March
2003
Related Websites and
Resources
10th CROI
Webcasts and Abstracts
http://www.retroconference.org/2003/
10 CROI Conference Reports
http://www.natap.org/
http://www.thebody.com/confs/retro2003/retro2003.html
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/2221
Clinical Guide on Palliative
Care of HIV/AIDS Patients
New HHS guidelines for clinicians
on providing palliative and supportive services to patients living with
HIV/AIDS. Copies of the guide are available online at http://hab.hrsa.gov
or may be ordered from the HRSA Information Center at 1-888-275-4772.
Gender and HIV/AIDS Web
Portal
A new online resource addressing
gender-specific knowledge and information. Sponsored by the United Nations
Development Fund for Women, the site offers research, training materials,
surveys, advocacy tools, current news and opinion pieces by leading experts,
and women's stories from the field.
http://www.GenderandAIDS.org
The Body Pro: The HIV/AIDS
Resource for Healthcare Professionals
A new online resource for
HIV/AIDS health care professionals. News, treatment strategies, conference
coverage, and "treatment library." Free one-time registration required
for some content and services. http://www.thebodypro.com
Nursing Care of the HIV-Infected
Inmate: A Monograph Series
Continuing nursing education
credit available. Module 1, available now: "HIV Pathogenesis." Module 2,
available in March: "HIV Medication Overview." From the Albany Medical
Center and sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc.
http://www.amc.edu/Patient/hiv/hiv_modules.htm
HIV Correctional Health
Care Resources
Correctional health care
resources including videoconference series, videotapes, and correctional
education abstracts.
http://www.amc.edu/Patient/hiv/hiv_correctional.htm
PDA-Formatted Guidelines
Available
The U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services has posted guidelines that can be downloaded and viewed
in Palm OS or Pocket PC PDAs. Guidelines include Health Care Worker Exposure,
Tuberculosis, Opportunistic Infections, Adult & Adolescent Antiretroviral
Therapy, Safety and Toxicity of Individual Antiretroviral Agents in Pregnancy,
and Hydroxyurea.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/mobile/
CDC Public Health Emergency
and Preparedness Response
Info, training, and resources
for preparing and responding to bioterrorism, including smallpox and anthrax.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/index.asp |
