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San Francisco chronicle - October 16, 2009
Erin Allday, Chronicle Staff Writer
President Obama has pledged to create the nation's first formal HIV/AIDS strategy, and tonight's meeting is one of at least 13 events planned to gather ideas from AIDS experts.
"We're not making progress in the epidemic because we don't have a coordinated plan, with specific outcomes and goals that have measurements attached to them and accountability attached to them," said Mark Cloutier, executive director of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
The meeting, which is being held at UCSF's Mission Bay Conference Center, is open to the public. It starts at 6 p.m.
Shortly after taking office, Obama created an Office of National AIDS Policy to develop a strategy for reducing the rate of infection and providing support to patients living with HIV and AIDS.
Organizers expect the conversation tonight to focus on reducing the number of new infections, improving the long-term health of patients, and reducing treatment disparities.
"They're clearly trying to get the pulse of the constituent groups," said Steve Morin, director of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at UCSF. "This calls attention to the domestic epidemic, which has not received the kind of attention it should have over the past eight years."
The event
When: Today, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Robertson Auditorium, Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, 1675 Owens St., San Francisco
Who: Open to the public
E-mail Erin Allday at eallday@sfchronicle.com.
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