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

A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS • Chapter 26: ResourcesPalliative Care for HIV/AIDS in Less Developed Countries, Linda Sanei, 1998• Discussion paper number 3 from the series Discussion Papers on HIV/AIDS Care andSupport, discusses ethical issues, clinical components, alternative therapies, challenges,and prevention.26 picas• To order, contact The Synergy Project, 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Ste 900, Washington,DC 20005; Phone: 202-842-2939; Fax: 202-842-7646; www.syngergyaids.comXIV. COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIESBastyr University: Bastyr offers academic training and research in the natural health sciences.Their offerings include fields such as nutrition, acupuncture, and herbal sciences. The universityhas an AIDS Research Center which is funded under grants from the National Institute ofAllergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Center for Complementary and AlternativeMedicine (NCCAM).• www.bastyr.edu/• click on “Research Institute” for information on their AIDS Research Center,www.bastyruniversity.org/research/buarc/• Phone: 425-823-1300; Fax: 425-823-6222National Center for Complementary and Alternative Therapies: This center, part of the NationalInstitutes for Health, studies complementary and alternative healing through scientificresearch. They also provide training for researchers and disseminate information about complementaryand alternative medicines.• www.nccam.nih.gov/• Phone: 1-888-644-6226 or 301-231-7537, ext. 5 (outside the U.S.); TDD: 1-888-644-6226;Fax: 301-495-4957534U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • Health Resources and Services Administration • HIV/AIDS Bureau