Title: Sexuality ABCs (Abstinence, Birth Control and Condoms)
City: Nationwide
Country: United States
Dates: 01/01/2008 - 12/31/2008
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Abstinence ; Adherence; Condoms; Contraception; Legal Issues/Laws; Sexual Behavior or Behaviors; Sexuality
Description: "Sexuality ABCs (Abstinence, Birth Control and Condoms)" uses fun and engaging online techniques-such as podcasts, flash animation, videos, threaded discussions, and interactive games-to help participants: (1) Understand trends in adolescent sexual behavior, (2) Get updated on contraceptive methods, (3) Receive sample lesson plans, (4) Practice answering Frequently Asked Questions from teens, (5) Review laws regarding teens accessing birth control, and (6) Discover the most current resources. The participant will have one calendar month (for example February 15th - March 15th) to complete the course after the first time he/she logs into the course.
Sponsor: Answer, Center for Applied Psychology, Rutgers University.
Contact: For more information contact Nora Gelperin, Director of Training & Education, Answer, Center for Applied Psychology, Rutgers University, E-mail: norag@rci.rutgers.edu; Phone: (732) 445-7929, ext. 242; Fax: (732) 445-5333; or access the Web site: http://answer.rutgers.edu/page/sexualityabcs.
Notes: Registration fee: $125. Participants will receive a certificate of professional development upon successful completion of the course. The course is approved for six category one CHES credits by the National Center for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC).

Title: Speaking Many Languages: Respecting Diversity, Believing in Equity
City: Albuquerque
State: NM
Country: United States
Dates: 10/29/2008 - 11/01/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Advocacy; Family Issues; Parent Roles; Sex Education; Sexual Behavior or Behaviors
Description: Healthy Teen Network invites business and organizations to reach more than 600 people from the fields of medicine, social work, nursing, family life education, teaching, youth education, program administration, research, and public health. The conference provides options for tabletop exhibits, take-one displays, and advertising in the conference program. This year's workshops are organized into four tracks: Research/Evaluation, Organization/Coalition Capacity Building, Programs, and Policy/Advocacy. Within those focus areas, workshops are classified according to the following topics: Diversity & Equity, Effects of Interpersonal Violence on Adolescent Sexual & Parenting Behavior, Family Involvement & Engagement, Issues Affecting Science-Based Programs/Practice, Male Involvement in Teen Pregnancy Prevention & Parenting, Middle School-Aged Youth, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Sexuality Education, Young Families, and Youth Development.
Sponsor: Healthy Teen Network.
Contact: For more information contact Healthy Teen Network, 1501 St. Paul Street, Suite 124, Baltimore, MD 21202; E-mail: conference@healthyteennetwork.org; Phone: (410) 685-0410 or (410) 685-0481; Fax: (410) 685-0482; or access the Web site: http://healthyteenconference.org/default.aspx.
Notes: Early Bird Registration deadline: September 26, 2008. After September 26th, all registration fees increase by $100.

Title: TB Program Management
City: San Antonio
State: TX
Country: United States
Dates: 11/05/2008 - 11/07/2008
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Epidemiology; Grant Management; Managers/Supervisors Education; Program Management; Tuberculosis (TB)
Description: This program targets public health TB program managers who are actively engaged in the day-to-day responsibilities involved in supervising and managing a TB program at the local or regional level. The goal of the conference is to provide an in-depth training experience covering knowledge and skills essential for the manager of a TB program. The workshop is formatted to go beyond basic TB information and to enhance the participant's ability to be accountable for all facets of program management. Participants will be able to competently: describe the epidemiology of TB in their region; define the role of a TB program manager; list the National Goals and standard performance measures; demonstrate reporting practices for TB on the state and national level; understand the grant proposal and writing process; discuss effective monitoring and evaluation procedures for their program; develop program budgets and staffing plans; enhance their supervisory skills; evaluate their program's contact investigations; describe the medical aspects of their TB program; describe the effect of drug resistance on a TB program's resources; and assess the adequacy of their institutional and staff infection control measures.
Sponsor: Heartland National TB Center.
Contact: For more information, contact Heartland National TB Center: e-mail: mary.long@uthct.edu, phone (210) 531-4545; or access the Web site at: www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp.
Notes: There is no fee for this course, but enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Registration Opens: September 17, 2008. Application Deadline: October 25, 2008.

