AIDS

Searches

• Medline Free Full Text Journal Search - "AIDS"
  Free, full-text, English language, journal articles indexed in Medline with "AIDS" as a subject focus.
• HIV InSite Knowledge Base
  A current, comprehensive reference textbook for state-of-the-art knowledge about HIV disease in adults. The work is a "hypertextbook" that presents original chapters, guidelines, fact sheets, and journal articles with integrated links to related materials on the World-Wide Web. The third hardcopy edition, incorporated into this project, was published in 1999 by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
• Medline Free Full Text Journals Search - "Anti-HIV Agents"
  Free, full-text, English language, clinically-focused journal articles indexed in Medline with "Anti-HIV Agents" as a subject focus.
• PubMed Medline "AIDS" Search
  Displays abstracts of articles from core clinical medical journals with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome as a major subject focus.

News

• HIV InSite Daily NewsWatch
  Constantly-updated headline links to AIDS-related news stories from newswires, newspapers, meeting announcements and press releases. The headline links are maintained by the HIV Insite project of the University of California and San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
• AIDS Treatment News
  An internationally recognized treatment newsletter that serves as a resource for persons living with HIV/AIDS who are looking for information on new therapies. This website, from the article search service Findarticles.com, offers access to past issues.
• AIDS Weekly Plus
  Publishes the week's HIV news and catalogues the untold stories behind the news. AEGiS and Sisters of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
• HIV and Hepatitis.com
  A web project that offers timely and informative full text reviews and news updates regarding HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. The site is edited by physicians and sponsored by individuals linked to those living with these conditions.
• HIV Quality Care News
  A bimonthly publication of the HIV Medicine Association of IDSA, the HIV Quality Care Network, and the Center for HIV Quality Care to keep members informed about developments in HIV care and managed care.
• Hopkins HIV Report
  A bimonthly newsletter for practitioners who care for patients with HIV/AIDS. All articles are written by faculty of The Schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing who practice in The Johns Hopkins AIDS Service. Presented online by the HIV metasite AEGIS.
• International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Journal
  The IAPAC journal offers clinicians and the public education and advocacy regarding the diverse clinical, psychosocial, political, economic, and other challenges of the AIDS pandemic. Presented online by the HIV metasite AEGIS.
• Medpage Today Medical News -Infectious Disease / HIV
  Professional-level analysis of breaking medical stories widely reported in the consumer media. Physicians and other healthcare professionals obtain free CME credits by completing associated educational programs.
• Research Initiative Treatment Action
  A newsletter, published twice per year, that covers issues in HIV research and policy for the HIV medical, research, and professional communities. Published by The Center For AIDS and archived by the article search service Findarticles.com.
• The National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
  NATAP is a non-profit organization that posts updates on HIV drug development, research and treatment factsheets, newsletters, reports from AIDS conferences, reviews of current research, and antiretroviral drug data.
• AIDS/HIV News at Yahoo
  News headline links to full text stories from Newsweek, SF Gate, the BBC, NY Times, Online NewsHour, The Nation, and MSNBC.
• Agence France-Presse - Worldwide AIDS News
  AIDS news produced by the world's leading news and photo agency and archived at the Aegis site.
• AIDS Treatment Data Network Treatment Review
  Patient-oriented brochures that offers AIDS-related news that include details on innovations in AIDS therapy and management. Supported by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the New York City Department of Health.
• Daily AIDS/HIV Report at Kaisernetwork
  Daily news updates and searchable archives on AIDS/HIV public health and education, global challenges, drug access, legal issues, clinical research, clinical practice, and basic science findings. The news reports are directed to the media and to the informed general public. Published by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
• HIV and AIDS Activities from the FDA
  News updates regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's work in the arena of AIDS/HIV regulation: approvals, evaluations of tests, analysis of ongoing clinical trials and drug development. Includes statements regarding FDA/State monitoring of AIDS health fraud. The site offers the full text of FDA HIV/AIDS-related speeches, brochures, and meetings updates.
• HIV/AIDS Treatment Update from CATIE
  A flagship treatment digest on cutting-edge developments in HIV/AIDS research and treatment. The Community AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) is a community-based, non-profit organization committed to improving the health and quality of life of all people living with HIV/AIDS. Funding has been provided by the HIV/AIDS Care, Treatment and Support Program, Health Canada, under the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS.
• Medical News Today - HIV / AIDS News
  The latest medical and health news headlines directed to an international audience of health professionals. Includes articles and reports of pharmaceutical and biotechnology developments.
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Newsroom
  Presents news, press releases, announcements of upcoming meetings, and monthly updates related to HIV/AIDS and other immunologic and communicable diseases, 1995-present. NIAID is one of the National Institutes of Health. .
• Aids Articles from the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
  Archived Aids and HIV articles from the Web's leading source of business news. All articles are republished on Aegis, an Internet Aids metasite, with permission of The Wall Street Journal.
• AIDS News at NewsTrove.com
  A directory of headline weblinks to US newspaper articles on AIDS.
• HIV / AIDS News from Online Medical News
  A directory of weblinks to sites that offer specialty-related news for medical professionals and patients.
• The CDC HIV, STD, TB Prevention News Update
  Abstracts of news articles emerging from major newspapers, wire services, medical journals and news magazines about HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB.
• Topix.net HIV/AIDS News
  News stories emerging on the Internet from online newspapers and magazines.
• Topix.net Sustiva News
  News stories emerging on the Internet from online newspapers and magazines.
• AIDS Clinical Care
  $  REG A monthly newsletter that provides health care professionals with research updates, case histories, meeting reports, retroviral updates that address the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. Fee registration.
• AIDS Treatment News
  Includes short articles and links to selected HIV/AIDS related web sites with treatment news, press releases, and conference listings, 1986-present. AIDS.ORG.Inc .

