iDART is an open-source software application designed for antiretroviral dispensing pharmacists in South Africa.
iDART was developed as a collaboration between the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation and Cell-Life with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation to help manage and monitor ARV stock control and dispensing.
For further information and to download the iDART applications, go to Cell-Life
HIV EDUCATION PROGRAMME (HEP)
HEP is a self-help learning course devised by the DTHF Training Dept.
Using a question-and-answer approach followed by case studies, HEP enables groups of professional health care workers to manage their own continuing education.
The course is aimed primarily at nurses and counsellors and is particularly suited as a distance learning courses for health care workers in rural areas.
For further information, contact the DTHF Training Department at
training@hiv-research.org.za |
ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES
Western Cape ART Treatment Guidelines
Western Cape Antiretroviral Treatment Protocol, Version 2 April 2004
Guidelines for the Management of HIV-infected Children -
Department of Health, Republic of South Africa, 2005.
South African National ART Treatment Guidelines 2004 - download as PDF.
The British HIV Association guidelines for the treatment of HIV-infected adults with antiretroviral therapy 2005.
WHO
Treatment Guidelines for
Staging/Treatment/Pregnancy/Prophylaxis
AIDSinfo - US Medical Guidelines on current treatment regimens for
HIV infection and AIDS-related illnesses, post exposure
prophylaxis and PMTC.
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
The Liverpool HIV Pharmacology Group - Comprehensive information and advice on drug interactions. Johns
Hopkins online HIV Guide, covering diagnosis, management and
treatment of HIV/AIDS.
The
Hopkins HIV Report - a bimonthly newsletter for practitioners
caring for patients with HIV/AIDS. (Requires registration) - subscribe online.
ORGANISATIONS
Southern African HIV Clinicians Society - Represents the professional interests of medical practitioners involved in managing HIV and publishes the Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine.
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