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AIDS Treatment News
 The XIV International AIDS Conference (took) place July 7-12
in Barcelona, Spain -- with important satellite meetings starting
several days before.
These meetings happen only once every two years; no breakthroughs (were) expected, but important research and medical developments (were) presented. And AIDS workers from around the world met and organized on dealing with the global epidemic. Personal note: Due to a mild pneumonia, we had to cancel our plans to go to Barcelona, and also delay this issue. So we will refer our readers to the best conference coverage by others. As this issue goes to press, the meeting has just begun, and little coverage exists so far. Here are some sites you may want to watch. Official conference site: http://www.aids2002.org The official Web site works better than it used to, and now has the conference abstracts online, as well as other program information. Kaiser Family Foundation: http://kaisernetwork.org (also http://www.kff.org/aids2002) The Kaiser Family Foundation produced daily news reports from the conference, which were syndicated and appeared on several other AIDS Web sites as well. We will follow them on this site, since the other ones may not run all of the stories. Medscape, http://hiv.medscape.com Medscape usually has excellent conference coverage. Later, the material may be organized into CME (Continuing Medical Education) modules, which are designed for physicians or other medical professionals, but are available to anyone who wants to use them. Note: The first time you use the Medscape site you need to register, but registration is free. HIV and Hepatitis.com, http://www.hivandhepatitis.com This site has AIDS and hepatitis news stories -- including reports from the XI International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop, July 2-5, 2002, in Seville, Spain Health & Development Networks, http://www.hdnet.org/home2.htm Health & Development Networks, based in Dublin, Pretoria, and Chiang Mai, has for years maintained major email lists on international AIDS. It is publishing original reports from the Barcelona conference. International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, http://www.iapac.org IAPAC published a daily newsletter from the Barcelona conference. It is available on their site. The Body, http://www.thebody.com The Body published original next-day coverage of the Barcelona conference. National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP), http://www.natap.org Besides coverage of the Barcelona conference, NATAP also has reports from the XI International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop, July 2-5, 2002, in Seville, Spain. Women At Barcelona, http://www.womenatbarcelona.net This project brought information about women and AIDS to the public in Barcelona -- and makes conference information more accessible to the great majority of those affected, who are not AIDS specialists. UNAIDS, http://www.unaids.org UNAIDS, the accepted authority on the global epidemic, has conference information as it relates to the United Nations. AIDS Treatment News Published twice monthly Subscription and Editorial Office: 1233 Locust St., 5th floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 800/TREAT-1-2 toll-free email: aidsnews@critpath.org useful links: http://www.aidsnews.org/ Editor and Publisher: John S. James Associate Editor: Tadd T. Tobias Statement of Purpose: AIDS Treatment News reports on experimental and standard treatments, especially those available now. We interview physicians, scientists, other health professionals, and persons with AIDS or HIV; we also collect information from meetings and conferences, medical journals, and computer databases. Long-term survivors have usually tried many different treatments, and found combinations that work for them. AIDS Treatment News does not recommend particular therapies, but seeks to increase the options available. AIDS Treatment News is published 24 times per year, on the first and third Friday of every month, and print copies are sent by first class mail. Email is available (see below). Back issues are available at http://www.aidsnews.org/ To subscribe, you can call 800-TREAT-1-2 or 415-255-0588: |
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