DEAF STUDIES: The Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin, will host a conference entitled "Encouraging Signs: Developing Deaf Studies in Ireland", from September 9th to 11th.
This is the first time a deaf studies conference has been held in Ireland. Topics to be addressed include: the role of linguistics in promoting recognition of signed languages; applied linguistics developments in interpreting and teaching signed languages; living and learning bilingually and deaf culture, community and identity. See www.centrefordeafstudies.com or to register contact: The Centre for Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin.Tel: 01 830 1252. Email: cdsinfo@tcd.ie
WOMAN TO WOMAN: Women who have sex with other women should consider the possibility of contracting a sexually transmitted disease. A recent study of 708 women attending a lesbian sexual health clinic found that trichomonas, genital herpes and genital warts could be acquired from sex between women. However, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) could only be transmitted through sex with men. The researchers note that although the risk of woman-to-woman sexually transmitted disease is small, it should not be discounted.
HEALTH SCHOOL: The Third Population Health Summer School takes place at the Boole Lecture Theatre 1, University College, Cork on September 9th and 10th. "Information for Health: ethical and practical issues in public health practice" will debate issues such as the threat to public health research by unfounded concerns about patient confidentiality and data protection. The two-day programme will be divided into six sessions dealing with data collection and protection, disease registries and the ethical challenges posed by infectious diseases. For more details or to register, contact Eileen Ryan at: 021 492 3501; email: ryane@shb.ie or by fax: 021 434 6063.