Full Text / MultiMedia

• "HIV" Powerpoint Lectures
  Powerpoint lectures from medical schools, medical societies, etc. collected by the Google search service.
• AIDS Treatment Data Network
  Fact sheets and guidelines that offer comprehensive and up-to-date information about AIDS treatments, research studies, and services.
• Guide to the Clinical Care of Women With HIV
  A manual that provides practical, experience-based advice and authoritative treatment guidelines for clinicians. Published 2001. PDF files. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• HIV and AIDS at Rediscovering Biology
  A companion to a public television video series, providing in-depth content, videos, animations, and interactive experiences to help viewers deepen and extend their understanding of new developments in the field of biology. Annenberg Foundation.
• HIV Education Prison Project
  Feature articles on AIDS care in prison sponsored by the Brown University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education and the Brown University AIDS Program. 1999-2000. AEGIS.
• HIV-DrugInteractions at University of Liverpool
  An interactive tool to apply up-to-date information on drug interactions between antiretrovirals and other co-prescibed medications. Interactions are grouped by drug class and are fully referenced. Liverpool HIV Pharmacology Group, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Liverpool.
• International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Monthly
  Feature articles and conference reports. Non-Members may view past issues of IAPAC Monthly on-line. Pdf format.
• Medscape HIV/AIDS eMed Journal
  REG A peer-reviewed, electronic journal for healthcare professionals which features clinically focused articles, conference reports, and expert columns. Free registration. Medscape, Inc.
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports on HIV/AIDS
  News, statistical data, guidelines, and clinical trials reports that cover developments in HIV/AIDS treatment and testing. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• The Physicians Research Network News and Notebook
  REG PRN is a not-for-profit organization of clinicians who serve HIV patients in in the New York City area. This website provides physician-level reports, articles, and news capsules with current information on the management of HIV disease. Physicians Research Network, Inc. Free registration.
• AIDS: 20 years of an Epidemic at CNN
  An in-depth review of AIDS history, science, research, diagnosis, affected populations, and treatment.
• Harvard AIDS Review
  Offers in-depth scientific and humanistic reports on international aspects of the epidemic, news, funding opportunities. Single theme issues cover topics such as women and AIDS, HIV prevention strategies, HIV drug resistance, AIDS and Africa, and the second AIDS virus. Harvard AIDS Institute.
• HIV Health Care Resources at the Infectious Disease Society
  Full text of policy research on care for people with AIDS in Medicaid programs and health systems. Infectious Diseases Society of America.
• The AIDS Reader
  REG A bimonthly, peer-reviewed, full-text journal designed to provide clinicians with practical information on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&term=%22AIDS+Read%22[Jour]. Free registration. Medscape, Inc .
• Topics in HIV Medicine
  Mailed to approximately 12,000 practitioners nationally and internationally. The publication features summaries of talks given at International AIDS Society-USA CME courses, highlights of scientific meetings, and special review articles on salient topics in the field of HIV/AIDS.
• UNAIDS HIV/AIDS Information and Data
  Offers information about the epidemiology of AIDS worldwide sorted by country, global HIV/AIDS epidemic updates, trends, estimates and surveillance. In English, French and Spanish. Searchable. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
• AIDS Trials Database
  A database of clinical trials searchable by medical condition, treatment, medication, study type, and state. Presented by the HIV InSite project of the University of California at San Francisco.
• AIDS/HIV in New York State
  Offers information for health care providers, researchers and consumers. Includes reports, statistics, guidelines, counseling and testing services, costs, disease related morbidity and related links. Some documents in PDF format. New York State Department of Health .
• Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS
  "BETA" publishes articles on all aspects of HIV-AIDS: treatment guidelines, tests, vaccine research, general and alternative treatments, nutrition, advocacy issues, and news briefs. Searchable. Published by the SF AIDS Foundation.
• HIVdent
  News, original articles, reports of research, conference updates, and a picture gallery regarding the management of oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS.
• Stanford HIV RT and Protease Sequence Database
  A database containing published HIV RT and protease sequences, algorithm comparisons, mutation list analysis, drug resistance notes, and links to related web sites. Stanford University.
• AIDS Data Animation Project
  Weekly AIDS mortality in the United States January 1981-December 1992. A series of maps that demonstrate the geographic advance of AIDS in urban epicenters and rural counties. Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University.

