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 DOCN  M94A1959
 TI    British Columbia's Women and Family HIV Centre: a unique model for care
       of HIV infected women, children, youth and families.
 DT    9412
 AU    Forbes J; Burdge DR; Department of Pediatrics, University of British
       Columbia,; Vancouver, Canada.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):412 (abstract no. PD0257). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370616
 AB    While HIV infection continues to mainly affect homosexual men in North
       America, transmission to women and children is increasing rapidly. A
       multi-disciplinary outpatient facility designed to address the unique
       medical and psychosocial needs of HIV infected women, children, youth
       and families has been established in Vancouver. While separate and
       unique, the medical and psychosocial issues of women and their children
       are often inter-related. Similarly the needs of both infected and
       noninfected partners and family members are distinct, yet
       interconnected. The Women and Family HIV Centre acknowledges the
       inter-relatedness and complexity of HIV infection in family units. The
       core multi-disciplinary team consists of both adult and pediatric
       infectious disease specialists, a social worker, clinic and outreach
       nurses, dieticians, pharmacists and other support staff all with skills
       in both children and women's health. While the definition of family is
       kept broad, the emphasis is to provide medical care and support for all
       HIV infected women, children, youth and their families. Other
       initiatives include education, prevention, research and outreach
       programs to women and more disadvantaged minority groups. The centre is
       a unique model, designed to improve the care of HIV infected women and
       children, and ultimately to impact on the second wave of the epidemic.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  British Columbia  Child  Child Health
       Services/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN  Family  Female  Homosexuality  Human
       HIV Infections/REHABILITATION/*THERAPY  Male  Models, Theoretical
       Patient Care Team  Urban Population  Women's Health
       Services/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN  MEETING ABSTRACT

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