Important note: Information in this article was accurate in January 1992. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.MMWR Weekly - January 17, 1992 / 41(02);31
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, in collaboration with CDC and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will cosponsor the Fifth National Forum on AIDS, Hepatitis, and Other Bloodborne Diseases March 29-April 1, 1992, in Atlanta. The forum will emphasize the integration of scientific knowledge with public and health-care policy in three major areas: 1) epidemiology of bloodborne diseases and their agents; 2) occupational and patient safety--risk assessment and prevention of bloodborne infections; and 3) diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive approaches to bloodborne diseases.
Additional information is available from the forum secretariat: SYMEDCO, Two Research Way, Princeton, NJ 08540; telephone (609) 452-7100, ext. 287; fax (609) 452-1564.
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