About This ManualThis guide is the collaborative effort of clinical faculty associated with the AIDS
Education and Training Centers (AETC). (View the list of
contributors.) The 2006 edition comes 13 years after the first edition,
which was produced by the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC) and the
Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center (SEATEC). The original manual was
conceived to address the needs of the "midlevel" clinician--advanced practice
nurses, physician assistants, etc.--who comprise a significant proportion of the HIV
primary care providers in the United States (and elsewhere). Experience has shown us
that the whole range of providers--physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and
advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, dentists, and others, appreciate the
nuts-and-bolts format of the guide. This edition maintains the practical approach of
prior editions, but its content has been broadened somewhat, in recognition of its
wide audience. |
