 | Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection: Comprehensive Slide Set
Source: AETC National Resource Center
Date: 09/2010
Note: Prepared to support the Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection. Topics include clinical monitoring, initiation of treatment, pediatric-specific drug information, and managing complications. 115 slides.
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| TB: What U.S.-based Providers Need to Know
Source: The Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center
Note: The Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center has now posted the archived recording of the May 12, 2010 Web-based Seminar TB: What U.S.-based Providers Need to Know. This 117-minute live web-based seminar followed by a 15-minute question & answer period is intended for healthcare professionals in the United States who may treat or screen foreign-born patients at risk for TB.
Topics include:
|  | Overview of Issues- Deborah Sodt | | | TB Screening for the Foreign-born in the U.S.- Randall Reves | | | TB Among the Foreign-born in the U.S.- Kevin Cain | | | TST and IGRA Interpretation, Including the Effect of BCG- Richard Menzies | | | Tuberculosis Diagnosis Across the Globe- Jennifer Flood | | | Making Appropriate TB Treatment Decisions for Foreign-born Patients- Philip Hopewell | | | Cultural Issues and Adherence- Edward Zuroweste |
The recording is located at:
http://www.nationaltbcenter.ucsf.edu/training/arch_globaltb.cfm
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| Kaiser Family Foundation Launches Online Health Reform Source
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
Note: Nearly six months since the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and as some key provisions are due to be implemented, the Kaiser Family Foundation today launched an online gateway providing easy access to new and comprehensive resources on the health reform law. The Health Reform Source has many new features that provide explanations of the basics of the law, in-depth analysis of policy issues in implementation, and quick and easy access to relevant data, studies and developments.
Another new feature, The Scan provides a daily feed of easily-digestible summaries of the latest research and studies from the Foundation and others, as well as official actions and other developments related to the health law.
The Health Reform Source:
http://healthreform.kff.org
The Scan:
http://source.kff.org/scan.aspx
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| HIV Meds Quarterly: Spring/Summer 2010
Source: AETC National Resource Center and UCSF Center for HIV Information
Note: HIV Meds Quarterly provides brief updates and analysis of new findings related to common therapies used by HIV clinicians.
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| Psychiatric Medications and HIV Antiretrovirals: A Guide to Interactions for Clinicians
Source: New York/New Jersey AETC
Note: This convenient guide is designed to provide guidance for minimizing drug interactions and more severe reactions among patients being treated with psychiatric medications in conjunction with antiretrovirals.
To order, visit the
NY/NJ AETC website
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| Jail: Time for Testing, Institute a Jail-Based HIV Testing Program
Note: This new training manual explains how to implement an opt-out HIV testing program in a jail setting. The guide discusses the benefits and challenges of instituting an expanded HIV testing program. For persons working in correctional settings, it presents the merits of collaborating with outside agencies. For outside personnel, it focuses on the essentials for getting a foot in the door to effectively partner with the criminal justice system.
Search for this title in the
TARGET Center's TA Library
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| Factsheet: HIV Among African Americans
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Note: This factsheet has recently been updated with information from the 2008 HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas.
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| Managing Hepatitis in the HIV Co-Infected Patient: Tools for the Provider
Source: Florida/Caribbean AETC
Note: This collection of practical resources includes chart forms, algorithms, decision trees, and lecture handouts related to screening and management.
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