External Links

For your information and convenience, please find additional information from the following links:

 HIV

• www.resist-hiv.info: Resist-HIV.info has been created by Virco Lab, Inc., as a resource for advancing your knowledge about HIV drug resistance and enhancing your ability to individualize drug treatment choices for your patients.
• www.aidsmeds.com:   All about HIV treatment and potential side effects, summaries of approved and experimental treatments, and more. 
• http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/links.htm:  United States Government department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• www.aegis.org:  AIDS Education Global Information System. Includes information on prevention, exposure, living with HIV, treatment, conferences, publications, fact sheets, and more.
• www.aidsmap.com:  Information on HIV/AIDS, including treatment, prevention, organizations, news, and much more. 
• www.hiv-druginteractions.org: Produced by the University of Liverpool UK., includes interaction charts, pharmacology resources, TDM, and more.
• www.amfar.org:  The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), is the United States' leading non-profit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, AIDS prevention, treatment education and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.
• aidsinfo.nih.gov: A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the site includes information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and research.

HIV & HCV

• hivandhepatitis.com: Information about HIV and Hepatitis, and HIV/Hepatitis co infection (supported by unrestricted grant from Gilead Sciences)
• www.hepatitis.va.gov/web-resources/coinfection.asp: US Department of Veteran’s Affairs site for information on coinfection with viral hepatitis and HIV.
• www.natap.org/hepc.htm: The National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP) has developed an extensive amount of information on hepatitis, both in the context of HIV coinfection and as a separate illness.
• http://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/ Treatment action group in collaboration with Medicines sans Frontieres, UNAIDS, - contains information on HCV and HIV treatments in the pipeline, HCV clinical trials, NIH AIDS research
• www.natap.org/: National AIDS Treatment Advocacy project: Clearinghouse for  HIV and HCV articles, upcoming events, newsletters, conferences, conference reports and Ryan White Care Act information.

HCV

• http://www.hcvadvocate.org/index.asp: Hepatitis C support project
• http://natap.org/2010/HCV/NHANESHCV.pdf HCV prevalence
• http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/9/08-1050_article.htm US population HCV surveillance
• http://hcvsupport.org/forum/index.php?action=forum . HCV’s mission is to provide knowledge, support and encouragement to those affected by hepatitis C.
• http://www.hepc-connection.org:  Network of testing sites for HCV
• http://www.liverfoundation.org/: American Liver foundation with the mission to facilitate, advocate and promote education, support and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease.
• http://www.hepcnetwork.org/: National Hepatitis C advocacy council

Clinical Trials for HIV or HCV

• www.ClinicalTrials.gov : NIH database of ongoing clinical research trials
• http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/clinical-trials:  searches by age or study type, AIDSinfo searches ClinicalTrials.gov, is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world
• http://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/ Treatment action group in collaboration with Medicines sans Frontieres, UNAIDS, - contains information on HCV and HIV treatments in the pipeline, HCV clinical trials, NIH AIDS research
• www.centerwatch.com: The global source for clinical trials information: offering news, analysis, study grants, career opportunities, and trial listings to professionals and patients.
• http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM225333.pdf : Guidance for industry-Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Developing direct acting anti-viral agents for treatment
• http://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/hcv/publications/2011/hcv-clinical-trials-guide?id=4606 Guide to clinical trials for people with hepatitis C

Health information Technology

• www.avigaehr.com: AVIGA™ is a powerful electronic health record (EHR) solution that allows clinicians and healthcare professionals to realize the benefits of information technology while securely managing confidential patient data in a manner that meets regulatory and legal requirements.
• http://healthit.hhs.gov/:  The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) not only coordinates a variety of programs to implement HITECH but also supports the efforts of several related initiatives to facilitate nationwide adoption of health IT. Through working with these initiatives, ONC is able to reach diverse stakeholder groups that are imperative to the success of the HITECH Act.
• http://www.cchit.org/: Certification Commission for Health Information Technology; a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization with the public mission of accelerating the adoption of health IT. 
• http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/30_Meaningful_Use.asp : Regulations and filing requirements for fulfillment of the HITECH Act are detailed here
• http://www.healthcareitnews.com/ : Healthcare IT News offers timely, pertinent healthcare IT news every month, with coverage including new technologies, IT strategies and tactics, statutory and regulatory issues, as well as provider and vendor updates.
• http://hab.hrsa.gov/:  Health Resources and Service Administration website which contains information on the Ryan White Healthcare Act
• https://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/: The official web site for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs. This site explains the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs to eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) as they adopt, implement, upgrade or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
• http://www.healthcaretechnologyonline.com/article.mvc/Healthcare-Saas-Vs-Licensed-Software-0001. Informative article on the features and benefits of licensed software and a SaaS model  of delivery for health information technology.