About IAPAC

IAPAC History and Profile

Healthcare professionals and civic leaders who recognized an urgent need for a coordinated medical response to the AIDS pandemic established the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) in 1995. At that time, there was no agency exclusively devoted to marshaling the coordinated strength of healthcare professionals worldwide to the benefit of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Nine years later, Chicago-based lAPAC – with an African Regional Office in Johannesburg and technical annexes in Washington, DC, and Toronto – represents a professional membership of 12,000-plus physicians and other healthcare professionals in over 100 countries. IAPAC’s activities are conducted by a professionally diverse staff, and are guided by an international Board of Trustees composed of highly esteemed medical, public health, and advocacy professionals from across five continents.

IAPAC is recognized under the law of the United States of America as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Working in partnership with the healthcare professions, business government, academe, and religious communities, IAPAC accomplishes its mission through a comprehensive program of education, policy and advocacy, direct technical assistance, and care provision initiatives spearheaded by physician members. Toward this end, IAPAC currently utilizes several educational and technical assistance vehicles, including a bimonthly peer-reviewed clinical journal (JIAPAC); a comprehensive Web site, an innovative Internet-based educational program in southern Africa (I-Med Exchange); a physician exchange program (African Medical Exchange Program); and regular local, national, and international clinical symposia.

IAPAC’s strength is firmly rooted in the belief that the most effective and creative solutions to ongoing issues of access to, and provision of HIV treatment, evolve from within the association’s membership. IAPAC provides educational services to its membership on best clinical practices in managing HIV and its associated complications, while it also develops and implements innovative public healthcare policies that reflect its membership's commitment to changing the course of the HIV pandemic.

There continue to exist a host of opportunities close at hand for crafting and implementing programs that will have a measurable impact on HIV/AIDS care throughout the world. These opportunities make it imperative for the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care – the only professional association that on both a global as well as domestic level exclusively represents HIV care providers – to advance its advocacy, education, and technical assistance initiatives.

Mission Statement

To craft and implement global educational and advocacy strategies to improve the quality of care provided to all people living with HIV/AIDS.

Vision

IAPAC envisions a world in which people living with HIV/AIDS may obtain the best healthcare available provided by physicians and allied health professionals armed with cutting-edge clinical expertise.

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