AIDS TREATMENT NEWS #136, October 11, 1991
Project Inform and the AIDS Health Project will sponsor an expert panel on "Immune-Based Therapies for HIV: Theory and Application," on Wednesday evening, October 23. Speakers are Jay Levy, M. D., from the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, Dobri Kiprov, M. D., California Pacific Medical Center, and Leonard Herzenberg, Ph.D., Stanford University Medical Center. Topics include the role of CD8 cells; antibodies; and antioxidants such as NAC in the treatment of HIV disease. There will be time for audience questions.
The meeting will be October 23, 7-9 p.m., at 1855 Folsom Street (near 15th; free parking available). There is no admission charge.
For more information, call the Project Inform hotline, 800/334-7422 (from California), 800/822-7422 (other states), or 415/558-9051; the hotline hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific time, Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
** Clinical Care Conference December 9 and 10 in San Francisco
The University of California San Francisco is sponsoring a two-day conference to address the current state of clinical AIDS care. The program will be presented by physicians from San Francisco General Hospital, and is slated to cover the spectrum of issues faced by clinicians, including diagnostic tests, natural history of HIV, and therapies for major and minor opportunistic infections and malignancies.
The conference will be held at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel December 9 and 10. For registration information, call 415/476-5808; for program information, call 415/476-5208. Continuing education credits are available.
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