HIV infection: continuing education for health professionals.

In future years, it will become common for individuals in essentially every health profession to be involved in the care of a person infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Educators face the task of preparing future health providers as well as ensuring career entry knowledge to practicing practitioners. This paper discusses education programs concerning HIV disease in relation to methods of presentation, program content, and presentation considerations. Various resources available to those planning HIV education programs also are described.