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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/hiv
Information about HIV and AIDS from the CDC, the national public health agency.

  • Statistics and surveillance information
  • Information for patients and health care workers
  • Insights regarding minority groups and HIV
  • Links to prevention and treatment guidelines
  • Fact sheet regarding HIV and hepatitis C

AIDSinfo
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
Information about AIDS provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

  • DHHS guidelines for care of people with HIV
  • Cultural competency information specific to HIV/AIDS
  • Links to information from various divisions of DHHS including the Indian Health Service, the National Library of Medicine, and the CDC

AIDS.gov
aids.gov
A portal for a wide array of government resources regarding HIV/AIDS.

  • Includes links to resources for treatment, health and nutrition, drugs and treatments, and treatment for related diseases

HIV Medicine Association
http://www.hivma.org
An organization of diverse medical professionals engaged in HIV medicine.

  • Links to outside sites with treatment and research information
  • Access to selected full-text articles from the journals Clinical Infectious Diseases the Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Guidelines for care of HIV patients, with specific information about management of dyslipidemia and chronic kidney disease

International AIDS Society
An international membership organization of HIV/AIDS professionals.

  • Abstracts from the annual International AIDS Conference

Guidelines

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/Guidelines
Guidelines including:

  • DHHS Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents

HIV Medicine Association
http://www.hivma.org
Guidelines including:

  • Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons Infected with HIV
  • Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV-Infected Patients
  • Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in HIV-Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
http://www.aasld.org/practiceguidelines/Pages/ViralHepatitis.aspx
Guidelines including:

  • Chronic Hepatitis B
  • Diagnosis, Management and Treatment of Hepatitis C

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines
Guidelines including:

  • Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
  • Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

Organizations mentioned in the program

Philadelphia Fight
www.fight.org
A Philadelphia-based non-profit organization providing primary care, consumer education, advocacy and research.

Bebashi
www.bebashi.org
A Philadelphia-based, not-for-profit HIV/AIDS case management organization, oriented toward serving low-income patients and people of color. Provides direct service, research, and community outreach and assistance.


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