The Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

DedicationA Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDSis dedicated to Belynda Dunn, an inspirational leader and beautiful role model,who brought hope, joy and love to so many people. Her faith was deep and powerfuland sustained her throughout her life.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe contributions of many special people made this guide possible.Thanks go to Magda Barini-Garcia, MD, the Project Officer, who skillfully oversawand managed the project’s progress and quality, and Joan Holloway whose gift forart and innovation assured the guide’s look and practicality. Credit is also due toKim Dickerson, who designed and produced the guide, and Susan Lawrence, whowas the copy editor.ABOUT THE EDITORSJoseph F. O’Neill is Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy.Prior to that he was Associate Administrator of the HIV/AIDS Bureau,Health Resources and Services Administration, U. S. Department of Healthand Human Services.Peter A. Selwyn is Director of the Palliative Care Program at Montefiore MedicalCenter as well as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family Medicineat the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.Helen Schietinger has worked in the field of HIV/AIDS since 1981, focusingespecially on palliative and community-based care.ii