Faculty member to keynote Inland HIV conference

Eric G. Walsh, MD, MPH, medical director of East Campus Urgent Care, will be a keynote speaker at the second annual Inland Empire HIV Conference. The event, sponsored by the Riverside County Department of Public Health, is planned for February 8 at Morongo Resort Hotel, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. The all-day event begins at 7:00 a.m.

Dr. Walsh is working on HIV prevention in China. The other keynote speaker will be Anthony M. Mills, MD, who teaches at UCLA’s medical school and specializes in HIV care.

Workshops will address new treatments, crystal meth use among people with HIV, nutrition, and barriers to care.

Registration for health care providers is $75 before January 31 or $100 at the door, and $25 for community members by January 31 or $30 at the door. Lunch is included. Online registration is available at the website <www.creativeeventsolutions.net/HIV>.

For more information, call (951) 358-5307 or (800) 243-7275.

By Patricia Thio