This is an investigator-initiated study to measure the impact of an educational intervention of the basic palliative approach for a multidisciplinary staff team of an outpatient HIV clinic early in disease trajectory. The study aims to 1) refine a curriculum for non-palliative clinicians caring for persons living with HIV disease early in disease trajectory; 2) assess the impact of this palliative educational intervention on outcomes for 2 target populations: a) staff (burn-out and caregiving stress) and b) patients (retention in care, mental health, and quality of life). It is hypothesized that training outpatient HIV staff in palliative competencies will improve care provided that might, in turn, improve clinical outcomes for one group of HIV patients receiving care from the clinic. Quantitative data will be augmented by qualitative interviews of selected staff and patients in the final year of the study to appreciate response to the intervention.