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Medicaid providers in California won a legal challenge over program cuts in the case "Maxwell-Jolly v. Independent Living Center of Southern California." McKnight"s Long Term Care News reports that "The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a federal appeals court ruling that says California"s Medicaid providers have a right to challenge state cuts to Medi-Cal provider fees. Victor Norma Jean Vescovo, the executive director of the Independent Living Center of Southern California, says the ruling will make it easier to ensure state Medicaid (known in the state as Medi-Cal) cuts will be made for needs-based reasons, not just economic reasons, the Bureau of National Affairs reported.
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"The President has made a strong commitment to developing a national HIV/AIDS strategy, which is a top priority for" the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), Jeffrey Crowley, director of ONAP and senior advisor on disability policy, writes in a Windy City Times opinion piece. He adds, "As we work to craft a national strategy, we are prepared to engage the government and the public to ask tough questions to achieve the President"s goals of reducing HIV incidence, getting all people living with HIV/AIDS into care, and addressing health disparities." In addition, President Obama"s budget seeks to increase access to care and treatment for people living with HIV and calls for increased CDC funding that "will allow states and local health departments to expand evidence-based prevention interventions and test 600,000 additional persons with HIV and identify 6,000 new HIV infections per year," Crowley said (Crowley, Windy City Times, 6/3).
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Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology Conference, Stockholm, Stockholm, October 26-28, 2009

"Epidemiology is always important and topical, though sometimes unsung," says Professor Johan Giesecke, Chief Scientist at ECDC, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, "but the third applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology Conference in Stockholm in October this year will be an opportunity to put Epidemiology and infectious disease prevention and control into the spotlight; delegates will have the opportunity to discuss and share information on current and emerging infectious diseases, including influenza A (H1N1)v. The call for abstracts closes on July 3rd so there is no time to lose." "Let me stress," he adds, "that influenza is not the only topic. We welcome abstracts relating to all infectious diseases in areas of applied public health research, outbreak investigations and public health surveillance. We also welcome abstracts in other areas of applied epidemiology or public health practice in which results are linked to public health action. We have an easy-to-use online system for abstract submission and conference registration to be found at http://www.escaide.eu. And it is not to soon to register. Remember, Sweden has the Presidency of the EU in the second half of this year, so we advise you to book your flights and hotel early." The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - ECDC - will host the third annual European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology - ESCAIDE - in Stockholm, home to the ECDC, from October 26-28. The event is being organized in partnership with the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) and the EPIET Alumni network (EAN). It is a unique opportunity for frontline professionals from national disease control institutes to engage with each other and the wider scientific community. The Conference aims at: - strengthening and expanding the network of all those involved in applied infectious disease epidemiology; - sharing scientific knowledge and experience in this field in Europe and internationally; and - providing a dedicated platform for fellows of the EPIET/FETP (field epidemiology training program) to present their work. ESCAIDE 2009 is expecting participation of up to 500 health experts from more than 60 countries. The application for ESCAIDE to be accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) as in 2008 is under way. This should enable participants to be granted up to a maximum of 18 CME credits for participating in the conference while the registration costs will remain low. More information can be found at http://www.escaide.eu ECDC Set up in 2005 and headquartered in Stockholm, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is a EU agency which aims to strengthen Europe"s defences against infectious diseases. ECDC"s mission is to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases. In order to achieve its mission, ECDC works in partnership with national health protection bodies across Europe to strengthen and develop continent-wide disease surveillance and early warning systems. By working with experts throughout Europe, ECDC pools Europe"s health knowledge, so as to develop authoritative scientific opinions about the risks posed by current and emerging infectious diseases. EPIET EPIET is the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training, which provides training and practical experience in intervention epidemiology at the national centres for surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the European Union (EU). Presentation of EPIET diplomas will be the closing event of the Conference. ECDC


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