Journals

• AIDS
  $ Papers that report original scientific, clinical, epidemiological, and social research related to HIV/AIDS. This journal is consider a core resource for small medical libraries. It is the official journal of the International AIDS Society. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22AIDS%22%5BJournal%5D. Subscription fee. Free abstracts. Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• AIDS Patient Care
  $  REG Papers on adult and pediatric HIV disease diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and education. Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&term=%22AIDS+Patient+Care%22[Jour]. Fee registration for full text. Free abstracts.
• HIV Medicine
  $  REG A peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles, reviews, case reports and guidelines on all aspects of HIV treatment and diagnosis. The official journal of the British HIV Association and the European AIDS Clinical Society. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&term=%22HIV+Med%22[Jour]. Fee registration for full text. Free abstracts. Blackwell Science Ltd.
• International Journal of STD & AIDS
  Publishes original articles, reviews, short papers, case reports, and CME papers reporting on the investigation and treatment of the traditional sexually transmissible diseases and AIDS. Peer-reviewed. Free access to TOCs and abstracts, 1996-present. Access to full text free for subscribers. The Royal Society of Medicine Press.
• Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  $  REG JAIDS is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original clinical articles, reviews of current research, results of clinical trials, case reports, and discussions of national policy issues. 1996-present. Medline citations : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&term=%22J+Acquir+Immune+Defic+Syndr%22[Jour]. Fee registration for full text. Free abstracts. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• Journal of AIDS and Human Retrovirology
  An interdisciplinary journal co-edited by the foremost leaders in clinical virology, molecular biology, and epidemiology. It provides a synthesis of information on HIV and AIDS from all relevant clinical and basic sciences. Pubmed Medline displays this journal's citations and abstracts: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&term=%22J+Acquir+Immune+Defic+Syndr+Hum+Retrovirol%22[jour]&doptcmdl=DocSum.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  $  REG Articles on clinical, laboratory, immunologic, epidemiologic, sociologic, and historical topics of sexually transmitted diseases. This journal is considered to be a "Brandon/Hill" essential resource for medical libraries. Free access to TOCs and abstracts, 2001-present. Journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&term="Sex+Transm+Dis"[Journal:__jrid7382]. Fee registration for full text. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• AIDS Book Review Journal
  An electronic journal reviewing books, videos, journal titles, and other materials covering HIV/AIDS and STD, 1993-present. H. Robert Malinowsky, University Library, University of Illinois at Chicago.
• AIDS/HIV Journals at Medbioworld
  A comprehensive directory of weblinks for journals in this specialty.

