[Press kit]

GLAAD Honors AmFAR Chairman

Dr. Mathilde Krim received one of two of the Second originalTaylor"Blackie"during a concert
Annual Fairness Awards from GLAAD, the Gay and in Cerritos, California, in 1996. Inset: Ms.
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, on Thursday, Mattea backstage with the Taylor Kathy
October 30, in New York City. The award was Mattea Model. (Photos by Randy Hoffman)
presented by the Honorable Mario Cuomo (right),
former governor of New York State. The GLAAD
Fairness Awards were created to recognize long-term
commitments in the area of equal rights. (Photo by
Maryanne Russell courtesy of Entertainment
Weekly)
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Helps
Raise AIDS
Awareness
L. to r.:Randy
Barney, Jito
Garcia, David
Lueck and Jody
Lexa were
among the
more than 300
friends and supporters of AmFAR who filled Jil Sander's new boutique in San
Francisco last September for the introduction of the Jil Sander men's collection.
San Francisco steering committee co-chairs Adrianna Pope and Vince Calcagno were
on hand to welcome guests and offer an update on AmFAR's progress vis-a-vis the
AIDS epidemic. Designer Jil Sander provided sumptuous refreshments for the event,
and a-de contribution to AmFAR"in support of AIDS research.
AmFAR and CBC to Offer Continuing Medical
Education Course in 1998

Barry Morgenstein poses with
two of his photographs during an
informal reception and preview
exhibit of his work which took
place at Hunter's Restaurant
in New York City on October 7.
Portraits included many wellknown personalities, such as Paul
McCartney, Stevie Ray Vaughn,
and Olympia Dukakis. The
restaurant, located at Third Avenue
and 79th Street, provided hors
d'oeuvres for the informal event,
which raised $2,000 for AmFAR's
programs in AIDS research. (Photo
by-Kdren Farber)

rom March 20 to 22, 1998, the Center for Bio-Medical
Communication, Inc. (CBC) will present, in collabora
tion with AmFAR, Management of the HIV-infected Patient: A Practical Approach for the Primary Care Practitioner.
The goal of the course is to provide the practitionerincluding internists, infectious disease specialists, generalists
and allied health professionals-with the most current, clinically applicable information for treating HIV at all stages of
infection. Health professionals who provide services to the
HIV-infected patient will benefit from this course, which will
include clinical guidelines for proper initial assessment of
the HIV-infected patient, creating an awareness and understanding of the expanding armamentarium of antiretroviral
therapies, and discussing the status of new investigations in
prevention and treatment.
The program is co-chaired by Dr. Arthur J. Ammann,
President of AmFAR, Dr. Henry Masur, Chief of Critical Care
Medicine at the Clinical Center/NIH, and Dr. H. Clifford Lane,
Clinical Director of the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases at NIH.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is unique in
its complexity and virulence. Despite all the efforts of science, morbidity and mortality continue to be devastating. The
World Health Organization estimates that the number of
people infected with HIV may go as high as 40 million by the
year 2000. Of these, 60% will be women. In the United

States alone, more than one million people have already
died of AIDS or are currently living with HIN
While there still is no known cure, many recent
advances in the management of the disease, including triple
antiretroviral therapy, prophylaxis for opportunistic infections, and immunotherapy, have resulted in longer survival
and improved quality of life for HIV-infected patients. It
is vitally important that practicing physicians be kept aware
of these developments and techniques to optimize the care
of their HIV-infected patients.
As we have moved from an era when no treatment to
control HIV infection was available, into one in which there
are eleven drugs for the treatment of HIV infection alone,
health care providers must be fully informed about when
to start treatment, what treatment to use, and when drugs
should be changed. The Continuing Medical Education
course will enable health care workers to provide the optimum standard of care and to have an impact on the health
and survival of their patients.
For more information and to register for the course, please
contact the Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc.,
80 West Madison Avenue, Dumont, NJ 07628, telephone
201-385-8080, ext. 126. E-mail inquiries should be
addressed to [email protected].

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* "Private foundations have always played pivotal roles in the fight against disease. This is particularly true for the fight
* against AIDS. AmFAR has consistently distinguished itself as a leader in AIDS research, education and prevention.
* AmFAR's role in HIV vaccine development will be especially important as various vaccine candidates move forward:
* to clinical efficacy trials. Such trials will be difficult and AmFAR's logistical and coordinating capabilities will be a
* welcome help to the research community." Emilio Emini, Ph.D., Vice President, Antiviral and Vaccine Research,
* Merck Research Laboratories
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