Publisher's Synopsis
This book on HIV infection and AIDS is about people with a chronic condition and is aimed at the wide range of multi-professional health workers who provide care in people's homes and the community. This book has arisen because the community perspective has been under-emphasised in HIV/AIDS up to now and both authors believe that a more balanced approach to HIV and AIDS is now appropriate and, more importantly, beneficial to patients and carers alike. - The book contains much basic information on HIV infection and AIDS spanning the subjects of prevention, transmission, opportunistic infections and palliative care including bereavement. It also contains a chapter on how to obtain the best from your doctor. - - Both authors have extensive experience of caring for people with HIV û the title of the book. Each author organises and contributes to teaching on HIV/AIDS-related subjects for multi-professional groups both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Dr Sara Madge works as a GP Fellow at the Royal Free Hospital and Dr Surinder Singh is a clinical lecturer at the Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London and a general practitioner in South London.
