HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine
Ward 86 Celebrates 40th Anniversary and Launch of SPLASH HIV program
The Ward 86 HIV Clinic in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital is celebrating its 40th year in January 2023 (we opened our doors in January 1983, 18 months after the first CDC report of AIDS).
In Choosing Care, HIV Patients Prefer Kindness Over Convenience
According to findings of a study published August 13, 2018, in PLOS Medicine, HIV patients in Zambia were willing to increase wait time and travel distance—and accept significant reduction in medication—in order to access a healthcare provider with a nice attitude. The study, led by UC San Francisco’s Elvin Geng, MD, MPH, professor of medicine, reveals how much patients value a positive attitude in relation to other aspects of clinical care.