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Top 9 Reasons to Call CATIE
- We'll connect you with resources in your own community. CATIE can hook you up with anonymous testing sites, AIDS organizations, clinics and other HIV resources.
- Newly diagnosed? We'll give you the lay of the HIV landscape. Whether you want to learn about the basics of HIV, the immune system, living day to day with the virus, HIV drugs or nutrition—or if you just need to talk to someone about what it means to have HIV—CATIE can show you the ropes.
- We'll help you understand HIV treatment. Drug combinations, starting, stopping, switching, interactions, resistance, complementary therapies—we'll go over your options so you can make informed treatment decisions with your doctor.
- We'll school you on AIDS jargon and the alphabet soup of AIDS acronyms—and what they mean for you. CD4 counts, microbicides, genotypic testing, co-infections, poz prevention, HCV, STIs, PCP—you name it!
- We'll help you learn how to manage your health. From proven HIV prevention strategies to monitoring your blood work, from side effects to supplements, from herpes to hep C, CATIE can dish up info and tips to help you take control of your health.
- We'll talk to you peer to peer. We know that your health is more than condoms and CD4 counts and treatment is more than taking medications. Dealing with HIV can affect your self-esteem, relationships and lifestyle. At CATIE, we talk the talk with the voice of experience, helping you put it all into perspective.
- We'll update you on the latest HIV information. Call us to find out about best practices in community-based services, the latest on the development of an AIDS vaccine, new drug info, research studies, clinical trials, dosing, side effects, rapid point of care testing, expanded access and more.
- We'll research HIV information for you. Can't find the facts on a particular topic? Looking for published medical studies? CATIE can help you find what you're searching for and, where possible, direct you to it on-line. Or we can send it to you by mail or fax.
- We'll dial you in to CATIE's services. Workshops, publications, treatment news, research library… it's all at your fingertips, because it's at ours.
Call CATIE's information line from anywhere in Canada at 1.800.263.1638 (toll-free) or 416.203.7122. We accept collect calls from correctional facilities. Staff is available:
Monday 10 am – 9 pm (Eastern Time)
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10 am – 6 pm (Eastern Time)
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