Website of the HIV Special Interest Group
-as part of the College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - HIV/AIDs, Oncology & Palliative Care
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Website of the HIV Special Interest Group -as part of the College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - HIV/AIDs, Oncology & Palliative Care
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There are no recently published books that deal specifically with HIV and Occupational Therapy, and indeed much of what is written in many texts has dated quickly, given the rate of change of practice in this area. Occupational Therapy Texts Turner, A., Foster, M. and Johnson, S.E. (2002). Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction, 5th Edition: Principles, Skills and Practice. Churchill Livingstone. Review: One of the best starting points of therapists and students is the chapter on HIV practice, in the latest edition of Anne Turner's physical dysfunction textbook. The chapter is authored by Sandie Woods (former Head OT at the Mildmay Mission Hospital) and Camilla Hawkins (Senior OT at the Mildmay Mission Hospital) Comprehensive HIV information For specifics on conditions, treatments and related issues, therapists rely primarily on websites. A suggested list of useful websites is available here. Alternatively, an excellent resource is the UK National AIDS Manual, which is published annually and consists of several volumes. The most useful of these are: HIV & Treatments Directory - covers how the immune system works, healthy living, measuring disease progression, anti-HIV therapy, symptoms and illnesses and clinical trials. AIDS Reference Manual - covers history of the disease, epidemiology, transmission, testing, prevention, living well with HIV, African communities, the law and HIV, employment, drug use, haemophilia, children and families, prisons and recommended resources. UK AIDS Directory - covers every HIV organisation in the UK including primary health and social care services, voluntary sector agencies, local and national services. Includes descriptions and contact details. These publications can be subscribed to or purchased online at http://www.nam.org.uk or by telephoning NAM on (020) 7840 0050
Other HIV related texts Kirton, C. (2003) ANC's Core Curriculum for HIV/AIDS Nursing (Second edition) Sage Publications Inc, Thousand Oaks, California. UK contact: Sage Publications, 6 Bonhill STreet, London EC2A 4PU ISBN: 0-7619-2777-8 [Special Edition] Amazon price: £29.99
Review: A good overview of HIV conditions and medical care.
HIV and Neurology
Brew, B.J. (2002) HIV Neurology (Contemporary Neurology S.) Oxford University Press Inc, USA. ISBN: 0195133633 Amazon price: £42.50
Review: A comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and medical management of a range of HIV related neuropathologies, including imaging, guides to differential diagnosis and uncommon presentations. Includes chapters on most major CNS and PNS HIV related pathologies.
HIV related cancers and palliative care
Cooper, J. (ed.). (2006) Occupational Therapy in Oncology and Palliative Care (2nd ed.). Chichester: J W Wiley and sons. ISBN: 047001962X Amazon price: £19.79
Review: Updated second version of this well known text has a chapter specifically on HIV related cancers and HIV related palliative care issues.
HIV and nutrition / food Food and Agricultural Agency of the United Nations. (2002) Living well with HIV/AIDS: A manual on nutritional care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. See website below. Review: This is a customisable manual available free online, with information on general nutrition and HIV issues, weight issues, food safety, complications of HIV related to nutrition and herbal remedies. It is written with consumers / positive people in mind, and there are good summary sheets at the end of the manual which could be handed to consumers. Of particular note is the excellent diagrammatic representation of the relationship between good nutrition and HIV (see nutrition section on this website). It is not written specifically with UK issues in mind but most of the issues are generalisable to a UK population. You can download the customisable manual here, or the pdf format here, or search for the manual on the source site, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Amamoo, N.A. (1999) Body & Soul Food. London; African Families Project. Review: This excellent little book which again is written with consumers in mind, now unfortunately seems out of print although you may find copies with a local dietician or voluntary agency. It is written particularly with African people in the UK in mind, and is written by West African woman. It has a very interesting section on African concepts of food and health and discusses barriers to effective nutrition education among African communities. It covers food and water safety, talks about food groups and then goes through the uses, storage and content of common African foods including fruits and vegetables, which is an excellent resource for therapists working with this population undertaking kitchen based assessment and rehabilitation work. There is then a large selection of African recipes from very simple through to complex.
Lipodystrophy / Lipoatrophy Gorbach, SL and Wanke, C (2002). Lipodystrophy Syndrome in HIV. Kluwer Academic Publishers ISBN: 1402076223 Amazon Price: £77.00 Review: Not reviewed.
HIV and aging Emlet, C.A. (2004) HIV/AIDS and Older Adults: Challenges for Individuals,Families,and Communities. Springer Publishing Company ISBN: 0826144950 Amazon price: £20.27
Review: Not reviewed.
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