Textbooks

• Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult
  Brief, practical reivews of testing, ARV therapy, complaints, diseases, etc. The resource is current and additional chapter content is added online continuously. The AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center.
• HIV - Family Practice Notebook
  A section from an ongoing compendium of the diagnosis and management of common medical problems seen in Family Practice. Family Practice Notebook, LLC.
• HIV Guide from Johns Hopkins
  A comprehensive, on-line decision support tool designed to assist clinicians in the diagnosis, management and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Johns Hopkins POC-IT Center.
• HIV Infection: 2002 Sourcebook for the Healthcare Clinician
  An outline of basic patient care in HIV infection which covers the management of practical problems encountered in daily practice. Mountain Plains AETC. 08/06/2002.
• HIV Manual 2001 of Hong Kong
  A synopsis of HIV medicine for Hong Kong doctors. Offers clinical protocols for highly active antiretroviral therapy, algorithms for management of various presentations, and discussions of opportunistic infections and malignancies.
• HIV Medicine
  A medical textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the treatment of HIV Infection. Edited by Christian Hoffmann and Bernd Sebastian Kamps.
• HIV/AIDS Primary Care Guide
  A 450 page HIV treatment guide in quick reference format With submissions from over 60 contributors. Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center.
• Retroviruses at NCBI
  A book, hosted online by the National Library of Medicine, covers retrovirus structure, function, and replication and the interplay between the virus and its host. Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c1997.
• University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook - AIDS
  A chapter, from a published ambulatory clinical care handbook, that covers the diagnosis and treatment of common clinical problems. Authored by Graber, M.D. et al. and published by Mosby in 2001. Presented online by the University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital.
• A Clinical Guide to Supportive & Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS
  Practical, experience-based advice and authoritative guidelines for clinicians in providing palliative and supportive services to their patients living with HIV/AIDS. Released 2003. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• The 2002 Abbreviated Guide to Medical Management of HIV Infection
  A downloadable, abbreviated version of a comprehensive, textbook-style reference on the natural history of the disease, antiretroviral therapy, the management of opportunistic infections, etc. PDF format. Authored by Bartlett and Gallant, MDs, and presented online by The Johns Hopkins University.

