Calendar

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MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS

September

17?19: 'Margin to mainstream III: Latino Health Care 2000,' Los Angeles, is the theme of the fourth annual Latino Behavioral Health Institute (LBHI) conference. Contact: LBHI, P.O. Box 1008, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, (213) 538-0225, web site: http://www.lbhi.org.

24?25: 'Clinical computing in patient care: electronic patient records,' Boston, is the 11th national conference sponsored by Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Contact: Harvard Medical School-CME, P.O. Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825, (617) 432-1525, web site: http://www.med.harvard.edu/conted/.

25: 'Women?s growth in connection: clinical applications of relational model,' Mt. Gretna, Pa., is sponsored by APA, Philhaven and Life Counseling Services. Contact: Philhaven, 283 S. Butler Road, P.O. Box 550, Mt. Gretna, PA 17064, (717) 273-8871, fax: (717) 270-2452.

26?29: 'ACCESS: change, challenge, opportunity,' New York, is the theme of the 1998 American Methadone Treatment Association (AMTA) conference. Contact: AMTA, (609) 423-7222, ext. 350, fax: (609) 423-3420.

October

2?3: 'Consensus symposium on improving migraine management,' Washington, is sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Headache (AASH) and the International Headache Society (IHS). Contact: Symposium Headquarters, AASH/HIS, 19 Mantua Road, Mt. Royal, NJ 08061, (609) 423-7222.

2?3: 'Psychology as a health care profession: the context for prescription authority,' Albuquerque, N.M. Contact: Karen Achen, New Mexico Psychological Association, 2501 San Pedro N.E., Suite 113, Alburquerque, NM 87110, (505) 883-7376, fax: (505) 883-9917.

2?4: The 33rd annual meeting of the Association of Mental Health Librarians, Santa Monica, Calif. Contact: Louise Colbert, Director of the Kauffman Library, California School of Professional Psychology, 5130 East Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727, (209) 253-2265.

5?9: The 42nd annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), Chicago, will address a variety of human resource issues, such as workplace analysis, team training and performance, consulting strategies, aging and performance and facilities management. Contact: HFES, P.O. Box 1369, Santa Monica, CA 90406-1369, (310) 394-1811, fax: (310) 394-2410, web site: http://hfes.org.

9?10: The third annual international symposium on the pharmacologic management of male sexual dysfunction, University City, Calif., is sponsored by the Columbia University College of Physicians and the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists. Contact: INSYGHT, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., East Tower, Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, (310) 247-3840, fax: (310) 247-3844, web site: http://www.insyght.com.

9?11: 'Preparing for the 21st century,' Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is the theme of the 61st annual convention of the New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA). Contact: NYSPA, 6 Executive Park Drive, Albany, NY 12203.

16?18: 'Exploring authority and leadership in groups and organizations,' Chicago, is sponsored by the departments of psychiatry at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Chicago Center for the Study of Groups and Organizations. Contact: Cathy Welfare, MA, Assistant Director for Administration, Chicago Center for the Study of Groups and Organizations of the A.K. Rice Institute, P.O. Box 438715, Chicago, IL 60643-8715, (312) 670-9675.

21?24: The fourth international conference on children exposed to family violence, San Diego, examines assessment, intervention, prevention and research strategies for maltreated children, victims of battering and batterers. Contact: Hillary Haldane, YWCA Domestic Violence Institute, 2550 Garnet Ave., San Diego, CA 92109, (619) 581-1774, fax: (619) 270-4502, e-mail.

November

2?6: 'The investigation and prosecution of child fatalities and physical abuse,' San Antonio. Contact: National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse, (703) 739-0321.

6?7: 'Work and family: today?s realities and tomorrow?s visions,' Boston, will examine new research on combining employment and family responsibilities. The conference is sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Business and Professional Women?s Foundation and the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. Contact: Mary O?Neill, (202) 293-1100, ext. 182, web site: http://www.wellesley.edu/WCW/crw/workfamily.html.

16?21: 12th national conference on child abuse and neglect, Cincinnati. Contact: Kim Amos, (301) 589-8242.

19?20: 'Quality performance: moving to the next level,' Charlotte, N.C., is sponsored by the Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities. Contact: The Council, 100 West Road, Suite 406, Towson, MD 21204, (410) 583-0060, fax: (410) 583-0063, web site: http://www.thecouncil.org.

December

7?8: 'Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) responsibility for research animal well-being,' San Antonio, is sponsored by the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW), Office for Protection from Research Risks, National Institutes of Health and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Contact: Conferences, SCAW, 7833 Walker Drive, Suite 340, Greenbelt, MD 20770, (301) 345-3500.

7?13: 'The psychology of health, immunity and disease,' Hilton Head Island, S.C., is the 10th international conference of the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM). Contact: Linda Bennett, NICABM, P.O. Box 523, Mansfield Center, CT 06250, (800) 743-2226, fax: (860) 423-4512.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 10th Greater New York Conference on Social Research, to be held Nov. 12?13 at Fordham University, invites papers from college and graduate students in the greater New York area for possible presentation. Topics should focus on issues related to the social sciences. All materials must be received by Oct. 22.

For more information, contact: Harold Takooshian, Fordham University, Department of Psychology, 113 W. 60th St., New York, NY 10023, (212) 636-6393.

FYI

The American Health Foundation (AHF), a prominent cancer research institute dedicated to preventive oncology, has designated Monday, Oct. 5 as Child Health Day. AHF encourages families to take a year-long Health Practices Pledge. For more information, please visit the AHF web site: http://www.ahf.org or write: AHF?s Child Health Day, 320 East 43rd St., New York, NY 10017.

The Virginia Conference United Methodist Church Mental Illness Committee will sponsor a workshop on Oct. 9 for people with mental illness and their families. Discussions will focus on successful models of ministry for people in the faith community. Contact: Rev. Art Wolz, Virginia Conference United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 11367, Richmond, VA 23230, (800) 768-6040, ext. 302.

?Compiled by Mel Waters