Title: 5th National Conference on Health Issues in the Arab American Community
City: Dearborn
State: MI
Country: United States
Dates: 11/05/2008 - 11/08/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Community Health Services; Disease Prevention; Health Care Accessibility; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Minorities
Description: This landmark conference reaffirms a strong commitment by ACCESS to prevent disease, reduce health disparities, and promote wellness in the Arab American community. As such, ACCESS is working in partnership with AIDS.gov -- an initiative out of the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy -- to prepare for the Conference. For this 5th National Conference, AIDS.gov will lead a full-day pre-conference HIV/AIDS workshop on November 4, 2008. This Conference supports the Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2010 objectives, which outline national goals for disease prevention and health promotion. The conference is intended for all physicians, nurses, mental health and public health professionals, managers, researchers, policy makers, social workers, students, community advocates and representatives.
Sponsor: The Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services (ACCESS). AIDS.gov.
Contact: For more information contact Shorouq Shenaq, E-mail: sshenaq@accesscommunity.org; Phone: (313) 216-2240; or access the Web site: www.arabamericanhealthconf.org/.
Notes: Registration deadline: October 15, 2008. Registration fee: $150/before October 1, 2008; $200/after October 1, 2008.

Title: American Academy of Nursing 35th Annual Meeting and Conference
City: Scottsdale
State: AZ
Country: United States
Dates: 11/06/2008 - 11/08/2008
Event Type: Meeting
Subject: Disease Prevention; International Health; Nurse Roles
Description: American Academy of Nursing's 35th Annual Meeting and Conference, Health as a Bridge for Global Peace, will provide a focus on Global Health and the critical role nurses play in all aspects of preventing and fighting diseases around the world. The Conference participants will identify: (1) Specific strategies the nursing profession can use to improve global health; (2) Discuss challenges and opportunities in the field of global health; and (3) Offer professional sessions and networking in order to explore the relationships between world peace, the health of nations, and the health of the people of each nation.
Sponsor: American Academy of Nursing (AAN).
Contact: For more information contact AAN, e-mail: info@aannet.org; Phone: (202) 777-1170; or access the Web site: www.aannet.org/.
Notes: Online registration is available at: https://www.aannet.org/i4a/ams/publicLogin.cfm.

Title: ANAC 21st Annual Conference: HIV Nursing: Renewing, Caring, Healing
City: Tucson
State: AZ
Country: United States
Dates: 11/06/2008 - 11/09/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Nurses; Nursing; Patient Care; Persons with HIV/AIDS
Description: The 2008 Conference theme is HIV Nursing: Renewing, Caring, Healing. While it seems intuitive for HIV nurses to think about how these terms apply to the work the ANAC does, the Conference Committee hopes to secure several speakers who will focus on how nurses can identify sources of renewal, caring, and healing for themselves from a physical, spiritual, and psychological standpoint.
Sponsor: Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC).
Contact: For more information contact ANAC, E-mail: anac@anacnet.org; Phone: (330) 670-0101 or (800) 260-6780; Fax: (330) 670-0109; or access the Web site: www.nursesinaidscare.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3292.
Notes: Deadline for abstract submission: April 30, 2008. Only on-line submissions will be accepted. Notification of acceptance will occur by June 15, 2008.

