title: HIV Online Provider Education (HOPE): the internet as a tool for training in HIV medicine.
abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment programs in resource-limited areas are expanding rapidly. Providing training and education to health care providers in these programs is a major challenge. We have employed Internet-based conferencing technology to conduct interactive case-based training conferences with health care professionals in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. This online program may be a model for other efforts to provide education to health care providers treating HIV-infected patients in the developing world.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit and Partners AIDS Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Aurora D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kiviat
authors.forename: Meghan C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Geary
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sunpath
authors.forename: Mahomed-Yunus S
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Moosa
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Padmanesan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.forename: Rajesh T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Gandhi
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000821:virology; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods; D006678:HIV; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017216:Telemedicine