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Non AMSA folks, please skip to the end of the email for a tentative =
schedule for the World AIDS Days activities and Human Rights Day =
lecture, including a tentative and possibly inaccurate list of sponsors.
Potential sponsors who have not yet replied, please let us know if you =
are able to sponsor WAD so that we can include your name and website in =
all advertisements, announcements and offer the opportunity to ask a =
"sponsor" question of the speakers. =20
All med and non-med students and faculty are welcome to attend the =
meeting as we will be discussing how to utilize volunteers from other =
schools as well. Thanks!
Hello all weary AMSA folks,
I know we are all in the throes of finals this week and next, but here's =
an announcement about the final World AIDS Day meeting / next AMSA =
meeting, which will be held together next Tuesday, November 26, at =
around 12:30pm, hopefully on 6th floor Mayo. We'll let you know the =
room soon. I say around 12:30pm because 2nd years have an exam from 9am =
- 1pm. Normally, exams don't take up the whole time, but this is an =
extremely long exam, so some of us may not make it until 1pm, but =
hopefully many of us will be done by 12:30. =20
Items to discuss:
1) Finalize all WAD logistics, volunteers (AMSA, SPH and Pharmacy) =
sponsors, money, AIDS organizations, activities, etc.,... as WAD is =
happening on the first days after Thanksgiving break. At the end of the =
email is a tentative schedule for WADs that I think we agreed upon at =
the last meeting.
We should also talk about when or if we want to show "And the Band =
Played On" (we hear it is 3 1/2 hours) or another AIDS related movie on =
Monday afternoon. 2nd years have the afternoon off and 1st years have =
histo lab from 1:25 - 3:20. Since 2nd years don't have class, perhaps =
we can ask the AIDS organizations to stay until 2pm or so and show the =
movie at around 2pm to allow more interaction time and a break and 1st =
years can come for the last part of it? Showing a movie in the 2nd year =
classroom is really quite easy and I would be willing to pop in the =
tape.
2) Two more lunch lectures the following week (Monday and Tuesday 12/9 =
and 10), one given by the Access to Essential Meds (full name TBD) group =
and hopefully one given by physicians from the Centers for Victims of =
Torture for Human Rights Day on 12/10. This last lecture will be =
co-sponsored by the soon to be created local Physicians for Human Rights =
student chapter, which will take the place of the Global Health and =
Human Rights focus area of AMSA.
3) Announce the new AMSA 1st year Co-chairs!
4) Select/elect the AMSA 2nd year Co-chairs? We never officially =
selected or elected 2nd year Co-chairs, so we can either talk about or =
just do it at the meeting
5) Give update regarding student council funding of AMSA and partner =
groups
6) Give updates from No Free Lunch/PharmFree (lots of stuff in the =
pipeline), PHR, Letters of Action and anyone else I am forgetting now.
7) Take a few moments to call or write in to George W. before he =
travels to Africa to encourage support for the Presidential AIDS =
Initiative as part of a national call-in day on 11/26.
November 26 National Call-In Day and DC Demonstration to support the=20
Presidential AIDS Initiative. In January 2003, President Bush will be=20
touring Africa. We are asking him to bring something meaningful on this=20
trip: real support for people living with AIDS. The PAI has three=20
essential components:=20
Ensuring access to affordable medication;=20
Ensuring prevention services and support for affected communities;=20
and=20
Ensuring adequate financial resources=20
For more information on the activities for November 26 and the=20
Presidential AIDS Initiative, go to http://www.healthgap.org/WAD.html
8) Brainstorm and plan activities for the rest of the year.
9) Anything else anybody wants to add.
10) Pictures of my new 7 lbs. 11 oz. niece born last night at 7:40pm by =
C-section at Abbott-Northwestern.
Peace out and get some sleep!
Quy
Tentative schedule of upcoming World AIDS Days and Human Rights Day =
activities. Dec. 2 - Dec. 10
AMSA has been busy planning a week of activities for World AIDS Days and =
Human Rights Day (Dec. 1 - Dec. 10). We have scheduled a series of =
lunch lectures and invited AIDS organizations to open booths (on Dec. 2) =
Monday 12/2 Lunch:
Keynote address by Dr. Keith Henry titled, "Antiretroviral =
therapy in Resource Poor Countries: The Glass is Half-Full."=20
Sponsors: AMSA, IMER, (INTREPIDE?, SCOB? Program in Human =
Rights and Medicine?)
Food =3D Vietnamese buffet =20
Afternoon (2pm?) Movie: "And the Band Played On".
Tuesday 12/3: Two lunch lectures, food =3D sub sandwiches
1) AIDS Treatment with U of MN AIDS docs sponsored by SNMA, =
GLBT & Pharm School
2) WIM talk: a personal account from a woman sponsored by Women =
in Medicine. =20
Thursday 12/5
SIHC/INTREPIDE? will sponsor/organize a student panel to talk =
about experiences and opportunities in the field of HIV/AIDS. =20
Next week (Human Rights Day) advertised to be advertised separately
Monday 12/9
A group of students and faculty from the Schools of Public =
Health, Pharmacology and Medicine and the Department of Cultural Studies =
and Women's Studies will talk about their current efforts to change U of =
MN policy regarding patents and access to essential medicines and the =
recent history of research and ethical considerations regarding patents =
and profits on essential medicines, particlarly AIDS medications. The =
group will sponsor this lunch lecture with possible co-sponsorship from =
the Pharmacy School.
Tuesday 12/10 Human Rights Day
I hope to invite a couple people from the local Center for =
Victims of Torture to talk about their work regarding health and human =
rights co-sponsored by? PHR, IMER and CVT? =20
Whew!
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Non AMSA folks, please skip to the end =
of=20
the email for a tentative schedule for the World AIDS Days =
activities and=20
Human Rights Day lecture, including a tentative and possibly inaccurate =
list of=20
sponsors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Potential sponsors who have not yet =
replied, please=20
let us know if you are able to sponsor WAD so that we can include your =
name and=20
website in all advertisements, announcements and offer the opportunity =
to ask a=20
"sponsor" question of the speakers. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All med and non-med students and =
faculty are=20
welcome to attend the meeting as we will be discussing how to utilize =
volunteers=20
from other schools as well. Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello all weary AMSA =
folks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know we are all in the throes of =
finals this week=20
and next, but here's an announcement about the final World AIDS Day =
meeting /=20
next AMSA meeting, which will be held together next Tuesday, November =
26, at=20
around 12:30pm, hopefully on 6th floor Mayo. We'll let you know =
the room=20
soon. I say around 12:30pm because 2nd years have an exam from 9am =
-=20
1pm. Normally, exams don't take up the whole time, but this is an=20
extremely long exam, so some of us may not make it until 1pm, but =
hopefully many=20
of us will be done by 12:30. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Items to discuss:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) Finalize all WAD logistics, =
volunteers=20
(AMSA, SPH and Pharmacy) sponsors, money, AIDS organizations, =
activities,=20
etc.,... as WAD is happening on the first days after Thanksgiving =
break. =20
At the end of the email is a tentative schedule for WADs that I think we =
agreed=20
upon at the last meeting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We should also talk about when or if we =
want to=20
show "And the Band Played On" (we hear it is 3 1/2 hours) or another =
AIDS=20
related movie on Monday afternoon. 2nd years have the afternoon =
off and=20
1st years have histo lab from 1:25 - 3:20. Since 2nd years don't =
have=20
class, perhaps we can ask the AIDS organizations to stay until 2pm or so =
and=20
show the movie at around 2pm to allow more interaction time and a break =
and 1st=20
years can come for the last part of it? Showing a movie in =
the 2nd=20
year classroom is really quite easy and I would be willing to pop in the =
tape.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) Two more lunch lectures the =
following week=20
(Monday and Tuesday 12/9 and 10), one given by the Access to Essential =
Meds=20
(full name TBD) group and hopefully one given by physicians from the =
Centers for=20
Victims of Torture for Human Rights Day on 12/10. This last =
lecture will=20
be co-sponsored by the soon to be created local Physicians for Human =
Rights=20
student chapter, which will take the place of the Global Health and =
Human Rights=20
