Pain Management, Anesthesia and HIV/AIDS

Section I: Medical Evaluation and Management of HIV/AIDS: Etiology, Transmission, Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS; Immunopathogenesis of HIV Infection; Clinical Manifestations of HIV Disease; Diagnosis and Laboratory Monitoring; Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-Infected Patients; Resource Allocation and Financial Challenges in Treating HIV-Infected Patients in the United States; Section II: Pain Management in HIV: General Considerations and Approach to Pain Management; Pain Syndromes and their Etiologies in HIV; Postoperative Pain Management in the HIV-Infected Patient; Evaluating and Treating Pain in Patients with HIV/AIDS - An Overview; Intervention Techniques for the Alleviation of Pain in HIV-Infected Patients; Psychosocial Issues in AIDS-Related Pain; HIV and Rehabilitation; Ethical Issues in Pain Management and End-of-life Care in the AIDS Patient; Section III: Anesthesia and Perioperative Management of HIV/AIDS: AIDS and the Health Care Worker; Preoperative Evaluation of the HIV Positive Patient; Perioperative and Anesthetic Management of the HIV/AIDS Patient; HIV and Transfusion Considerations; Anesthetic Management of the HIV/AIDS Patient undergoing Ambulatory Surgery; Anesthesia for the Parturient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus; HIV Pediatric Considerations; Critical Care Issues for the HIV Patient; Section IV: Quality of Life Issues for HIV/AIDS Patients: Quality of Life