HIV InSite: University of California AIDS Web Site

The University of California San Francisco has started a Website with authoritative information on treatment and other major aspects of AIDS. While there are already hundreds of Web sites with AIDS information, this one is distinguished by being managed by leading experts in the field, at the UCSF AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital, and the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). Also, it has the funding and staff to check with hundreds of experts every month to keep the information peer reviewed and up to date. The site is intended both for professionals and for persons with HIV.

The medical section includes the AIDS KNOWLEDGE BASE (a 1600-page online textbook), a searchable database of clinicaltrials throughout the United States, treatment guidelines,case studies, and fact sheets. Other sections include Prevention, Social Issues, and Resources (organized by key topics, and also by a U.S. map).

The authoritative management of this site could make printouts especially useful in advocating for treatment or reimbursement.

This project was originally funded by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, with additional educational grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, and from Merck, and with computer equipment donated by Sun Microsystems.

The Web address is http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu.