HIV/AIDS Resources

PRACTICE ADAPTATIONS HEALING HANDS
CASE REPORT
Comorbid TB and HIV in a Chronically Homeless Male: Social Isolation Compounds Stress of Medical Confinement (2006)
THE HEALTH CARE OF HOMELESS PERSONS
This easy to use and read manual is designed for clinicians and shelter staff. Sections cover communicable diseases and infections, major medications, heat-related conditions and cold-related injuries, emerging challenges, management of chronic illnesses, immunizations, food management in shelters and soup kitchens, and fact sheets in English and Spanish for clients. The manual includes a chapter on HIV/AIDS.

CLINICAL TOOLS
  • Informed Consent and Agreement to HIV Testing
  • Learn to Recognize Acute HIV Infection Tool
    Developed by the HIV Medicine Association, the tool Learn to Recognize Acute HIV Infection helps clinicians who work in emergency room and primary care settings identify the symptoms most specific to acute HIV infection, to conduct risk screenings, and, if appropriate, laboratory tests. Appropriate selection of patients for diagnostic testing to identify acute HIV infection is important. Current diagnostic testing for acute HIV infection has limitations in specificity and can produce false positive results. This tool will help guide clinicians through the evaluation process of identifying key symptoms, conducting a risk assessment for HIV transmission and using appropriate laboratory diagnostic tests. The tool also includes tips on counseling patients and helpful resources. Order the free tool from HIVMA by calling 703 299-1215 or writing hivma@idsociety.org.


ASK THE EXPERT
"Ask the Expert" is a service of the HCH Clinicians' Network intended to be a resource for clinicians who work with people experiencing homelessness. In this column, our expert Ann Petru, MD, Associate Director of Infectious Disease Medicine at Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, California, answers a question about pediatric HIV/AIDS.


ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES


Housing is HIV Prevention and Health Care findings from the National Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit Series convened by the National AIDS Housing Coalition in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Treating Adolescents with HIV: Tools for Building Skills in Cultural Competence, Clinical Care & Support | Free online training series for MDs, NPs, PAs, RNs, psychologists, social workers, case managers and other health professionals; continuing education credits available.