The 2002 National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS will be held at the D.C. Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Speakers include:

• Kweisi Mfume, president/CEO of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;

• Beny J. Primm, M.D., The Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation;

• Celia J. Maxwell, M.D., F.A.C.P., Howard University;

• Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., National Institutes of Health;

• Valerie Stone, M.D., Brown University;

• Phill Wilson, African-American HIV/AIDS Policy Training Institute;

• Robert Fullilove, Ph.D., Columbia University; and

• Glenn Treisman, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.

"This Conference is designed for clinicians who care for African-American patients infected with HIV/AIDS, nurses, pharmacists, HIV/AIDS service organization professionals, social workers, healthcare media, legislators, and other allied health professionals concerned about HIV/AIDS in African-Americans."

This year the conference must charge a $50 admission fee, which includes breakfast and lunch. There are some scholarships for people with HIV. Up to 15 hours of Category 1 CME credit will be available.

For more information, including a full list of speakers, see http://www.ncaaa.net.

ISSN # 1052-4207

Copyright 2001 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.

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