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The Unit of HIV/AIDS was created in 2011 and is headed by Prof. Lut Lynen (MD, internist). The unit’s field of interest is AIDS care in resource-limited settings, in particular HIV co-infections and opportunistic infections.
Research
- HIV co-infections (tuberculosis, hepatitis C)
- Diagnosis and management of MDR-TB
- Clinical decision making and guideline development
- Models of care for HIV patients
Teaching
- Short Course on Antiretroviral Therapy (2003-2010)
- Electronic Short Course on Antiretroviral Therapy (2008-)
- Short Course on Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine (2008-)
- AIDS care modules in all courses at ITM (2003-)
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Capacity building and operational research in low-resource settings
- Management of HIV & co-infections, in particular TB and hepatitis C
- Clinical Decision Making & Guideline Development
- Prognostic research: score building
In Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Africa
Service delivery by the Unit of HIV/AIDS includes active participation in
- Medical services (HIV, STI, Travel Medicine)
- WHO guideline development group in the field of HIV and opportunistic infections
- Advisory committees: Swaziland TasP advisory committee