Weiss R, Thier S O
Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC 20418.
Public Health Rep. 1988 May-Jun;103(3):289-92.
In 1985 the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences devoted its annual meeting to an exploration of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The questions raised at the meeting propelled the IOM/NAS to initiate an assessment of the dimensions of the AIDS epidemic and to propose an appropriate national response. The Committee on a National Strategy for AIDS issued its report, "Confronting AIDS: Directions for Public Health, Health Care, and Research," in October 1986. The report detailed strategies for curbing the spread of infection, and for accelerating biomedical and social science research into the causes and possible cures for AIDS. In March 1987, the IOM/NAS established the AIDS Activities Oversight Committee to monitor and assess the nation's progress against AIDS and to coordinate the Academy's growing program of AIDS-related activities. Studies, conferences, and workshops are planned in the areas of drug and vaccine development, modeling the course of the epidemic, research in the behavioral and social sciences, equitable financing of care, pediatric AIDS, early cognitive impairment in HIV infection, IV drug abuse, and other topics.
1985年，美国国家科学院医学研究所将其年度会议的主题定为探讨获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）。会议上提出的问题促使医学研究所/美国国家科学院对艾滋病疫情的规模进行评估，并提出适当的国家应对措施。艾滋病国家战略委员会于1986年10月发布了其报告《应对艾滋病：公共卫生、医疗保健和研究方向》。该报告详细阐述了遏制感染传播的策略，以及加速对艾滋病病因和可能治愈方法的生物医学和社会科学研究的策略。1987年3月，医学研究所/美国国家科学院成立了艾滋病活动监督委员会，以监测和评估国家在抗击艾滋病方面的进展，并协调该科学院日益增多的与艾滋病相关的活动。计划在药物和疫苗开发、模拟疫情发展过程、行为和社会科学研究、公平的医疗保健融资、儿童艾滋病、艾滋病毒感染早期认知障碍、静脉注射吸毒等领域开展研究、会议和研讨会。