Major Sites / Home Pages

• American Academy of HIV Medicine
  A society of dedicated professionals working in HIV/AIDS care. This website supports continually updated educational materials.
• HIV Medicine Association
  This web site, sponsored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, offers full text documents on HIV care in managed care systems, HIV policy and advocacy issues, clinical care practice guidelines, and meetings updates.
• Aidsinfo of the National Institutes of Health
  Brochures, fact sheets, definitive practice guidelines, and resources for health care providers and researchers. Sponsored by the US government.
• HIV InSite
  A major web project that offers professional level, AIDS related news and updates, surveillance reports, and articles. Covers prevention, education, therapy, research, social issues, and the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS. University of California at San Francisco.
• HIV/AIDS at the CDC
  REG Provides a directory of information on AIDS prevention, basic science, management, and research. Includes news, statistical data, guidelines, reports of research in prevention and treatment, fact sheets, and information about funding and training from this government agency dedicated to managing public health concerns. Free registration. National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Pevention.
• Infectious Diseases/HIV at Merckmedicus.com
  REG Selected weblinks to free, high quality, full text resources relevant to this specialty: clinical textbooks, news, and journal articles. Free registration is limited to physicians and healthworkers. Sponsored by Merck and Company. Restricted registration or content areas.
• JAMA HIV/AIDS Resource Center
  A web project achive that offers a collection of high-quality AIDS management resources for health professionals and patients. Presents clinical updates, news, guidelines, treatment reviews, prevention facts, and current literature citations. American Medical Association.
• Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
  News and reports, case rounds, meetings and meeting reports, publications, lectures and multimedia presentations, a AIDS medical management textbook, guidelines, prevention, epidemiology, and special events. The Johns Hopkins University.
• The Body-An AIDS and HIV Information Resource
  Includes basic information about HIV/AIDS, treatment & prevention, news and updates, research reports, conferences, FAQs, bulletin boards, Ask the Experts section, risk assessment questionnaires, policy issues, list of AIDS organizations and hotlines, and more. Searchable.
• AEGIS - AIDS Education Global Information System
  This is a web project, for health professionals and patients, that collects news and full text articles related to all aspects of HIV/AIDS. The site links to wire service news updates, government publications, patient education documents, disease reviews, and facts sheets from various organizations. The project is sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, the National Library of Medicine, and others. .
• AIDS Education and Training Centers
  Training platform materials including case studies, clinician support tools, reference materials, slide sets, and treatment guidelines. The AETC National Resource Center provides state-of-the-art information to healthcare professionals working with existing and emerging populations affected by HIV.
• AIDS.org
  A web project which offers fact sheets on HIV/AIDS treatments, news, publications, public policy announcements, and briefs from meetings.
• aidsinfonyc.org - New York City AIDS Information
  Includes news, information about new treatments and treatment reviews, clinical trials updates, publications, research reports and projects, policy papers, facts sheets, glossaries, and links to related web sites.
• AIDSmap.com
  Presents information on all aspects of HIV/AIDS and related diseases: news, research updates, treatment information, fact sheets, meetings, publications, information forum for people with HIV, a directory of European AIDS organizations, etc. Searchable. NAM Publications and the British HIV Association .
• Harvard AIDS Institute
  Provides AIDS-related news, publications, institution information, conference updates, and guidelines for basic, clinical, and social science research. Searchable. The Harvard School of Public Health.
• HIVResistanceWeb
  REG An independent, educational resource dedicated to the advancement of anti-HIV therapy. Includes expert discussion of current issues in antiretroviral drug resistance and clinical HIV virology with case studies, and meeting reports. Free registration. Vertibrae Inc.
• Medscape HIV/AIDS
  News, treatment updates, practice guidelines, conference summaries and schedules, CME, selected full-text articles, patient resources, and links to related web sites. Searchable. Medscape.
• NIH Office of AIDS Research
  Presents news and updates, meetings, public information, research reports, guidelines, policy statements, related links. National Institutes of Health.
• The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - UNAIDS
  Offers global AIDS epidemiological data and fact sheets by country, reports on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, international news, updates, press releases, publications, FAQs, conference coverage, and video and sound clips. United Nations.
• International AIDS Society
  IAS's website presents information about the Society, reports of activities and research, news, meetings and meeting abstracts, and a calendar of events.
• AIDS/HIV Associations at Medbioworld
  A comprehensive directory of weblinks for associations in this specialty.
• amfAR AIDS Research
  Includes press releases & daily updates, research programs, reports of clinical studies, conferences & special events, publications and grant information. The American Foundation for AIDS Research.
• The Canadian AIDS Society
  A national coalition of over 100 community-based AIDS organizations across Canada. Presents news & press releases, events, projects, publications & resources. In English and French. Searchable.
• VA AIDS Information Center
  News & press releases, guidelines & recommendations, fact sheets, related links. AIDS Services, VA Headquarters, Washington, DC.

Practice Guidelines / FAQs

• HIV Treatment Guidelines at UCSF
  Practice guidelines developed by the American Medical Association, government agencies and the International AIDS Society. Presented online by the HIV InSite web project of the University of California at San Francisco.
• Treatment Guidelines for HIV and AIDS from AidsInfo
  The HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service is a definitive, constantly updated resource for federally-approved treatment guidelines for HIV/AIDS. Includes current and archived guidelines, clinical trials information, and press releases. PDF and HTML file formats. U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.
• HIV Clinical Resource at the NY Department of Health
  Provides online access to guidelines for the ambulatory and clinical care of HIV-infected patients in New York State. Access to educational tools and HIV quality of care software is also available. A collaborative effort between the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases.
• British HIV Association Guidelines
  British guidelines and recommendations for the prevention and treatment of HIV-infected adults with antiretroviral therapy and for the management of HIV infection in pregnant women.

Cases

• Case Rounds in AIDS from Hopkins
  Presents case history, physical and laboratory findings, diagnostic procedures, follow-up clinical course, commentary, and differential diagnosis. These cases are prepared by fellows in the Infectious Diseases Division and AIDS service, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Images, Path./Clinical

• AIDS Pathology at Utah
  Images,text, tables, and graphics that describe HIV/AIDS infections, organ pathology, opportunistic infections, and neoplasms. This is a section from a major web and CDROM project on human pathology- "WebPath". Maintained by the University of Utah. ,
• AIDS Pictures at Hardin MD
  A directory of weblinks collected at Hardin MD at the University of Iowa.
• HIV Replication Animation Movie
  University of Leicester.
• Treatment of HIV Animation
  A moving schematic that describes the mechanism of action of "nukes", "non-nukes", and "PIs". This animation is an online supplement to a McGraw-Hill textbook.
• AIDS Information Library: ARIC's AIDS Medical Image Gallery
  A collection of images and animations describing some of the microcellular events that occur in the human body during HIV infection.
• AIDS Imaging
  Clinical, radiologic, and microscopic images of infectious diseases, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. Includes comments, original papers, case reports and links to related web resources. In English and Italian. Casa del Sole Hospital of Palermo, Italy .
• HIV Replication Animation
  A moving schematic of the steps of HIV reproduction.

CME

• AIDS Cases on the Web at HIV InSite
  A series of online CME activities sponsored by the International AIDS Society-USA (IAS-USA) in collaboration with UCSF's HIV InSite online clinical resource.
• CMEList Online CME Sites - HIV/Infectious Disease
  A searchable, well-annotated, and constantly-updated directory of web links to online CME opportunities. The directory entries include credit hours, sponsors, cost, lecture format, target audience, and accrediting organization. Bernard Sklar, MD, MS.
• HIV CME of the Foundation for Better Health Care
  HIV/AIDS educational activities that improve the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of healthcare professionals.
• Medscape HIV/AIDS CME Programs
  REG A selection of free, continuously updated CE activities, conference summaries, and treatment updates for physicians and other health professionals. Offers printable CME certificates online. Free registration. Medscape.
• VirologyCME.com
  A free source for HIV/AIDS slide shows, monographs, and educational programs on HIV/AIDS disease management.
• Hivcme.com CME
  Slideshows and news updates for clinicians on HIV treatment issues. Offers original accredited HIV CME materials. The Healthcare Consortium .
• CME Pipeline
  Free lectures on HIV/Aids and other topics. Thomson American Health Consultants and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
• Congress Resource Centre - AIDS/HIV
  Chronologically organized list of HIV/AIDS related meetings and conferences. Includes an extensive city guide. Allows keyword searching and browsing by specialty, date and location. Doctor's Guide .
• Clinical Pathway CME Lectures of the International AIDS Society
  The Clinical Pathway focuses on current clinical issues in HIV management. This is an archive of the live lectures. International AIDS Society-USA.

Patient Education

• Surviving AIDS from PBS
  Color graphics and videos that demonstate the impact of the the human immunodeficiency virus on the immune system and treatment strategies. This is a companion site to a public television Nova program. The Public Broadcasting Service.
• ACTIS AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
  Information about ongoing federally and privately funded clinical trials, vaccine information, international resources, FAQs about clinical trials, an HIV glossary, and related web links. Searchable. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• AIDS Fact Sheets from AIDS.org
  A collection of fact sheets on HIV infection and prevention, antiviral treatment and treatment side effects, alternative therapies, opportunistic infections, and tips for using HIV/AIDS services.
• Medem HIV/AIDS Medical Library
  A large collection of patient information handouts and fact sheets sponsored by major specialty medical societies and the American Medical Association.
• NOAH AIDS and HIV Patient Education
  A large collection of weblinks to fact sheets and documents about AIDS/HIV diagnosis, prevention, treatment, complications, nutrition, and clinical trials. The "New York Online Access to Health" web site is sponsored, in part, by the Metropolitan New York Library Council.
• Project Inform HIV/AIDS
  Presents basic information about HIV infection, diagnosis and treatment, prevention and education, reports of research, advocacy and public policy, fact sheets, publications, treatment information hotline. Information, Inspiration and Advocacy for People Living with HIV/AIDS. In English and Spanish.
• The Body - AIDS Basics and Prevention
  Consumer directed articles and fact sheets on AIDS history and causes, myths, prevention, demographics, statistics. Searchable. Body Health Resources Corporation.
• HIVChannel
  Includes information regarding HIV/AIDS, prevention and transmission, testing, treatment and medications, related conditions including pneumonia, hepatitis C and waisting syndrome. Searchable, with links to related web sites. Healthcommunities.com.

