PMID: 8614178Mar 1, 1996Paper

Primary care of the HIV patient: standard practice and new developments in the era of managed care

The Medical Clinics of North America
K Kocurek

Abstract

It is easy when taking care of the patient with AIDS to lose sight of the whole person and become focused on the details of micromanagement, distracted by the array of new therapies, and overwhelmed by the financial risks of the disease. It is therefore critical that a healing and respectful relationship is developed with patients and they are engaged in the decisions regarding their care. Physicians must also continue the search for new therapies and struggle to ensure that patients have access to state-of-the-art treatment. In this, the primary care physician plays a critical role, through identifying study centers, becoming an investigator in expanded access programs, and using referrals to clinical trials to provide new therapies to patients and improve understanding of HIV treatment. Finally, quality of life must be at the forefront of physicians' medical conscience. Ultimately, the physician must know when the best treatment he of she can offer is the assurance of a dignified and comfortable death.

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Mar 15, 2001·Health Services Management Research : an Official Journal of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration·P Tsasis

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