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Reference Materials

This section includes reference materials for trainers.

Fact Sheets

dotCDC Fact Sheet on Flu and HIV [PDF 129K]
Date: 11/2004
Fact sheet for people living with HIV (PLWH) that discusses vaccination-related issues for PLWH and health care workers serving PLWH.
Source: CDC
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dotChart: FDA-Approved Rapid HIV Antibody Screening Tests [PPT 132K]
Date: 01/10/2005
A chart comparing rapid HIV antibody screening tests. Includes information on FDA-approval date, specimen type, CLIA-status, specificity, sensitivity, manufacturer, HIV-2 detection capabilities, list price, and external controls.
Source: Health Research and Educational Trust and CDC
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dotChart: FDA-Approved Rapid HIV Antibody Screening Tests with Purchasing Details [PPT 131K]
Date: 03/03/2005
A chart comparing rapid HIV antibody screening tests. Includes information on test price, external controls, number of tests per case, catalog number, storage temperature, operating temperature, shelf lives of tests and controls, time required to conduct test, and validity window periods.
Source: Health Research and Educational Trust and CDC
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dotFrequently Asked Questions: OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test
Date: 11/12/2002
Source: CDC
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dotHIV Counseling with Rapid Tests
Date: 11/12/2002
Source: CDC
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Research Articles

dotA Key to Methamphetamine-Related Literature [PDF 4MB]
Date: 01/09/2006
Source: New York AIDS Institute
Note: Comprehensive, thematic index of methamphetamine-related journal articles. 190 pages of PubMed-linked references.
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dotState HIV Testing Laws [PDF 5.7MB]
Date: 12/11/2005
Source: National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center
Note: A summary and analysis of current state policies relating to HIV testing.
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dotHIV Infection Among Women in Prison: Considerations for Care [PDF 172K]
Date: 05/2005
From the Brown Medical School's Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report. Includes information on treatment for incarcerated women with HIV, including social, mental health, and biological factors. Features an ask the expert section and a flowchart on the suggested management of HIV-infected women with cytological abnormality.
Source: Brown Medical School, Office of Continuing Medical Education
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dotHIV Clinician: Special Dental Issue [PDF 1.8MB]
Date: 03/2005
Special issue of the Delta Region AETC's newsletter, HIV Clinician. Includes articles on xerostomia in the HIV-infected patient, apthous ulcerations, and treatment planning guidelines for use by dental providers.
Source: Delta Region AETC
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dotReferences for Transitioning Adolescents into Adult Care [MS Word 28K]
Listing of references regarding transitioning adolescents into adult care. This list was compiled by Ana Garcia, LCSW, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology.
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dotHIV in Young People 13–24: A Brief Review of the Literature [PDF 150K]
Date: 2004
Source: Management Sciences for Health and HRSA, Office of Minority Health and Bureau for Primary Health Care
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dotQuarterly Research Summary for Title IV Clinicians
Quarterly review and discussion of the professional literature on HIV and women, pregnant women, children and adolescents. Reviews highlight journal articles with implications for clinical practice.
Source: Title IV National Resource Center, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center at UMDNJ
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dotEffect of brief safer-sex counseling by medical providers to HIV-1 seropositive patients: a multi-clinic assessment [PDF 102K]
Date: 2004
Authors: Jean L. Richardson; Joel Milam; Allen McCutchan; Susan Stoyanoff; Robert Bolan; Jony Weiss; Carol Kemper; Robert A. Larsen; Harry Hollander; Penny Weismuller; Chih-Ping Chou and Gary Marks
Source: Pacific AETC, USC Local Performance Site
AIDS 2004, 18:1179–1186
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dotCrime and Punishment: Is There A Role For Criminal Law In HIV Prevention Policy? [PDF 379K]
Date: 2004
Authors: Leslie E. Wolf and Richard Vezina
Source: Pacific AETC
Whittier Law Review, Vol. 25. 2004.
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dot HIV Prevention: Preventing Transmission from HIV-positive to HIV-negative Individuals
Date: 06/2003
Author: Donald Graves, MD
Article, consultation resources: tips and risk behavior checklist.
Source: National Clinicians' Consultation Center
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dotCrystal Methamphetamine, Its Analogues, and HIV Infection: Medical and Psychiatric Aspects of a New Epidemic [PDF 105K]
Date: 03/15/2004
Authors: Antonio Urbina and Kristina Jones
Source: New York/New Jersey AETC
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2004:38.
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dotNot Enough Time, Not Enough Experience, Not Aware Of Risk: Why healthcare providers don’t routinely test youth for HIV [PDF 512K]
Date: 04/2002
Authors: Donna Futterman, MD; Maureen Michaels; Stephen Stafford; Bruce Carlson and Susan Wolfson
Source: Adolescent AIDS Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and New York/New Jersey AETC
A qualitative research study on HIV testing in the Bronx, NY.
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dotHIV Testing Among Pregnant Women--United States and Canada, 1998-2001 [PDF 105K]
Date: 11/15/2002
Source: CDC
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 15, 2002. See also the CDC's Dear Colleague letter of April 22, 2003 which describes the CDC's recommended "Opt-out" approach.
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dot Integrating Nutrition Therapy into Medical Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Date: 04/01/2003
Author: Celia R. Hayes, MPH, RD
Special supplement to Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 36 Supplement 2. Includes ten articles on a wide range of related topics.
Source: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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dotPrinciples of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide [PDF 236K]
Principios de Tratamientos para la Drogadicción: Una Guía Basada en Investigaciones
Date: 2000
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Note: Reviews of evidence-based approaches, principles of effective treatment, resource directory, and more. Available in English and Spanish.
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Technical Reports

