Health Care Professionals News

[From PSFK, November 6, 2015] iTeach and frog recognized the need for better HIV testing methods in South Africa and came up with a solution It began in 2008 as a campaign to increase awareness of the importance of HIV testing in South Africa. Project Masiluleke, as it was called, sent over a billion mobile […]

[From aidsmap, November 2, 2015] Virological suppression and co-morbidities are the main focus of consultations between HIV healthcare providers (HCPs) and their patients, according to results of a study conducted by NAM and presented to the recent 15th European AIDS Conference held in Barcelona. Almost 90% of HCPs said the main focus of appointments with

[From Kamloops This Week, October 15, 2015] In an effort to address what it calls a “prescription opioid epidemic” in the province, the Ministry of Health has added Suboxone to PharmaCare coverage. The drug, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, can be used in place of methadone in treatment of addictions to drugs such as

[From The Baltimore Sun, Oct 8, 2015] After years of research, a promising HIV/AIDS vaccine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is moving into the critical human testing stage. The school’s Institute of Human Virology, headed by Dr. Robert Gallo, who helped discover the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, and developed the

JOB POSTING Contract Position This posting will be internal and external simultaneously with preference given to internal candidates first. Treatment Health and Wellness Coordinator Full-time 35 Hours/week Reporting to: Director of Programs and Services Start Date: Oct 16, 2015 Hours of Work: 35 hours per week Benchmark: Program Coordinator 1/Advocate Hybrid Grid Level: 10 (Wage