focus area of AMSA.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) Announce the new AMSA 1st year =
Co-chairs!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4) Select/elect the AMSA 2nd year =
Co-chairs? We never officially selected or elected 2nd year =
Co-chairs, so=20
we can either talk about or just do it at the meeting</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5) Give update regarding student =
council=20
funding of AMSA and partner groups</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>6) Give updates from No Free =
Lunch/PharmFree=20
(lots of stuff in the pipeline), PHR, Letters of Action and anyone else =
I am=20
forgetting now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>7) Take a few moments to call or =
write in to=20
George W. before he travels to Africa to encourage support for the =
Presidential=20
AIDS Initiative as part of a national call-in day on 11/26.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>November 26 National Call-In Day and DC Demonstration to support =
the=20
<BR>Presidential AIDS Initiative. In January 2003, President Bush will =
be=20
<BR>touring Africa. We are asking him to bring something meaningful on =
this=20
<BR>trip: real support for people living with AIDS. The PAI has three=20
<BR>essential components: <BR><BR> Ensuring access to =
affordable=20
medication; <BR> Ensuring prevention services and support =
for=20
affected communities; <BR>and <BR> Ensuring adequate =
financial=20
resources <BR><BR>For more information on the activities for November 26 =
and the=20
<BR>Presidential AIDS Initiative, go to <A=20
href=3D"http://www.healthgap.org/WAD.html"=20
target=3D_blank>http://www.healthgap.org/WAD.html</A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>8) Brainstorm and plan activities =
for the=20
rest of the year.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>9) Anything else anybody wants to =
add.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>10) Pictures of my new 7 lbs. 11 =
oz. niece=20
born last night at 7:40pm by C-section at =
Abbott-Northwestern.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Peace out and get some =
sleep!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Quy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Tentative schedule of upcoming World AIDS Days and Human Rights Day =
activities. Dec. 2 - Dec. 10
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>AMSA has been busy planning a week of activities for World AIDS =
Days and=20
Human Rights Day (Dec. 1 - Dec. 10). We have scheduled a series of =
lunch=20
lectures and invited AIDS organizations to open booths (on Dec. =
2) </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Monday 12/2 Lunch:</DIV>
<DIV> Keynote address by Dr. =
Keith=20
Henry titled, "Antiretroviral therapy in Resource Poor Countries: The =
Glass is=20
Half-Full." </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =20
Sponsors: AMSA, IMER, (INTREPIDE?, SCOB? Program in Human Rights =
and=20
Medicine?)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> Food =3D Vietnamese =
buffet </DIV>
<DIV> =20
Afternoon (2pm?) Movie: "And the Band Played On".</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Tuesday 12/3: Two lunch lectures, food =3D sub =
sandwiches</DIV>
<DIV> 1) AIDS Treatment with =
U of MN=20
AIDS docs sponsored by SNMA, GLBT & Pharm School</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =
2) =20
WIM talk: </FONT>a personal account from a woman sponsored by =
Women in=20
Medicine. </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Thursday 12/5</DIV>
<DIV> SIHC/INTREPIDE? =
will=20
sponsor/organize a student panel to talk about experiences and=20
opportunities in the field of HIV/AIDS. </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Next week (Human Rights Day) advertised =
to be=20
advertised separately</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Monday 12/9</DIV>
<DIV> A group of students and =
faculty=20
from the Schools of Public Health, Pharmacology and Medicine and the =
Department=20
of Cultural Studies and Women's Studies will talk about their =
current=20
efforts to change U of MN policy regarding patents and access to =
essential=20
medicines and the recent history of research and ethical considerations=20
regarding patents and profits on essential medicines, particlarly AIDS=20
medications. The group will sponsor this lunch lecture with =
possible=20
co-sponsorship from the Pharmacy School.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tuesday 12/10 Human Rights =
Day</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> I hope to invite a couple =
people from=20
the local Center for Victims of Torture to talk about their work =
regarding=20
health and human rights co-sponsored by? PHR, IMER and CVT? =
</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Whew!</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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