dotIndian Health Service - Health Care Services Are Not Always Available to Native Americans
Date: 08/2005
Report examining the availability of primary care services and ancillary and specialty services for Native Americans. Additionally, GAO examined the underlying factors associated with variations in the availability of services and strategies used by facilities to increase service availability.
Source: United States Government Accountability Office
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dotRacial and Ethnic Minority Populations: Access to HIV/AIDS Care Issues
Date: 02/2004
Report from a series of community consultations held in 2004. Includes crosscutting recommendations, and community-specific reports from African American, Asian and Pacific Islander, Latino, and Native American communities.
Source: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
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dotNational Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care [PDF 569K]
Date: 03/2001
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
139-page report that includes national standards that strive to ensure that all people entering the health care system receive equitable and effective treatment in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.
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Manuals

dotClinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult
Date: 08/2006
Source: AIDS Education and Training Centers
Editor: Susa Coffey, MD
Practical guide for clinicians covering over 90 topics in HIV clinical care. Authors include AETC clinical faculty from across the nation.
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dotHIV/AIDS Primary Care Guide
Date: 03/2006
Source: Florida/Caribbean AETC
Editors: Jeffrey Beal Beal, MD; Joanne J. Orrick, PharmD, BCPS; Kimberly Alfonso, MAcc and Mobeen H. Rathore, MD
This guide serves as the curriculum for the Florida/Caribbean AETC and is the underlying knowledge base for all of its education, training, and consultation programs. The books are distributed free of charge for mini-residency or preceptorship participants. The Primary Care Guide is also used by Ryan White clinics as a standard of care throughout the Florida/Caribbean region. Includes over 40 chapters on a range of clinical topics. Individual chapters are available for download from the FCAETC Web site, or printed books may be purchased (see Web site for details).
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dotHIV Reference Manual for California Correctional Health Care Providers [Online]
Date: 2006
Source: Pacific AETC, San Francisco LPS
Note: "Virtual" manual with links to resources in key topic areas in HIV care.
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dotA Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV - 2005
Date: 2005
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Editor: Jean R. Anderson, MD
Note: A comprehensive clinical manual that addresses the primary care needs unique to women with HIV infection. The target audience is clinicians who provide primary care to women as well as those seeking a more in-depth understanding of how to care for women with HIV/AIDS. Order from the HRSA Web site.
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dotA Sourcebook for the Primary Care Provider [PDF 2.7MB]
Date: 08/2005
Source: Mountain-Plains AETC
Note: Developed to provide information about HIV infection for clinicians who work in today's health care system. A useful resource to all types of clinicians, it contains an outline of basic patient care in HIV infection, plus a list of resources that can be easily accessed in the local setting. It is a versatile reference for some of the practical problems encountered in daily practice. Available for viewing and ordering from the MPAETC Web site: http://www.mpaetc.org.
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dotManagement of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders in Patients With Hepatitis C: A Reference for Hepatitis C Care Providers
Date: 01/2005
Source: VA Hepatitis C Resource Centers, VA National Hepatitis C Program, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
This guide, which presents current recommendations based on available evidence and expert consensus, is designed to help practitioners effectively diagnose, monitor, and treat psychiatric and substance use disorders in hepatitis C patients.
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dotStrengthening HIV Care: A Manual to Help Small Organizations Make Big Change in Communities of Color [PDF 5.8MB]
Date: 2004
Source: National Minority AIDS Council
Note: Tools and information for organizations that are expanding and diversifying HIV/AIDS services. Provides insight into delivering HIV/AIDS care in communities of color that reflects the unique needs of minority populations.
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dotA Guide to Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS
Date: 2004
Source: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
