Curriculum guidelines for AIDS education of primary care practitioners: outcome of an authority opinion survey

Abstract

Curriculum guidelines for the education of primary care practitioners (PCPs) about AIDS and AIDS-related disorders have been developed by the National Fund for Medical Education (NFME). The guidelines resulted from a modified Delphi authority opinion survey with two iterations and have been edited by the authors. The guidelines are intended to support local educational programming in hospitals, medical schools, HMOs, health departments, and other entities that provide educational services to physicians and nurses. The guidelines are intended to be flexible so as to support programs directed at issues of particular local interest as well as more general programs. The guidelines are divided into 12 modules and cover epidemiologic, scientific, clinical, social, and economic issues related to AIDS and HIV infection. NFME will provide, on request, a list of potential faculty who can teach the various modules.