Averting a crisis in HIV care: A joint statement of the
American Academy of HIV Medicine and the HIV Medicine Association on the HIV medical workforce.
"We don't know the long-term effects of HIV in the body," says Howard Grossman, MD, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based
American Academy of HIV Medicine. "No drug has turned out to be perfect.
Miller, MD, MPH is currently a Research Associate Professor at the University of Houston and is certified as an HIV specialist through the
American Academy of HIV Medicine.
Both the
American Academy of HIV Medicine (www.aahivm.org) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (www.idsociety.org/HIV/toc.htm) have begun programs that give special certification to physicians and other medical professionals who treat HIV.
She summarized cost-effectiveness data during the meeting, which was sponsored by the
American Academy of HIV Medicine, along with other professional societies, the U.S.
Antidiarrheals like Imodium, Kaopectate, and fiber supplements are generally safe for HIVers, as are prescription anti-nausea medications, says Judith Feinberg, MD, former chair of the
American Academy of HIV Medicine.
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