New user? Sign up here |

HIV Overview & Case Study

Details

Yale School of Nursing
Yale University School of Nursing West Campus
Starts at: February 3, 2020 3:00pm ET
Ends at: February 3, 2020 5:00pm ET
Free Admission
Get Driving Directions

Description

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Review demographics for Connecticut
  2. Based on CDC recommendations, determined HIV screening
  3. Review ART for treatment of HIV positive patients
  4. Review PrEP
  5. Review Treatment as Prevention

 

This program is open to Yale School of Nursing only, it is not open to public attendees.

Targeted Populations

A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.

  • Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
  • Older Adults (ages 50 and over)
  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or LatinX
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
  • Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP, occupational and non-occupational)
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Adult and adolescent antiretroviral treatment
  • Antiretroviral treatment adherence, including viral load suppression
  • Basic science
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV Epidemiology
  • HIV monitoring and lab tests (i.e. CD4 ad viral load)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Immunization
  • Sexually transmitted infections