Fight HIV in DC: Treatment Archives

December 3rd: Hepatitis C And HIV Coinfection

By Fight HIV in DC on November 23, 2009 8:09 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Alpha Drugs invites you to attend their Survival Forum VII: Hepatitis C and HIV Coinfection: Current Issues and Challenges to Treating HIV presented by Dr. Michael Pistole, Private Practice HIV/HCV Specialist.

Thursday December 3rd at the Hotel Palomar (The Phillips Ballroom) - 2121 P Street, NW DC. (202)448-1800. (1/2 block from the Dupont Circle Metro).

Free Admission/Dinner Served
Registration: 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Dinner/Lecture: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Sponsored by Alpha Drugs and DC Community AIDS Network (DC CAN) 1638 R Street, NW, Suite 230, Washington, DC 200009.

RSVP AND INFORMATION CONTACT: leigh@alphadrugs.com - (202)265-5757

"Beyond the Diagnosis" at Atlas Theater

By Fight HIV in DC on November 12, 2009 10:27 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Atlas Theatre is presenting "Beyond the Diagnosis", a collection of short plays developled in collaboration with HIV-positive people living in the D.C. area. These plays reflect the passions and challenges that HIV-positive people, and the health professionals who treat them, face everyday.

Come join us on November 19th, 2009

Show starts at 7:30pm. The Atlas Theater is located at 1333 H Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002

To get there by Metro, take the Orange Line to Minnesota Ave or the Red Line to Gallery Place. Then hop on the FREE H Street Shuttle (Look for the passenger vans with green and white H Street NE logos). The shuttle runs from 5:00pm until the Metro closes.

For Reservations, call: 877-587-1701.

Fighting Tobacco Use Amongst People Living with HIV/AIDS

By Fight HIV in DC on August 18, 2009 7:49 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

On September 16 and 17, there will be a training, Treating Tobacco Dependence in the HIV/AIDS Community, for medical/health professionals who treat or provide care for people in DC.

Goals for participants of the training are: to be able to assess and treat smokers living with HIV/AIDS, be able to prescribe appropriate medications that will not interact with smoking, be able to discuss motivational techniques with HIV positive smokers, to understand the broader implications of tobacco use in the HIV/AIDS Community.

To register, please email Phoebe Robinson at probinson@aladc.org or call 202-546-5864 x226. Registration ends on August 31, 2009

Alpha Drugs Survival Forum VI

By Fight HIV in DC on May 17, 2009 8:16 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Alpha Drugs invites you to the latest presentation in their Survival Forum Lecture Series: HIV Update: New Treatment Options with an Emphasis on HIV Prevention presented by Dr. Michael Pistole, HCV/HIV Specialist.

This event takes place Wednesday May 27,at the Hotel Palomar (The Phillips Balroom), 2121 P St NW Washington, DC. Free Admission. Dinner Served. Registration takes place from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. The Lecture and Dinner takes place from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

Sponsored by alphadrugs and PROTOMEDS INTERNATIONAL LLC

RSVP and Information Contact: leigh@alphadrugs.com or 202.265-5757