2000 Richard J. Duma/NFID Annual Press Conference and Symposium on Infectious Diseases

Tuesday, June 20, 2000
The National Press Club, First Amendment Room
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

Agenda

10:00 a.m.

About the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and the Richard J. Duma/NFID Annual Press Conference and Symposium on Infectious Diseases
Robert A. Whitney, Jr., D.V.M.
Earthspan
Steilacoom, WA

10:05 a.m.

Helicobacter pylori: Foe or Friend?
Martin J. Blaser, M.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York

10:25 a.m.

Questions and Answers

10:30 a.m.

Unraveling the Mystery of West Nile Virus
Stephen M. Ostroff, M.D.
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

10:50 a.m.

Questions and Answers

10:55 a.m.

Antimicrobial Resistance: Escalating Problems, and the Issue of Antibiotics in Agriculture
J. Glenn Morris, Jr., M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

11:15 a.m.

Questions and Answers

11:20 a.m.

The World with HIV Without a Vaccine in 2010
Merle A. Sande, M.D.
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

11:45 a.m.

Questions and Answers

11:50 a.m.

Panel Discussion
Moderator--Richard J. Duma, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Infectious Diseases
Halifax Medical Center
Daytona Beach, Florida

Each panelist will be asked for his/her prediction about breaking infectious disease news for the coming year, followed by questions from the audience.

12:00 p.m.

Adjournment/Complimentary Lunch

Support has been provided, in part, by unrestricted educational grants from:

AlphaVax Human Vaccines, Inc.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Pfizer Inc.
Pharmacia Corporation