Infectious Diseases

UCSF Celebrates 35 Years of HIV/AIDS Care at Ward 86

Thirty-five years after its launch, Ward 86 continues to be a global leader in HIV care. Driven by the research of its providers – all UCSF faculty – the clinic has significantly influenced milestones of HIV care and prevention, including the development of antiretroviral therapy in the mid-1990s – which transformed HIV from a fatal disease to a chronic illness—and the implementation of PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), a daily pill to prevent HIV acquisition.

Medical Management of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis

This course provides the active intermediate-to-advanced clinician with a comprehensive review of the science of HIV and HCV as well as updates on the application of HIV and HCV therapies. For ambitious newer clinicians who want a challenge, we will still offer our New Clinicians’ Track (NCT), which provides five additional lectures that cover antiretroviral therapy (ART); basic pharmacology, ART resistance, and the topic of IRIS and opportunistic infections.