World's Leading STD Researchers Head To Seattle

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs
Also Included In: Conferences;  HIV / AIDS;  Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine
Article Date: 17 Jul 2007 - 0:00 PDT

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Media who cover sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, health research, or reproductive health are invited to attend the 17th meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research (ISSTDR). The conference will be conducted jointly with the 10th annual International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) World Congress, July 29 - August 1, 2007 at Seattle's Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Free online registration can be found at http://www.astda.org

The biennial ISSTDR meetings are the preeminent venues for scientific research in all STDs, including HIV/AIDS. The Seattle meeting will be global in scope, with anticipated attendance by 1,200 scientists from at least 70 countries.

Highlights to be presented in Seattle include: how the tobacco plant may contribute to STD prevention; the effectiveness of adult circumcision in preventing the spread of HIV and other STDs; whether there will be a rise in STDs among baby boomers in the near future; the vicious cycles of HIV infections and genital herpes; and the latest research on the new, controversial vaccines to prevent HPV and cervical cancer.

The conference will address groundbreaking research in biomedical, behavioral and social sciences related to all STDs and research in health services, public health, and prevention methods. Presentation of the latest research findings will be supplemented by state of the art lectures and symposia by some of the world's preeminent experts.

According to the Presidents of the ISSTDR and the IUSTI, "In this era of instantaneous electronic communication, international conflict, social disruption, population migration, and worldwide travel for business and recreation, the intertwined epidemics of HIV infection and other STDs reach ever greater numbers of people around the world, with particularly devastating impacts on women and young people. At the same time, biomedical and other scientific advances offer hope and, in many settings, the reality of improved prevention and control for both individuals and communities."

Kaiser Associates
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