Document 0211 DOCN M9590211 TI In search of the geographical cure? DT 9509 AU Hawkins RM; SHAIDS, Lismore, NSW. SO Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1994 Nov 3-6;6:54 (unnumbered abstract). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM6/95291888 AB Since January 1991, 1900 people have accessed Sexual Health and AIDS Service (SHAIDS) in Lismore NSW for sexual health/HIV disease screening and or management. SHAIDS services an area containing one base hospital and ten smaller hospitals. This presentation will trace the development of a unique rural service and will highlight the role played by nurses. Nurses conduct clinics at the main centre and four outreach venues. All the professional staff have a wider role in education and consultancy, with a focus on the mainstreaming of HIV disease. DE AIDS Serodiagnosis/TRENDS Health Services Accessibility/*TRENDS Human HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*NURSING New South Wales Rural Health/*TRENDS Sexually Transmitted Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*NURSING MEETING ABSTRACT SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).