U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

The CARE Act gives States the authority to determine financial and medical eligibility criteria for participation in ADAPs. Individuals with HIV disease who do not have another source of payment must demonstrate financial need, which States typically...

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Table of Contents

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Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1. HIV and Palliative Care By Joseph F. O'Neill and Magda Barini-García Chapter 2. Overview of Clinical Issues By Peter A. Selwyn and Mimi Rivard

Part II. ...

Introduction

It is axiomatic in palliative care that suffering occurs in physical, emotional, practical, and spiritual domains and that each of these domains has an impact on any given symptom.1 Although in many ways these domains are more complicat...

Introduction

People who are young or old, homeless, new immigrants, incarcerated, or newly released from jail or prison may have needs that differentiate them from other people living with HIV/AIDS. Clinicians should recognize that these needs may p...

Overview

"Nothing would have a greater impact on the care of patients with advanced incurable disease than instituting the knowledge we have now to improve their quality of life."

-- Jan Stjernsward

Over 60 million men, women and children ha...

Introduction

Well-informed patients can optimize their quality of life through partnership with their physician in clinical decisionmaking. This collaborative process is particularly important for patients with advanced AIDS and their families. This...

Introduction

This chapter is designed to give providers the information they need and that their patients may need during the course of treatment and care. The resources are meant to be comprehensive but not exhaustive. These resources will provide ...

Introduction

Patients receiving palliative care for HIV disease have the potential for numerous drug interactions, given the complex drug regimens used to treat both early as well as advancing HIV disease. It is estimated that at any point, up to 50...

Introduction

Health professionals caring for people living with HIV will encounter myriad symptoms ranging from minor and bothersome problems to problems that are associated with great distress. In caring for a patient who presents with a symptom, t...