Treatment Resources
The National HIV / AIDS Clinicians Consultation Warmline
Free HIV Telephone Consultation Services for Providers
The Warmline (800-933-3413) is a free consultation service within the AETC Network for health care providers caring for HIV-infected patients and is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Needlestick Hotline was developed in 1988 to provide immediate treatment to exposed health care workers at San Francisco General Hospital and has served as a model for similar programs elsewhere.
The National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPLine) [PDF]
1-888-HIV-4911 (448-4911)
Health care workers are often exposed through occupational accidents to HIV or hepatitis and other blood borne diseases. Studies have found that prompt treatment after exposures can reduce the number of persons who actually become infected from these accidents. Now a new 24-hour emergency hotline for clinicians who need advice on treating patients who have suffered occupational exposures to blood has opened to help provide prompt and appropriate treatment. The free hotline is open seven days a week by calling 1-888-HIV-4911 (448-4911). This service is for health care providers only.
Additional Resources for Clinicians
- “A Guide to Home Care for the Person with AIDS.” A 31-page illustrated booklet with advice for both people with AIDS and their caregivers. Contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross, and ask for form #3295542.
- Free pamphlets such as “Preventing HIV/AIDS” (#D-712), “Caring for Someone with AIDS” (#D-498) and the new Surgeon General's Report on AIDS (#D-323). Call the National AIDS Clearinghouse at 1-800-458-5231.
- Spanish language hotline: 1-800-344-7432.
- TTY hotline for the hearing impaired: 1-800-243-7432.
- Project Inform: Treatment Information for diagnosed people: 1-800-822-7422.
- National Institute of Drug Abuse Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP
- Information on pastoral counseling and support services: The AIDS National Interfaith Network: 1-800-288-9619.
- Family HIV/AIDS Support Helpline operated by Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Information on local groups: (202) 638-4200.
In addition, the AETC National Resource Center has a number of clinician-focused resources available www.aidsetc.org .