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Primary care guidelines for the management of HIV/AIDS in British Columbia [electronic resource] / on behalf of the Primary Care Guidelines Panel, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.

British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Primary Care Guidelines Panel. (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

There has been a significant decrease in the morbidity and mortality of HIV-positive individuals in the province of British Columbia since the introduction of potent antiretroviral treatment in 1996. At present, there are approximately 13,000 HIV-positive individuals in the province, of which approximately only 5,400 are receiving antiretrovirals. In response to the need to expand the treatment of HIV-positive individuals and requests from the larger community of primary care providers, the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCfE) has developed guidelines to support care and treatment programs for people living with HIV.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 electronic text (79 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	"March 2011." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-79).
Formatted Contents Note:	Expert committee members -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Methods -- Summary of recommendations for the management of HIV-positive individuals -- Background -- Medical history and physical examination of HIV-positive individuals -- HIV disease specific testing -- Screening and immunization for selected co-morbid infections -- Schedule of care for HIV-positive individuals -- Special consideration for women with HIV -- Long-term complications of antiretroviral therapy -- Optimizing adherence to antiretroviral therapy -- Special consideration for HIV-positive individuals with addictions -- Special consideration for individuals with advanced HIV-opportunistic infection & prophylaxis -- Psycho-social implications of HIV infection -- Other guidelines -- Contact list -- Appendices -- References.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.