Increased Visibility, Decreased Stigma; Individual and social benefits to becoming a speaker in a HIV positive speakers’ bureau
1. Increased Visibility, Decreased Stigma; Individual and social benefits to becoming a speaker in a HIV positive speakers’ bureau Shaun Staunton Education & Project Management Specialist HIV & HCV Education Projects University of Queensland School of Medicine
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3. Core HIV role; Develop and maintain a competent level of knowledge and skills in the treatment and management of HIV among Medical Practitioners working in HIV Medicine in Queensland. Education aims to provide the means for General Practitioners to begin and maintain accreditation to prescribe licensed HIV antiretroviral therapies through the Highly Specialised Drugs Program.
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10. Abel, E., Rew, E., Gortnere, E.-M., Delville, C. (2004) Cognitive reorganization and stigmatization among persons with HIV. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 47(5), 510–525
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14. QPSB benefits for society Parkera, R., Aggletonb, P. (2003) HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination: a conceptual framework and implications for action. Social Science & Medicine, 57, 13–24