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Dear Healthcare Provider,

Welcome to Cleveland Clinic's Primary Care Physician’s Guide to HIV, an information-packed resource brought to you by Cleveland Clinic Disease Management in collaboration with BulletinHealthcare, the leading provider of medical news updates to healthcare professionals like yourself.

This guide covers a comprehensive range of topics from the pathophysiology of HIV to signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and prevention. And it was researched and written by two leading experts in the field — Julianne Griswold, DO, and Marisa Tungsiripat, MD.

We hope you find Cleveland Clinic's Primary Care Physician’s Guide to HIV and the updates helpful, informative, and of value in your efforts to diagnose, treat, and provide positive patient outcomes. We look forward to hearing your thoughts about this content. Please send me your comments at diseasemanagement@ccf.org.

Dr. Alex Rae-Grant, MD
Editor in Chief, Disease Management
Cleveland Clinic

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The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this educational activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this educational activity.