Directories

• MedlinePlus - AIDS
  A collection of links to AIDS-related web resources. National Library of Medicine.
• Interactive Multimedia Textbook of HIV / AIDS
  A set of links to HIV and AIDS-related articles, abstracts and reports organized by subject matter. Compiled by Paul Ting, M.D. Medicine OnLine, an affiliate of UltiTech, Inc. .
• MedWeb AIDS and HIV
  Large collection of links to web sites, guides, guidelines, journals, hospitals, societies & organizations, support groups, and documents. Allows browsing and searching by keywords. Emory University Health Sciences Center Library.

Educational Materials

• HIV Pathology Tutorial at WebPath
  A tutorial on the HIV virus's structure and the nature of HIV infection: mechanisms for infecting the human body, prevention, transmission, and diagnosis. WebPath, The Internet Pathology Laboratory, University of Utah.
• Index of ADAP Drugs
  Descriptions of drugs, side effects, and dosages for treatments included in expanded drug access programs from AIDS Drug Assistance Program, Medicaid, and pharmaceutical companies. The Access Project.
• 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
  Abstracts, lectures and posters presented at the 8th Conference held in Chicago in February 2001.
• Aidsmeds.com
  HIV lessons, drug/drug & drug/food interaction tools, tracking and graphing of lab test results, video broadcasts, drug reviews, and recent treatment news.
• ARIC's AIDS Medical Information Library
  Useful Information on HIV infection and aids: pathogenesis and treatment, articles, tables, treatments, and images.
• Project Inform
  Project Inform http://www.projinf.org/ Information on the diagnosis and treatment of HIV disease. Project Inform is a national nonprofit, community based organization working to end the AIDS epidemic.
• The UK's National AIDS Manual HIV and AIDS Fact Sheets
  Full text overviews of HIV and AIDS key topics with a focus on complications and anti-HIV drugs. NAM is a leading provider of information, since 1987, both for the affected community and for HIV professionals.
• WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS nad STI
  Presents policies and programs, fact sheets on HIV/AIDS, upcoming and past conferences, epidemic updates, global reports & country-specific figures, guidelines, HIV/AIDS/STI figures, related web links. World Health Organization, Department of HIV/AIDS.
• Women, Children, and HIV
  Contains a library of practically applicable materials on mother and child HIV infection including preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), infant feeding, clinical care of women and children living with HIV infection, and the support of orphans.
• Aids Hospice.com Medical Protocols of Thailand
  A collection of medical protocols, that do not require labs/x-rays/morphine, that are drawn on the experience of those responsible for medical care in a hospice environment in Thailand. Includes medical photos which may assist diagnosis.
• AIDS Up Close - An Overview from the BBC
  Aids is one of the world's most deadly contagious diseases. BBC News Online looks at its impact, both socially and medically. The British Broadcasting System.
• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at UCSF
  CAPS website describes it research projects and programs and posts reports, fact sheets, publications, news, science summaries, surveys, questionnaires, a calendar of events, and job and fellowship opportunities. Searchable. University of California at San Francisco.
• Journal of AIDS/HIV
  $  REG A journal of current therapy for AIDS and HIV. Presents collection of articles related to the treatment and primary care for HIV-infected persons that includes reports of research and CME opportunites. Fee registration. Subscription fee. The National Medical Society.
• The Access Project
  An information clearinghouse collecting and distributing information about medications available for HIV and AIDS through Medicaid, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, and national pharmaceutical industry patients assistance/expanded access programs. ADAPs are listed by state. The Access Project.

Forums

• Clinician Forum at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
  An online forum where users submit questions to and receive answers from experts at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service.
• HIV-DOCS Mail List
  HIV-Docs is an Internet discussion list to foster the exchange of information among physicians and other clinicians involved in treating people with HIV. To subscribe, send a message to hiv-docs-subscribe@lists.boygenius.com. This is a closed list, so to have your subscription approved, your message should explain who you are and where you practice. Includes information about other HIV/AIDS related discussion forums. Boy Genius Inc.
• ProCAARE AIDS Discussion Forum
  REG A moderated discussion forum for clinicians, researchers and policy makers with posts of current and relevant research findings. ProCAARE is the Program for Collaboration Against AIDS and Related Epidemics supported by SATELLIFE and the Harvard AIDS Institute/Harvard School of Public Health. Free registration.