title: Opinions of general medical registrars on HIV teaching and their competence in HIV-related clinical issues.
abstract: More HIV-positive patients are living longer and presenting to non-infection specialties with non-HIV-related issues (eg diabetes, heart disease). National recommendations advise routinely offering HIV testing to all new registrants to primary care and all general medical admissions where community prevalence exceeds 2:1000. It is, therefore, imperative that all physicians are educated and competent in HIV infection, counselling and testing. This study aimed to establish regional medical registrars' opinions on teaching provision, and confidence in, HIV medicine. The results indicated a lack of confidence in HIV medicine and, in those without postgraduate rotations in HIV medicine or infectious diseases, a perception that HIV and infection-related teaching provision is inadequate.
authors.affiliation: The Monsall Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester. tomwingfield@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wingfield
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ustianowski
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D013222:State Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires