and head of the National AIDS Task Force, who will discuss the US response to the global AIDS epidemic. More information about the conference is available at www.kp.org/kphiv. Southern Voice (Atlanta) 10.04.02; Mike Fleming This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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