New HIV Clinical Training Resource Available from IMPACT/Family Health
International

A new facilitator's guide for training physicians, nurses and other health
care workers to treat people with HIV/AIDS in developing countries is now
available. "HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment: A Clinical Course for People Caring
for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS" features facilitator's notes to guide the
training process. An accompanying CD-Rom contains PowerPoint slides and
notes for course participants.

This course is designed to address one of the greatest challenges to rapidly
scaling-up antiretroviral therapy and care and support services in
resource-constrained settings: training health workers to treat HIV-related
conditions. The 436-page facilitator's guide covers the most important
elements of care and treatment, including antiretroviral therapy, and
addresses special issues related to women, young children, and people
co-infected with tuberculosis.

The state-of-the-art book was produced by the Implementing AIDS Prevention
and Care (IMPACT) Project, which is funded by the U.S. Agency for
International Development and managed by Family Health International (FHI).
FHI has worked in collaboration with ministries of health and
community-based organizations to build capacity for comprehensive HIV/AIDS
treatment, care and support services. In Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda, FHI
provides ART as part of a spectrum of comprehensive care services with
support from USAID and the UK's Department for International Development.

The facilitator's guide and participant's manual are available in electronic
form at:

http://www.fhi.org/en/HIVAIDS/Publications/manualsguidebooks/careandtreatmen
tclinicalcourse.htm
<http://www.fhi.org/en/HIVAIDS/Publications/manualsguidebooks/careandtreatme
ntclinicalcourse.htm>

Hard copies are available free to users in developing countries. To request
one, please send complete mailing address to: [log in to unmask]
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