HIV/AIDS Clinical Update Published on Web

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HIV/AIDS Clinical Update Published on Web

AIDS TREATMENT NEWS Issue #345, June 23, 2000
John S. James


The Medscape HIV/AIDS Annual Update 2000--based on the Clinical Care Options for HIV Symposium, May 4-7, 2000--is on the Web at http://hiv.medscape.com. This review, written for AIDS physicians by leading experts, is important because this Symposium's clinical focus--on practical issues in the doctor's office, more than on research.

The following chapters are now available, usually both as text and audio, sometimes only as audio:

* Forward, by John P. Phair, M.D. and Edward King, M.A.

* Immunopathogenesis of HIV Infection, by Richard A. Koup, M.D.

* Viral Pathogenesis: Update and Clinical Implications, by Daniel Kuritzkes, M.D.

* Human Genetic Factors That Impact HIV Infection and Progression, by Stephen J. O'Brien, Ph.D.

* Antiretroviral Therapy: Initial Strategies, by Joel E. Gallant, M.D., M.P.H.

* Managing Antiretroviral-Experienced Patients, by Robert L. Murphy, M.D.

* Choosing and Using Resistance Assays, by Steven G. Deeks, M.D. and Andrew R. Zolopa, M.D.

* Drug Interactions: Better Living through Pharmacology?, by Charles Flexner, M.D.

* Adherence: Issues and Strategies, by Laura Cheever, M.D.

* Recent Advances in the Clinical Management of HIV- Infected Infants and Children, by Karin Nielsen, M.D., M.P.H.

* Emerging Issues in the Clinical Management of HIV in Women, by Judith Currier, M.D., M.Sc.

* Fat Redistribution and Metabolic Abnormalities, by Donald P. Kotler, M.D.

* Hyperlipidemia and Insulin Resistance Due to HIV Infection and Its Therapies, by Carl Grunfeld, M.D., Ph.D.

* Hypertension and HIV Infection, by Lynda Anne Szczech, M.D., M.S.C.E.

* Opportunistic Infections 2000, by William Powderly, M.D.

* Co-Infection with Hepatitis C and HIV, by Marion Peters, M.D. and Kenneth Sherman, M.D., Ph.D.

* Virus-Related Cancers in the HAART Era, by Alexandra M. Levine, M.D.

* Appendix: Quick Reference Guide to Antiretrovirals, by Malte Schutz, M.D. and Andrea Wendrow, R.Ph.

* Moderated Panel: Review of the Conference: Pathogenesis; Antiretroviral Therapy; and Complications of HIV Disease and Therapy

* Additional Audio Interview: Addiction, Psychiatric Issues and HIV, by Glenn Treisman, M.D., Ph.D.

This update was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Note: The first time you log onto http://hiv.medscape.com you will be asked to register and supply a password, so that the site can track how it is used. There is no charge to use it.
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