• Preface.
• Overview of the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic.

Section I: Core Curriculum in HIV Medicine

1. The Diagnosis of HIV Infection.

• Laboratory Tests.
• Acute Infection. Chronic Infection.
• Who Should be Tested?
• Changes in Testing Strategies. Implementation of Expanded HIV Testing Initiatives.

2. General Approach to HIV Infection.

• Initial Assessment of the Patient.
• Establishing a Program of Care.
• Addressing Adherence to Therapy and Maintenance in Care.

3. Overview of HIV-Related Disorders Therapy.

Section II. Special Populations.

4. Symptom-Oriented Evaluation and Management.

5. Antiretroviral Resource-Deprived Areas. Summary of International Efforts.

6. Diagnosis and Management of Other Major HIV-Related Disorders.

7. Care of the Active Injection Drug Using Patient.

8. Co-infection with tuberculosis or viral hepatitis.

9. Issues of Aging among HIV-Infection Individuals.

• General Health Maintenance.
• Quality of Life.

10. Issues Confronted by Women and Families.

Section III. Systems of Care.

11. The Model HIV Program.

12. Quality Management in the Care of HIV-Infected Individuals.

13. Systems of Care in.

• Opportunistic Infections by Immunological Stage: Diagnosis and Treatment.

• Established Strategies.
• Opportunities in the Global Effort against HIV/AIDS.

• Joseph R. Masci, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA