Health Care Professionals News

[From aidsmap, July 22, 2016] Earlier treatment initiation is not overwhelming rural health services in South Africa, but changes in treatment eligibility criteria alone may not increase the number of people on treatment substantially, and more investment will be needed in testing and linkage to care to reach treatment coverage goals, research presented this week […]

[From Medical Xpress, July 12, 2016] In a report appearing in the July 12 issue of JAMA, an HIV/AIDS theme issue, Huldrych F. Gunthard, M.D., of University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues with the International Antiviral Society-USA panel, updated recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults with established HIV infection, including when to

[From Healio, July 5, 2016] Remote consultation programs connecting HIV specialists using real-time video appeared to improve practitioners’ self-reported confidence and efficacy, and encouraged connection with the wider HIV care community, according to recently published data. For more, click here.

[From Kelowna Capital News, June 27, 2016] Men who live outside major Canadian cities and have sex with other men are less likely to get an HIV test than their metropolitan counterparts, a UBCO study shows. For more, click here.

[From London Free Press, June 16, 2016] The Middlesex-London Health Unit is banking on a face-to-face approach to reverse an alarming increase in HIV and hepatitis C among injection drug users. The health board gave the green light Thursday to develop a strategy that could result in the creation of a new outreach team. Members