Related Links
HIV/AIDS Clinical Care/Treatment
AIDSinfo (formerly HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
and AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service)
AIDSinfo is a primary resource for U.S. federally approved treatment guidelines for HIV and AIDS. Guidelines are available for adults, adolescents, pediatrics, pregnant women and for the reduction of perinatal HIV transmission. These guidelines are regularly updated to incorporate new developments in the treatment field. There is a link to the PubMed database of biomedical literature through this site. The site also provides quick and easy access to information on clinical trials for adults and children. Both US and international clinical trials information is available. A valuable service is drug information from the AIDSDRUGS Database. An extensive HIV glossary is provided. Links to the CancerNet website for AIDS-related malignancies, and ClinicalTrials.gov - a comprehensive trials database - are included.
This comprehensive website from the University of California San Francisco offers information on the medical aspects of HIV/AIDS care and treatment, prevention, policy, and international issues. Diagnosis and management of HIV/AIDS and related conditions, clinical manifestations, and other sections of the AIDS Knowledge Base textbook are accessible. A webpage on treatment resources reviews treatment access mechanisms and information resources for international/developing world settings.
The Johns Hopkins AIDS Service offers a comprehensive web site of HIV information and resources, including publications, medical education, provider and consumer interactive forums, and resources and information on treatment, epidemiology, prevention, and managed care/health financing. The monthly AIDS Service Update summarizes the newly published articles/findings in the medical literature. Conference summaries and Netcasts of all major meetings and key events are linked via the Events Archive. There are also links to international websites, and the Johns Hopkins websites for Infectious Diseases, Center for TB Research, Hepatitis C, and Antibiotic Guide.
The MEDLINE plus website provides up-to-date treatment information and access to the extensive literature base of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, USA. A comprehensive list of other internet resources is available through linkages.
AEGIS is a comprehensive web site of HIV information and resources. The site includes a searchable database of clinical and treatment information, with extensive linkages to professional journals and a topical directory of Internet AIDS-related resources.
This directory is designed for both health care professionals and patients. It is a very user-friendly listing of resources in a broad range of topics, including AIDS treatment websites, clinical trials, treatment publications, online medical journals, international and multilingual resources, training and medical education materials, etc.
The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research provides in-depth reports on selected treatment issues. The Forum sponsors scientific workshops bringing expert clinicians and researchers together, and provides the conference proceedings through this website. Recent publications have included reports on immune-based therapies for HIV disease, and the risks and benefits of directly-observed therapy for treatment of HIV disease.
The home page of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Division of HIV/AIDS is a rich resource for HIV/AIDS research and treatment information, as well as HIV vaccine and HIV prevention information. Links are available to all of the NIAID-funded research networks and programs, including: Comprehensive International Program of Research on AIDS (CIPRA); Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG); Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG), addressing children, adolescents, and perinatal transmission; HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN); Acute HIV Infection and Early Disease Research Program (AIEDRP); Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), and others. These research networks have been pivotal in defining effective new therapies, treatment and prevention strategies for HIV/AIDS and many opportunistic infections and malignancies.
The HIV/AIDS Bureau of HRSA in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a wealth of information on HIV/AIDS care and treatment, as well as provider education/training and consumer education materials. Extensive links are available through this website.
The website for the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a primary resource for surveillance data and prevention information on HIV/AIDS, TB elimination, and STD prevention and treatment. Materials are prepared at multiple levels including public health professionals, clinicians, technical and laboratory personnel, consumers, advocates, and for use in corporate/workplace settings. Updated treatment information and guidelines are available as part of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, and Special Reports, accessible through this site. The CDC National Prevention Information Network offers a wealth of informational resources, including access to online databases.
The CDC Global AIDS Program website provides information on CDC's global AIDS actitivities, focusing on primary prevention, surveillance and infrastructure technical strategies, and care and support for TB, STD, and opportunistic infections.
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Consumer Resources
Project Inform provides up-to-date treatment information, including strategies for adherence, for people living with HIV/AIDS. Information also covers appropriate standard-of-care guidelines and points to consider when choosing treatments.
NAPWA provides user-friendly publications and educational resources for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, including updated treatment information and symptom management.
NATAP provides up to date information on HIV and AIDS drug development, research and treatment. Newly published data is summarized and provided to increase knowledge among consumers and treatment advocates. Conference reports from major meetings are available through linkages. NATAP's newsletter, guide to HIV/AIDS drugs, and other publications on treatment issues are available.
This website provides good overviews of HIV prevention, treatment, and quality of life issues for persons living with HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS information is presented in more than 550 topic areas in the broad categories of AIDS Basics and Prevention, Treatment, Quality of Life, Conferences, Government, etc. Interactive question and answer forums are accessible as a service through the website.
The Critical Path AIDS Project was founded by persons with AIDS to provide treatment, resource, and prevention information in wide-ranging levels of detail -- for researchers, service providers, treatment activists, and other PWAs. Emphasizes research, news and updates on treatment and prevention, consumer education materials, and links with several search engines for AIDS journal articles, documents and databases.
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Communications Networks
The Global Health Council is an information and advocacy organization that offers global news updates, newsletters, and a resource for exchange of best practices for HIV/AIDS and other international health issues.
The Campaign is a global advocacy network for communication and organization toward access to essential medications for HIV and other diseases. Current policy and legal developments affecting access to therapies are reviewed from an advocacy perspective.
The Kaiser Family Foundation website provides timely and reliable information on developments in HIV/AIDS policy, media coverage, prevention and treatment through a daily news summary, webcasts of key conference proceedings, and occasional reports on select issues. The purpose of this site is to provide policymakers, consumers, the media and general public current information on the AIDS epidemic.
HIV/AIDS Development Networks promotes information exchange on HIV/AIDS through electronic discussion forums and providing communication support to conferences. Current issues and developments in policy and decision-making related to HIV/AIDS, and implications for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, are the primary focus of content shared over these networks.
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Selected International Health Resources
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) website has worldwide statistics, fact sheets, country profiles, technical documents and reports on diverse topics spanning care and treatment, program design and implementation, best practices, health financing and other issues. Special sections are available on UNAIDS initiatives, such as the Accelerating Access initiative for medications and treatment, the Africa Partnership Against AIDS (IPAA), and the Best Practices collection. Links to other UN Agencies involved in HIV/AIDS activities (World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, etc) are helpful in understanding multi-lateral and international programming targeting the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The website for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides current information on the principles and processes guiding the administration of the Fund, and specific information on how and when funding applications may be sent to the Global Fund.
Homepage of the World Health Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations with 191 member states. WHO promotes technical cooperation among nations on health issues, and carries out programmes to control and eradicate diseases such as HIV/AIDS with UNAIDS, host governments and multilateral partners. A broad range of statistical and technical information is available through this website, including WHO's work on worldwide essential drugs and medicines policy.
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Others to Consider
The Center is a resource for health care providers and families on HIV prevention, care and treatment for children and youth. Clinical guidelines for antiretroviral therapies, and information on other care and treatment issues including adherence, nutrition, pain and palliative care is provided.
IAHPC seeks to improve the development, quality, and access to hospice and palliative care around the world. Information is available through an on-line newletter, Internet links, bookshop, fact sheets, etc.
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