Databases

MEDLINE (Ovid) Premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of the biomedical literature. Includes some full-text. (1996 to most current week)

PubMed (NLM) PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

Both the databases above have a limit that can be used on any search for HIV/ AIDS information called "AIDS Subset." The limit is based on search strategies used for creating NLM's AIDSLINE database which was closed in 1999.

Cochrane Library: The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world's best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care.

DARE: DARE contains summaries of systematic reviews which have met strict quality criteria. Each summary also provides a critical commentary on the quality of the review. The database covers a broad range of health and social care topics and can be used for answering questions about the effects of interventions, as well as for developing guidelines and policy making.

DynaMed is a medical reference system that uses an evidence-based approach. It is a full-text product that offers clinically organized disease summaries for almost 1800 topics. The product was created by a physician and designed for physicians to use as a clinical reference tool at the point of care.

FIRSTConsult is an, evidence-based electronic primary care clinical information system providing specialized diagnostic tools and continuously updated thinking on the latest in evaluation and diagnosis, management options, patient outcomes and prevention at the point and time of a clinical encounter

To see a complete list of UMDNJ Library Electronic Databases holdings click here.

CROI (The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections)-held every year in the United States.

World AIDS Conference-held every two years around the world. It is the largest HIV conference and the most heavily attended by people with HIV/AIDS as well as researchers. It covers social and behavioral research as well as medical research.

Information on other conferences is available on Medscape.com
Past HIV/AIDS Conferences
Search Conference Calendar for future events (Select HIV/AIDS under Specialties)

2004 Pocket Book of Infectious Disease Therapy
5-Minute Infectious Disease Consult
Current Protocols in Immunology
Fundamental Immunology, 5th ed.
Infectious Diseases, 3d ed.
Infectious Diseases: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
The Johns Hopkins Hospital 2005-6 Guide to Medical Care of Patients with HIV Infection, 12th ed.
Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children, 11th ed.
Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Diseases, 5th ed.
Medical Immunology, 10th ed.
Reese & Betts': A Practical Approach to Infectious Diseases, 5th ed.

To see a complete list of UMDNJ Library Electronic Book holdings please check the UMDNJ Libraries Web site.

Electronic Journals-This is a sample of HIV/AIDS specific journals and general medical publications where important information is most likely to be published.

AIDS
AIDS Alert (Click here and search by name to see the journal)
AIDS and behavior
AIDS care (Click here and search by name to see the journal)
AIDS education and prevention
AIDS patient care and STDs (Click here and search by name to see the journal)
AIDS research & therapy
AIDS treatment news (Click here and search by name to see the journal)
Current HIV research (Click here and search by name to see the journal)
HIV medicine (Click here and search by name to see the journal)
HIV treatment alerts (Click here and search by name to see the journal)
HIV/AIDS surveillance report
JAMA
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes: JAIDS
Lancet
Morbidity and mortality weekly report
Nature
New England Journal of Medicine
New Jersey HIV/AIDS semi-annual newsletter
Rehabilitation counseling bulletin
Science
Sexual health exchange (Click here and search by name to see the journal)
Sexually transmitted infections (Click here and search by name to see the journal)

To search UMDNJ Library's journal holdings choose one. (Electronic only or Print)

HealthyNJ - Healthcare information for New Jersey consumers, policy makers, and health care professionals

• HIV/AIDS - HIV information from HealthyNJ

MDConsult - Provides searchable, full-text access to almost 3,500 customizable patient education handouts.

MedlinePlus - Broken down into four areas, this provide links to HIV/AIDS resources/sites from the National Library of Medicine.

• AIDS
• AIDS and Infections
• AIDS and Pregnancy
• AIDS--Living with AIDS

Resources for PDAs

University Libraries PDA Resources - A list of useful links to PDA resources only available to the UMDNJ community. The page also list Web Resources from a variety of providers, both free and fee-based. This page was developed by staff at the UMDNJ University Libraries

HIV/AIDS Specific

AIDS Education and Training Center Website- compiled information about some popular applications for HIV clinicians

AIDSinfo

• Antiretroviral Toxicity Tool for Pocket PCs - This PDA tool provides users "on-the-go" access to information about important antiretroviral therapy-associated adverse effects (drug toxicities). 
• Drug Database - The Drug Database for Palm PDAs provides easy access to HIV/AIDS drug information from the AIDSinfo Drug Database.
• Treatment Guidelines - Users of Pocket PC and Palm PDAs can access the federally-approved medical guidelines on-the-go by downloading them in PDF format.
• HIV/AIDS Glossary - The HIV/AIDS Glossary for Palm PDAs provides a portable version of the AidsInfo Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms (4th edition).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Prevention Information Network

• CDC STD Treatment Guidelines 2004- the CDC's Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2004 for viewing on a Palm OS device, with bookmarks and hyperlinks to facilitate browsing.
• CDC Tuberculosis Treatment Guidelines, 2003 - a practical point-of-care reference tool for the Treatment of Tuberculosis guidelines is available for use on Palm OS devices.

University Resources

CCOE-AIDS Division- Infectious Disease

Francis Xavier Bougnoud Pediatric AIDS programs (Pediatrics - Allergy/Immunology and Infectious Diseases)

Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Medicine - Medical Oncology/Hematology

Ob/Gyn - Prenatal Diagnosis and Infectious Diseases

Ob/Gyn - Maternal Fetal Medicine

The University Center for Bloodless Surgery and Medicine-AIDS Services

University Hospital Psychiatry Department-AIDS Services

University Libraries Special Collections
New Jersey AIDS Collection 1986

Department of Medicine-Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Disease HIV Treatment Program

Selected Web Resources

Goverment
AIDS.gov serves as an information gateway to guide users to Federal domestic HIV/AIDS information and resources.

The Division of HIV/AIDS Services (DHAS) is part of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and coordinates all State-government activities related to HIV/AIDS.

Non-Governmental
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care envisions a world in which people living with HIV/AIDS may obtain the best healthcare available provided by physicians and allied health professionals armed with cutting-edge clinical expertise.

Infection Disease Society represents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. IDSA’s purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.

The International AIDS Society is the world's leading independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals. The IAS is the organiser of the IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment; and is custodian and lead organiser of the International AIDS Conference.

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care is composed of a dedicated group of nurses, healthcare professionals and others who are committed to HIV/AIDS nursing. ANAC has members around the world. While most of ANAC's members are nurses, many other people who care about HIV nursing are also members.