Title: International Symposium on Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
City: Karachi
Country: Pakistan
Dates: 11/10/2008 - 11/13/2008
Event Type: Symposium
Subject: Children; Developing Nations; Hepatitis; HIV; Infection Control; Infections; Tuberculosis (TB); Vaccines; Women
Description: Aga Khan University (AKU) is hosting an international symposium on diseases of the tropics in collaboration with the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, UK, and the Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan (IDSP). The symposium will highlight important issues of relevance to tropical medicine, and clinical and public health practice in Pakistan and the developing world. Symposia Highlights include: child health and survival; infectious diseases; vaccine updates; recent developments in tuberculosis; hepatitis; HIV; vector borne illnesses (dengue and malaria); antimicrobial resistance, an impending disaster; infection control in resource limited settings; women and science in developing countries; and tropical challenges.
Sponsor: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene UK. Aga Khan University (AKU). Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan (IDSP).
Contact: For more information contact Ms. Rozina Rehman, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan; E-mail: rstmh.conf@aku.edu; Fax # 92 21 4934294, 92 21 4932095; or access the Web site: www.aku.edu/news/seminars/rstmh/.
Notes: Early bird registration deadline: August 31, 2008. Visit the Web site: www.aku.edu/news/seminars/rstmh/rstmh-reg.pdf for detailed registration information.

Title: 7th Louis Pasteur Conference on Infectious Diseases
City: Paris
Country: France
Dates: 11/11/2008 - 11/13/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Disease Prevention; Epidemiology; Immune System; Infections; Research; Vaccine Development Research
Description: This two-day conference will gather the world's experts in the fields of epidemiology, public health, microbiology and immunology. The major goals of the Conference will be to present cutting-edge concepts and methodologies and discuss how they might increase our ability to monitor emerging infectious diseases, model and control epidemics, understand pathogenesis at the molecular and cellular levels, discover new drugs, dissect the host immunity, and generate new vaccines. The Conference will consist of four sessions, each opening with a historical perspective presenting past achievements and how basic research has been able to eliminate critical 'roadblocks', and closing with a talk stressing the remaining challenges in controlling infectious diseases.
Sponsor: Institut Pasteur.
Contact: For more information contact Elodie Pysson, E-mail: clp7@pasteur.fr; or access the Web site: www.pasteur.fr/infosci/conf/sb/clp7/.
Notes: Abstracts submission deadline: September 14, 2008. Registration fee: Academics 280 euro - Students 180 euro if paid by October 6, 2008; Academics 350 euro - Students 250 euro from October 7, 2008. Registration deadline: October 28, 2008.

Title: 82nd Annual ASHA School Health Conference
City: Tampa
State: FL
Country: United States
Dates: 11/12/2008 - 11/15/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Adolescents; Health Educators; School Health Education; Sexuality
Description: The theme of the 82nd ASHA Conference is "Finding Common Ground in Human Sexuality and Other Adolescent Health Issues." With more than 150 educational session and workshop slots available, school health professionals are urged to come together to learn, exchange perspectives, and network. The conference theme focuses on school health collaboration and the multidisciplinary spirit of health educators, school nurses, counselors, mental health professionals, physicians, and communities working together to improve the heath and well-being of children. Continuing Education hours will be available for these professionals.
Sponsor: American School Health Association (ASHA).
Contact: For more information contact Mary Bamer Ramsier, E-mail: mbramsier@ashaweb.org; Phone: (330) 678-1601; or access the Web site: www.ashaweb.org/annual_conferences.html.
Notes: Registration fee varies according to the membership status and days attending. Continuing education credits are available and require an additional $30 fee.

Title: OHTN Research Conference 2008
City: Toronto, Ontario
Country: Canada
Dates: 11/13/2008 - 11/14/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: HIV/AIDS; Research
Description: The OHTN invites abstract submissions of research in the field of HIV/AIDS to the 2008 OHTN Research Conference for oral and poster presentation. OHTN funded research is especially welcome and abstracts recently presented at other national or international meetings will also be accepted. Submitting authors must indicate the theme(s) of each abstract. The OHTN Scientific Program Committee may reassign your abstract to a different theme depending on available space. Submitting authors must indicate preference for oral or poster presentation; however, the presentation format of your abstract will be determined by the Scientific Program Committee.
Sponsor: The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN).
Contact: For more information contact Conference Support, E-mail: conference@ohtn.on.ca; Phone: (416) 642-6486, ext. 2215; or access the Web site: www.ohtn.on.ca/OHTNConf2008.htm.
Notes: Abstracts submission deadline: September 19, 2008. Scholarship application deadline: September 12, 2008. Notification of acceptance: October 10, 2008.

Title: Research on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis: Challenges for the Future
City: Brussels
Country: Belgium
Dates: 11/13/2008 - 11/14/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Developing Nations; HIV/AIDS; International Cooperation; Research; Tuberculosis (TB)
Description: The European Commission - DG Research proposes a conference to address issues of research on HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis with top scientists, research managers, policy-makers, funding agencies, representatives of relevant international NGOs, UN bodies and other interested parties, including a significant participation from disease-endemic countries. The conference aims to increase the impact of EU-funded international collaborative research on the control of poverty related diseases (PRDs), and has the following specific objectives: (1) To present the state-of-art and the latest prospects regarding research and practice in PRDs; (2) To reflect on the results obtained with Framework Programme 6 (FP6), presenting an overview of research projects in the area of PRDs funded by the European Commission; and (3) To consider possible future lines of research on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB, providing the European Commission with advice on potential research priorities for Framework Programme 7 (FP7).
Sponsor: European Commission.
Contact: For more information access the Web site:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/health/infectious-diseases/ poverty-diseases/event-brussels-13nov_en.html.

Title: 2nd Ditan International Conference on Infectious Diseases
City: Beijing
Country: China
Dates: 11/14/2008 - 11/17/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Diagnosis; Disease Prevention; Hepatitis; HIV/AIDS; Infections; Medical Treatments and Therapies; Respiratory Diseases or Disorders
Description: This Ditan international conference is one of the very first international conferences where thousands of experts and distinguished scholars from around the world gather in the heart of China for information exchange. The experts will talk about the prevention, diagnostics, and therapy for viral hepatitis, AIDS, respiratory diseases, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infection.
Sponsor: Beijing Ditan Hospital.
Contact: For more information contact the Congress Secretariat, Cosoman Limited, 9/F., New Hennessy Tower 263 Hennessy Road Wan Chai, Hong Kong; E-mail: info@cosoman.com; Tel: (852) 2827 2090; Fax: (852) 2827 2220; or access the Web site: www.bjditan.org/zymosis/.

Title: International Course on Human Resources Development and Management for TB Control
City: Bangkok
Country: Thailand
Dates: 11/17/2008 - 11/28/2008
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: Human Resources Personnel; Management Strategies; National Health Programs; TB Prevention
Description: The National TB Control program needs to execute its national TB control strategy. To achieve this and ensure that people across the whole organization are aligned to the NTP's strategy, the NTP leadership needs to manage the people processes that support strategy execution. This course will help the participants to determine the organization's major human resource needs, strategies, and philosophies by doing an organizational HR audit. Participants will be able to identify specific weak HR areas within their organization and to develop an action plan to strengthen them. Participants will be able to identify various organizational development interventions that are low cost and practical for implementation within their settings. Various tools and techniques that are valid, reliable, and measurable will be provided so that participants can recommend and implement them on their return to their countries. Organizations will gain in increased employee productivity and motivation when they implement the various creative and innovative HR tools.
Sponsor: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).
Contact: Send the application package to: The Union 68 boulevard Saint-Michel 75006 Paris FRANCE; E-mail: apply-to-management-courses@iuatld.org; Tel: +33-1 44 32 03 60; Fax: +33-1 43 29 90 87. For more detailed information of the course, visit the Web site: www.iuatld.org/full_picture/en/frameset/frameset.phtml?page=http://www.iuatld.org/ full_picture/en/conf_courses/courses/liste_courses.phtml.
Notes: Application deadline: August 15, 2008. Tuition Fee: 2,000 euros.

Title: 3-Day STD Intensive
City: Denver
State: CO
Country: United States
Dates: 11/18/2008 - 11/20/2008
Event Type: Training Program
Subject: Case Management/Administration; Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs); Training Programs
Description: The highly rated 3-Day STD Intensive Course includes an STD didactic review, hands-on practicum rotations, case management discussions and lab demonstrations.
Sponsor: Denver Public Health Department.
Contact: For more information contact Jody Myers, Denver STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Denver Public Health, 605 Bannock Street, MC 2600, Denver, CO 80204-4507; E-mail: jody.myers@dhha.org; Phone: 303-436-7203; Fax: 303-436-3117; or access the Web site: https://denverptc.org/upcoming_clinical.html.
Notes: Each course is limited to 5 participants and courses often fill up months in advance, so applicants are urged to register early. Fee: $75.00.

