The 2004 National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS -- "a national forum on HIV/AIDS for health professionals who provide care for African-Americans" -- will take place in Philadelphia, February 23 and 24, at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel.

This year for the first time the conference will have a separate track on advanced HIV management, separated from the basic track.

Conference admission is $100 (which includes both days, continental breakfast, box lunches on both days, and the reception), through February 10. After February 10, or at the door, this price goes up to $135. If you want to stay at the hotel, special conference rates are available.

Program Highlights -- Day 1

• Elaine M. Daniels, M.D., Ph.D.: Epidemiology of HIV in the United States

• Beny J. Primm, M.D.: Introduction of guest speakers

• Danny Glover: Special guest speaker

• Victoria A. Cargill, M.D., M.S.C.E.: Minority Population Research Initiatives

• Mary Lawrence-Hicks, N.P.: HIV Complementary Therapy and Support Care

• Cleo Manago: Protective Factors and Policies

• Working lunch on African-American women, and new activism

• Valerie E. Stone, M.D., M.P.H.: Clinical Management Strategies

• Glenn Treisman, M.D., Ph.D.: Psychiatric Co-Morbidities in the HIV-Infected Patient

• Marc Ghany, M.D.: Hepatitis and HIV Co-Infection, Clinical Management, New Strategies

• Wilbert Jordan, M.D.: Working Specialized Clinic Models

• Henry Francis, M.D.: Legal and Illegal Drug Use

• Evening reception

Program Highlights, Day 2

• Phill Wilson: New Directions in HIV/AIDS Policy

• Jonathan Zenilman, M.D., and Celia Maxwell, M.D.: Men, Women, and STDs

• Jocelyn Elders, M.D., Special guest speaker

• Robert Fullilove III, Ed.D.: The Modern Diaspora From Africa and the Caribbean and Cultural Fluency

• Jean R. Anderson, M.D.: Clinical Management of HIV in Women

• Working lunch panel including Wilbert Jordan, M.D., Keith Cylar, and Darrell P. Wheeler, Ph.D.

• Wilbert Jordan, M.D.: Focused Intervention: Novel Approaches to Outreach

• George W. Roberts, Ph.D.: HIV prevention for African-Americans

• Darrell P. Wheeler, Ph.D.: Special Research Involving Black, HIV-Infected Gay, Bisexual, SGL, Transgender, and Heterosexual MSM

• Keith Cylar, Special Needs of the HIV-Infected Homeless

For more information, see: www.minority-healthcare.com.

ISSN # 1052-4207

Copyright 2003 by John S. James. Permission granted for noncommercial reproduction, provided that our address and phone number are included if more than short quotations are used.