Editors: John G. Bartlett, MD; Laura W. Cheever, MD, ScM; Michael P. Johnson, MD, MPH and Douglas S. Paauw, MD, FACP
180 page manual designed to provide practical information for the common questions that arise in the care of patients with HIV infection. Appropriate use of antiretroviral drugs, treatment of opportunistic infections, symptom management, treatment of concurrent medical conditions, patient evaluation, adherence, mental health, substance abuse, overall clinic management, and other factors that lead to improved patient outcomes are addressed. Individual chapters available for download. See also the companion Pocket Guide to Adult HIV/AIDS Treatment. [PDF 960K]
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dotQuality Management Technical Assistance Manual
Date: 07/2003
Source: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
Note: Available online or as a downloadable PDF file.
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dotA Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS (Web Site)
A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS (Printed manual) [PDF 144MB]
Date: 02/25/2003
Source: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Working Group on Palliative Care in HIV
Detailed manual containing 27 chapters on topics related to palliative care, including managing advanced HIV disease, psychosocial, cultural and ethical issues, end of life care. Includes extensive references and related resources. Note that manual is 614 pages in Adobe format, and is slow to download.
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dotThe Practitioner's Handbook for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Disease [Link]
Date: 2002
Source: Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
Note: Third edition. Designed to assist practitioners in primary health care, family medicine, emergency medicine and other specialties in the optimal management of patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and their partners. The Web site provides access to PDF documents for each section of The Practitioner's Handbook. The sections are organized by disease syndrome, as this most closely approximates clinical practice, and illustrated with clinical and laboratory images, diagrams and management algorithms.
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dotHealth Care and HIV: Nutritional Guide for Providers and Clients
Date: 11/2001
Source: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
265 page manual developed to assist health care providers and people with HIV in the effort to make good nutrition (eating good food) a part of health care. Includes practical tools and algorithms for providers and patient handouts. Individual chapters are available for download. Also available in Spanish.
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CD-ROMs

dotHIV/AIDS Clinician Toolkit
Date: 07/2006
Source: AETC National Resource Center
The CD-ROM contains 10 key HIV-related U.S. federal treatment and prevention guidelines and recommendations paired with training slide sets, reference materials, and clinician support tools. A limited supply is available. To order free copies from the National Resource Center, send an email to: nrc@aidsetc.org.
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dotWomen, Children, and HIV: Resources for Prevention and Treatment
Date: 07/2004
Source: UCSF Center for HIV Information; Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center, UMDNJ; Global Strategies for HIV Prevention and International AIDS Society
The CD-ROM contains hundreds of documents in addition to an interactive training course on preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Content is geared toward resource-limited settings. Free copies may be ordered from the Women, Children, and HIV Web site.
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dotHIV/HCV and Substance Use Disorders Resource Disc, Version 4.0 [CD -ROM and online]
Date: 2004
Source: Central East and Northeast ATTCs
Note: Mini-CD covers topics including: prevention tools, outreach competencies and models, best practices in serving children and families affected by HIV and addiction, guidelines for providing mental health care and many others. Online version also available.
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dotRapid Testing Resources
Date: 05/2003
Source: New York/New Jersey AETC
Collection of resources originally distributed on CD-ROM. Includes forms, checklists, and other practical tools for clinics implementing rapid testing
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Resource Collections and Bibliographies

dotCorrections Health Training and Education Resources
Date: 2005
Source: Corrections Technical Assistance and Training Project
Note: A resource site for those providing training of caregivers of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Includes Corrections to Community: A Trainer's Manual and Online Resource Guide.
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