HIV/AIDS Committee

HIV/AIDS COMMITTEE

The HIV/AIDS Committee advises the CHPCA on relevant HIV/AIDS issues with respect to hospice palliative care and assists in the development of a response to national and international HIV/AIDS issues.

Members
Deborah Randall-Wood – Chair
Sharon Baxter – Executive Director (ex-officio)

Terms of Reference
Summary of Activities

Needs Assessments
The HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee works to ensure dialogue and sharing of expertise between the hospice palliative care community and the HIV/AIDS community. A relatively large amount of research has been done on the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Canada's major cities in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. However, the advisory committee saw a need for further research in the other seven provinces. The advisory committee commissioned three reports, available below for download. A hardcopy of these documents can be obtained free of charge by contacting the CHPCA office. These documents are available in English only.

1.	HIV/AIDS and Palliative Care in the Atlantic Region: Educational Needs of Formal Caregivers
2.	HIV/AIDS Palliative Care Needs in the Prairie Region
3.	HIV/AIDS and Palliative Care in the Atlantic Region: Needs of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and their Caregivers

A Comprehensive Guide for the Care of Persons
with HIV Disease – Module 4: Palliative Care

This guide to palliative care for persons living with HIV/AIDS was published by: Mount Sinai Hospital and Casey House Hospice, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1995. (English Only)

It was published as part of the Comprehensive Guide to the Care of Persons with HIV/AIDS.

Support for this project was provided by the AIDS Care Treatment and Support Unit, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada.