COVID-19 Response
Webcast: CROI Special Session on COVID-19
This special lunchtime session from CROI 2020 held on 10 March 2020 included up-to-date information on the 2019-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and its causative pathogen, SARS-CoV-2.
Guides and Policies
National HIV Testing Policy
Author: ASHM
A framework for providing quality testing and removing real and perceived barriers to testing.
Guide to Australian HIV Laws and Policies for Healthcare Professionals
Author: ASHM
This resource provides information on legal and ethical responsibilities under various laws and regulations related to HIV for healthcare professionals.
Undetectable = Untransmittable: A guide for clinicians to discuss U=U
Author: ASHM
This guide provides information to clinicians and other healthcare service providers on how ART for people living with HIV prevents sexual transmission of HIV.
Clinical management resources
HIV Service Algorithms
Screening and Management of HIV related Co-Morbidities
Author: Alfred Health
This algorithm developed at Alfred Health (Melbourne Victoria) contains treatment flow charts for various comorbid conditions.
HIV Monitoring Tool
Author: ASHM
A 2-page tool designed to assist HIV s100 prescribers with monitoring new and ongoing patients.
CDC HIV Resources
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC provides a wide range of HIV education resources for clinicians, patients, and public health partners.
ASHM Training and Resources
Author: ASHM
ASHM offers a range of accredited face-to-face and online training and education, in addition to large range of resources to support clinicians in the treatment of HIV.
National Strategies and Statistics
HIV strategies and policies
Author: Alfred Health
HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: Annual surveillance report 2018
Author: Kirby Institute
NAPWHA Resources
HIV and Ageing in Australia - The New Frontier
Building on the Phase 1 Report outcomes, this report discusses the outcomes of the additional research in the impact of ageing on PLHIV in Australia.
Identifying the Barriers and Facilitators for People living with HIV to Treatment and Care
Prepared on behalf of NAPWHA by Dr John Rule, Dr Jeanne Ellard and Aaron Cogle
Medicare ineligible PLHIV in Australia
An analysis of new data with recommendations for systemic improvements.
The NAPWHA Stigma and Resilience Framework
National strategic framework to address HIV stigma and build resilience capacity for people living with HIV.
The System is Broken - NAPWHA’s report on Mandatory Testing Laws
Audit of Australia’s Mandatory Disease Testing Laws.
Resources for patients
AFAO – Australia Federation of AIDS Organisations
The AFAO provides leadership, coordination and support to Australia’s policy and advocacy response to HIV.
National Association of People living With HIV Australia (NAPWHA)
NAPWHA is a non-government organisation representing community-based groups of people living with HIV, providing advocacy, policy, health promotion, effective representation, and outreach on a national level.
The Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis Service (MHAHS)
MHAHS works with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in NSW. Their website provides an introduction to HIV in many languages.
HIV is: Just a part of me
HIV is: Just a part of me is designed to encourage PLHIV of all ages to feel positive about living a long healthy life, and take an active role in their health management.
The development of the HIV is: Just a part of me website has been facilitated and funded by Gilead Sciences Europe Ltd.
HIV CURE
Author: NAPWHA
NAPWHA’s HIV CURE website hosts and extensive collection of news stories, collating the latest research news and scientific developments to inform people living with HIV in Australia of the successes being made as they happen.
Next Steps
Author: AFAO & NAPWHA
A resource designed to guide newly HIV diagnosed patients as they come to terms with their diagnosis and start making decisions.
Your Body Blueprint – For HIV and Healthy Living
This website encourages those living with HIV to take control of their well-being and make healthy decisions.
LIVING WELL Women with HIV
This website provides information about some of the key issues for women living with HIV, such as reproductive health and how to tell people.
Ending HIV 2020
Aimed towards gay men, this campaign focuses on reducing the risk of HIV transmission and increasing identification and testing of those at risk.