Resources for Professionals

This is an excerpt from There is Hope: Learning to Live with HIV, 2nd Edition, written by Janice Ferri, with Richard R. Roose and Jill Schwendeman, a publication of The HIV Coalition.

American Medical Association
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312-464-4566
312-464-5841-FAX

• Offers the brochure, "HIV Early Intervention: Physician Guidelines, Second Edition," covering the stages of HIV infection, baseline testing requirements, T cell testing, and treatments. Enclose a $2 check payable to the AMA.

CDC National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
PO Box 6003
Rockville, MD 20849-6003
800-458-5231-English/Spanish/ French
800-243-7012-Hearing-impaired TTY/TDD

• Questions answered and publications mailed confidentially, free of charge. Reference specialists do free database searches and make referrals on any aspect of HIV/AIDS. Serves both individuals and health care professionals.

Gay and Lesbian Physicians of Chicago
PO Box 14864
Chicago, IL 60614
312-670-9630

• Referral service for gay- and lesbian-friendly physicians. Free.

Illinois State Medical Society
20 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60602
312-782-1654

• Educational seminars and materials on HIV/AIDS for physicians and the public. Speakers available (some in Spanish).

ImpactAIDS, Inc.
3692 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-861-3397

• Request Early Care For HIV Disease by Baker/Moulton/ Tighe, a comprehensive book detailing the various tests and procedures involved in a thorough HIV baseline exam. ImpactAIDS has other brochures, booklets and videos available free of charge; call for a catalog.

Lesbian and Gay Psychologists
3023 North Clark Street
Suite 199
Chicago, IL 60657
312-868-4577

• Therapist referral service, conferences and workshops for the public and for professionals on mental health issues. Mental health consultation to other agencies serving the gay/lesbian/bisexual community. Sliding scale fees. Public Aid accepted. Bilingual.

Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC)
808 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612
312-996-1373

• Offers training for health care providers in all aspects of HIV disease. Resources and consultation for training workshops for health professionals throughout Illinois. Clinical training programs for physicians.

National Pediatric HIV Resource Center (NPHRC)
15 South Ninth Street
Newark, NJ 07107
201-268-8251
201-485-2752-FAX
800-362-0091-Resource Center
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri (Eastern time).

• Serves professionals caring for children, youth, and families affected by HIV. Consultation, technical assistance and training. Bilingual.

Physicians Association for AIDS Care (PAAC)
101 West Grand Avenue
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60610
312-222-1326
312-222-0329-FAX

• Publisher of journal JPAAC, addressing HIV-related clinical subjects and related topics. Also an advocacy group for physicians treating HIV. Referral service for physician members only.