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Welcome to www.iapac.org, official Internet portal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC). Our membership exceeds 20,000 clinicians and allied health professionals in over 100 countries. Together we battle complacency and advance commitment in the global battle against HIV/AIDS. Click here to learn more about IAPAC.
An editorial authored by IAPAC and Global Commission on Drug Policy representatives and released on the eve of the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem calls for UN member-states to take into account the heavy toll people who use drugs and those living with HIV pay due to discriminatory drug policies as they deliberate April 19-21, 2016. Click here to access a pre-print of the editorial.
An IAPAC-led research team analyzed spending on HIV care and treatment in 38 high HIV burden low- and middle-income countries; the results of their study were released on World AIDS Day 2015 (December 1, 2015) in advance of their January/February 2016 publication in JIAPAC. Click here to access the JIAPAC paper or here to access an IAPAC press release regarding the study’s results.
On the 1-year anniversary of the Fast-Track Cities Initiative (1 December 2015), IAPAC’s President/CEO reflects on a year’s worth of momentum as Fast-Track Cities lead and IAPAC, UNAIDS, UN-Habitat, and the City of Paris support efforts to attain 90-90-90 and zero discrimination and stigma targets. Click here to access IAPAC’s Fast-Track Cities 1-year anniversary statement.
The White House, in partnership with IAPAC and other US stakeholders, convened a one-day meeting on November 3, 2015, to identify ways of leveraging the recently updated US National HIV/AIDS Strategy in US Fast-Track Cities. Click here to access the meeting report.
The new IAPAC Guidelines for Optimizing the HIV Care Continuum for Adults and Adolescents feature 36 evidence-based recommendations - including ‘test and start’ - meant to optimize the HIV care continuum and support the global attainment of the UN 90-90-90 Targets. Click here to view the September 30, 2015, press release or here to access the recommendations summary table.
IAPAC applauds the July, 30, 2015, release of National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 at a White House event held in Atlanta. IAPAC also welcomes Atlanta as the third US Fast-Track City, which was also announced on July 30, 2015. Click here to view the press release or here to access additional information regarding the Fast-Track Cities Initiative.
IAPAC launched a new web portal – HIVPolicyWatch.org – on July 17, 2015, that provides end users immediate access to published guidelines and recommendations containing HIV policies from 149 countries representing approximately 90% of the people living with HIV worldwide. Click here to view the press release or here to access HIVPolicyWatch.org.
An IAPAC-led research team examined ART access and AIDS-related mortality in 30 high HIV burden countries; the results of their study were published July 6, 2015, in PLoS One. Click here to access the PLoS One article or here to view the IAPAC press release.
IAPAC issues statement on World TB Day (March 24, 2015) supporting Reach the 3 Million: Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone advocacy theme. Click here to view the statement.
IAPAC, in collaboration with PAHO/WHO, has published a Peer Education Trainer’s Manual: Increasing the Knowledge and Skills of HIV-Positive Adolescents and Young Adults to Live Emotionally, Physically, and Sexually Healthy Lives (December 31, 2014). Click here to download a PDF copy of the manual.
IAPAC is a proud co-author of the newly released Recommendations for HIV Prevention with Adults and Adolescents with HIV in the United States, 2014 (December 11, 2014). The Recommendations cover biomedical, behavioral, and structural interventions to reduce HIV transmission from persons with HIV. Click here to view the Recommendations.
IAPAC in collaboration with UNAIDS, UNHABITAT, and mayors from around the world sign Paris Declaration on World AIDS Day, 2014 to end AIDS by 2030. Click here to view the statement or here to access the Fast-Track Cities micro-site.
IAPAC in collaboration with a global steering committee for See Us: Women Take a Stand on HIV launched 17 November 2014 in advance of World AIDS Day a series of dialogue tools to strengthen conversations between healthcare providers and women living with HIV. Click here to view the press release or here to access the tools.
IAPAC presented two posters 24 July 2014 at AIDS 2014 in Melbourne, both featuring data from a 2014 IAPAC-IAS Clinician Survey regarding clinician perceptions of treatment as prevention (TasP) and antiretroviral therapy (ART). Click here to view Poster THPE346 (TasP) or to view Poster THPE347 (ART).
