April 30, 2007

• A. CIRA SPONSORED AIDS SEMINARS
• B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
• C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. CIRA SPONSORED AIDS SEMINARS

1. YACS @ CIRA Seminar Series
   05/10/07, 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M., (Lunch included)
   Title: "The Added Value of Family and Community Support for ART Program in Southern Africa"
   Speaker(s): Walter Obungu Obiero, Ph.D., Technical Adviser, Strategic Information Division, Family Health International
   Sponsor(s): Co-sponsored by CIRA and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Please RSVP to elizabeth.eocaci@yale.edu. For more information or directions, please call 764-4333, or visit the YACS @ CIRA Web site: http://cira.med.yale.edu/events/yacs.html.

B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. THIS WEEK! Community Research (CR) Core Meeting
   05/02/07, 9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
2. NEW! Law, Policy and Ethics (LPE) Core Meeting
   05/07/07, 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
3. Peer Review
   05/07/07, 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   NOTE: Materials for peer review must be submitted one week in advance of the peer review meeting. If you would like to have a manuscript reviewed, please contact Sandra Brown (sandra.l.brown@yale.edu). If you would like to have a proposal reviewed as part of the process of affiliating your research project with CIRA, please contact Kim Blankenship (kim.blankenship@yale.edu). We encourage you to have your proposal reviewed early in its development. The purpose of peer review is to enhance the quality of proposals and publications from CIRA scientists by allowing them to benefit from the Center's expertise. The spirit of CIRA's peer review program is one of collegiality and respect; it is meant to be constructive rather than evaluative. Investigators use the feedback they receive as they see fit.
4. Executive Committee Meeting
   05/10/07, 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
5. Interdisciplinary Research Methods (IRM) Core Meeting
   05/11/07, 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste # 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT

C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. THIS WEEK! Central CT Community HIV Forum: "HIV Testing in the Primary Care Setting: New CDC Guidelines"
   05/03/07, Noon – 1:30 P.M. (Lunch will be provided)
   Speaker(s): Steve Aronin, M.D., Medical Director, Waterbury Hospital Infectious Diseases Clinic; Assistant Hospital Epidemiologist, Waterbury Hospital Health Center
   Sponsor(s): The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC)
   Location: 2nd floor Conference Room, 180 Clinton St., New Britain CT
   Contact: Registration required, mkearney@hranbct.org or call 860-826-4482, ext 353
   
2. The Hartford HIV Forum - "Heterosexual Women At Risk For HIV"
   05/08/07, 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. (Lunch will be provided)
   Speaker(s): Yvonne Patterson, HIV Prevention Specialist, Community Renewal Team, Inc.
   Sponsor(s): The Institute for Community Research (ICR) and The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC)
   Location: Institute for Community Research, 2 Hartford Square West, Suite 100, 146 Wyllys St., Hartford, CT. 06106. Free parking on Wyllys St.
   Contact: Please RSVP to: (860) 278-2044. For additional information, visit their Web site at: www.incommunityresearch.org
   
3. New Haven HIV/AIDS Clinical Series: "HIV and Smoking"
   05/10/07, Noon. – 1:00 P.M. (Lunch will be provided)
   Speaker(s): Marjorie Golden, M.D., Infectious Diseases, Hospital of San Rafael
   Sponsor(s): The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC) and The Yale AIDS Program
   Location: The Greek Olive, 402 Sargent Dr., New Haven, CT, Free Parking
   Contact: Please RSVP to be assured lunch: CAETC@yale.edu or (203) 737-2312
   
4. Waterbury HIV Educational Series: "Initial and Salvage HIV Therapy: What are the Best ART Strategies in 2007?"
   05/10/07, 3:00 P.M. (Refreshments will be provided)
   Speaker(s): Mike Kozal, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Yale University, Director of the VA HIV Clinic & HIV Virology Research Laboratory
   Sponsor(s): The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC) and the Waterbury Hospital Infectious Disease Clinic
   Location: Waterbury Hospital Infectious Disease Clinic, L-06 Conference Room at 140 Grandview Avenue, Waterbury, CT
   Contact: Please RSVP: CAETC@yale.edu or (203) 737-2312
   
5. "Drug Abuse and Risky Behaviors: The Evolving Dynamics of HIV/AIDS"
   5/8/07 8:15 A.M.-4:30 P.M.,   5/9/07 8:30 A.M.-12:15 P.M.
   The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is holding a two day meeting to explore wide-ranging issues related to drug abuse, impaired decision making, and HIV/AIDS. The meeting will provide a broad understanding of the multiple ways that drug abuse and addiction affect the spread of HIV/AIDS and how research can inform public health policy. Presentations will focus on the successes, research challenges, and opportunities for addressing the evolving HIV/AIDS pandemic. Attendees will be drawn from the research community, public health organizations, Federal agencies, and drug abuse and HIV/AIDS organizations.
   Speaker(s): Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA and Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, NIAID Sponsor(s): National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
   Location: Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
   Contact: A full agenda and speaker list is available at: http://conferences.masimax.com/riskybehaviors/agenda.cfm.