AETC National Resource Center Monthly Update: November 2010

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AETC National Resource Center Monthly Update: November 2010

New and Updated Resources

	HIV and Older Adults Source: Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AETC and Johns Hopkins Local Performance Site Date: 2009 Authors: John G. Bartlett, MD; Patricia Bardtich-Crovo, MD; Kelly A. Gebo, MD, MPH and Dorcas C. Baker, RN, BSN, ACRN, MA Contributors: Christie A.R. Basseth, MD; James Ball; Jane Fowler; Marilyn Burnett and Antoinette Soares Note: This 28-minute educational video features lectures from Johns Hopkins faculty, testimonials from patients who contracted HIV as older adults, and clinical demonstrations.

	Influenza Management Guide 2010-2011 Source: National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center Authors: Mina Matin, MD and Ronald H. Goldschmidt, MD Date: 09/30/2010 Note: This 6 page guide offers information regarding influenza management with special considerations for HIV positive patients. This information will be updated periodically during the flu season.

	New mental health AIDS on Complex HIV Prevention Interventions Fall 2010 Note: This issue of mental health AIDS focuses on the emergence of complex HIV prevention interventions. Since a single intervention that works across all populations has yet to be developed, efforts have focused on combined systems of prevention programs targeting specific populations at risk. This issue discusses recent papers evaluating three different complex HIV prevention interventions. mental health AIDS is sponsored by the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

	HIVDent announces a new Section on HIV Note: HIVDent is pleased to announce the addition of a new section on HIV and Aging Much of this new material is from the recent first annual conference on HIV and Aging held 10/4 and 10/5 in Baltimore as reported by the National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP).

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	Information on Implementing HIV Testing in Health Care Settings - PAL 10-13: HIV Testing in Health Care Settings Note: A Program Assistance Letter (PAL) to HRSA/Bureau of Primary Health Care grantees provides information regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings." The PAL provides background information, a summary of the recommendations, and identifies resources for training and technical assistance to help health centers follow the revised recommendations. Information in the PAL may also be useful to HRSA/HAB grantees.

	RW Clinical Conference Webcast/Podcast Reminder Note: A reminder that the webcast/podcast of the 13th Annual Ryan White Clinical Conference is now available, http://www.iasusa.org/webcast/ . CME credits are available to physicians who have not already claimed CME credit for the live conference. The key slides and updated syllabus are also available to download from the website http://www.iasusa.org/rwprogram2010/ Questions? Please send them to rwprogram2010@iasusa.org.

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