Title: Physicians TB Update
City: Austin
State: TX
Country: United States
Dates: 11/20/2008 - 11/20/2008
Event Type: Education Program
Subject: African Americans/Blacks; Diagnosis; Foreign Born/Immigrants; Mental Health Services; Persons with TB; Physician Education; Coinfections; Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention; Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment
Description: This eight hour program targets physicians and nurse experts who are actively engaged in the management of patients with, or at risk of, tuberculosis. The goal of the course is to enhance the expertise of providers to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with TB by sharing the latest information on tuberculosis. Using highly interactive lectures and case studies participants will be able to describe the most up-to-date findings on: mental health issues in TB patients; TB in African Americans; TB and HIV; the screening and handling of refugees and immigrants for TB; and additional topics to be announced.
Sponsor: Heartland National TB Center.
Contact: For more information, contact Heartland National TB Center: e-mail: mary.long@uthct.edu, phone (210) 531-4545; or access the Web site at: www.heartlandntbc.org/training.asp.
Notes: Registration Opens: September 23, 2008. Application Deadline: November 6, 2008. There is no fee for this course, but enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required.

Title: 2008 Tuberculosis Conference: I Am Stopping TB
City: Toronto, Ontario
Country: Canada
Dates: 11/24/2008 - 11/25/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Management Strategies; TB Prevention
Description: The goal of this conference is to provide advanced information on tuberculosis to health care providers with a focus on strategies to stop TB. The conference objectives are: (1) to heighten awareness of the current challenges facing TB prevention and control; (2) to identify best practices and strategies for the management of TB; and (3) to acknowledge lessons learned and apply them to future efforts to stop TB.
Sponsor: The Ontario Lung Association.
Contact: For detailed program package and registration form, e-mail: registration@eventives.ca, or access the Web site: www.on.lung.ca/.
Notes: Conference fee: $300/Early bird full conference (up to Oct. 27, 2008); $200/Early bird daily (up to October 27, 2008).

Title: IAPAC 08: Stronger Together
City: New Orleans
State: LA
Country: United States
Dates: 11/30/2008 - 12/02/2008
Event Type: Conference
Subject: Advocacy; HIV/AIDS Prevention; Human Rights; Psychosocial Factors; Public Policies; Socioeconomic Factors
Description: IAPAC 08 is primarily an abstract-driven conference, which will feature 152 oral abstract presentations (including late breakers) as well as poster presentations. Abstract-driven sessions will address issues in three tracks: HIV Clinical Management (Track A); HIV Prevention and Psychosocial Support (Track B); or Human Rights, Economics, and Public Policy (Track C). Abstract contents will be either research-based data using established scientific methods or demonstrate experience and information from individuals or institutions working in the field. The non-abstract-driven components of IAPAC 08 will address a variety of current viewpoints and issues. These will include a keynote address, the Jonathan Mann Memorial Lecture, 18 plenary presentations, a panel discussion, six interactive case-based sessions, and satellite symposia. The world's most distinguished researchers, clinicians, and policy experts will be invited to focus their presentations around the overall IAPAC 08 theme of "Stronger Together."
Sponsor: International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC).
Contact: For more information contact the Conference Secretariat, IAPAC, 123 W. Madison, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL, 60602; E-mail: scorey@iapac.org; Phone: (312) 795-4942; Fax: (312) 795-4938; or access the Web site: www.iapac08.org or www.iapac.org.
Notes: Abstract submission deadline: June 2, 2008. Early registration deadline: August 1, 2008. Registration fees: $250-350*/by August 1, 2008; $350-450*/by November 3, 2008; $450-550*/late or onsite registration (*dependent upon IAPAC membership status).

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