IAPAC Mourns Loss of Friends and Colleagues Lost on MH17: Among the 298 people whose lives were lost on Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 was Joep MA Lange, MD, PhD, an IAPAC advisor and former member of our Board of Trustees. Thank you for your many contributions,Dr. Lange, and may you, your partner Jacqueline van Tongeren, and all the victims of this horrific act rest in eternal peace. We will continue the global battle against HIV/AIDS in your honor. Please click here to read the full IAPAC statement.
IAPAC, UNAIDS, and BC Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS leaders lay out a blueprint for “Leveraging HIV Treatment to End AIDS, Stop New HIV Infections, and Avoid the Cost of Inaction” in an IAPAC-sponsored July 2014 Clinical Infectious Diseases supplement. Click here to either read or to download a PDF copy of the editorial. Or click here to learn more about the supplement, which features papers expanding upon select presentations from IAPAC’s recent Controlling the HIV Epidemic with Antiretrovirals summit.
The international steering committee for See Us: Women Take a Stand on HIV unveiled a consensus statement 6 March 2014 focused on raising awareness of and addressing the unique health needs of women living with HIV/AIDS. Click here to view the press release or to read the consensus statement.
IAPAC and RDI sign Letter of Agreement forming a strategic partnership against HIV drug resistance (effective January 27, 2014). Click here to view the announcement.
IAPAC announced its unequivocal support January 9, 2014, for the nomination of Deborah Birx, MD, to serve as the next US Global AIDS Coordinator. If confirmed to assume this new role, she would lead the life-saving US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Click here to view the statement.
IAPAC endorsed a new UNAIDS Treatment 2015 Framework launched 13 July 2013, which is meant to expand to 15 million the number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who benefit from the therapeutic and preventative effects of antiretroviral therapy by 2015. Click here to view the statement.
IAPAC and UNAIDS signed a Memorandum of Understanding focused on expanding access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment services (effective 20 June 2013). Click here to view the announcement.
IAPAC launches multi-language myHIVclinic.org webportal focused on comorbidities and healthy aging with HIV. Click here to view the English- or Spanish-language version of the launch press release or visit myHIVclinic.org to access the webportal.
IAPAC and its membership accomplished some significant successes in 2012. Click here to view the Top 10 IAPAC Highlights of 2012.
IAPAC announces its name change to the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care effective 3 December 2012. Click here to view the announcement.
In response to the need to facilitate the integration of HCV management into primary care settings in the United States, IAPAC announced a partnership with The Alliance of Chicago and the National Association of Community Health Centers to pilot an EHR-based approach to HCV clinical management in community health center settings. Click here to view the press release announcing the partnership and its objectives.
IAPAC welcomes “The PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-Free Generation,” unveiled by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a World AIDS Day commemoration in Washington, DC. Click here to view the press statement.
Impacting the HIV Epidemic: The Role of Treatment as Prevention and Preexposure Prophylaxis is an online CME activity released August 17, 2012, by Medscape, LLC, in collaboration with IAPAC. The activity features an expert interview with Dr. Kenneth Mayer, Co-Chair of the Controlling the HIV Epidemic with Antiretrovirals evidence summit held June 11-12, 2012, in London. This activity is designated for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
IAPAC released a Consensus Statement on TasP and PrEP implementation at AIDS 2012. Click here to view the press release, or to download a copy of the Consensus Statement.
On March 5, 2012, the Annals of Internal Medicine e-published IAPAC’s new Guidelines for Improving Entry into and Retention in Care and Antiretroviral Adherence for Persons with HIV. Click here for more information about the guidelines, a summary of the recommendations, guidelines training slides in English and Spanish, or to access the guidelines.
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) awarded IAPAC a grant to launch a Multidisciplinary Care Team Initiative (MCTI) in East Africa. Click here to view an MCTI press release, an MCTI Fact Sheet, or a report from a recent MCTI Consultation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The is a multiple-choice question exam testing critical areas of
HIV clinical management. It is now available electronically for physicians
in:
- Australia (English)
- Canada (English)
- Sub-Saharan Africa (English and French)
- Western Europe (English)
Additional regional versions and translations into other languages will be
available soon.
Physicians who pass the exam with a score of 70% or higher earn a “Certificate of Clinical Competence in HIV Medicine.” Click here to learn more about or to register online to take the GALEN Exam.
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