Course Overview
This 80-minute eLearning provides an overview of the key components of HIV testing and provides a framework for monitoring people who are diagnosed or living with HIV. This eLearning builds on existing knowledge from the Clinical Foundations of HIV elearning.
This course supports a shared care approach and is suitable for:
- Practitioners wanting to conduct HIV testing as part of their general or sexual health practice.
- Practitioners who want to be involved in the shared care of people with HIV and work in collaboration with a section 100 (s100) HIV prescriber.
- Practitioners wanting to become HIV prescribers who can prescribe antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of HIV virology.
- Recognise appropriate pre-HIV test discussions.
- Recall the various HIV diagnostic tests.
- Describe how to inform a patient of their HIV diagnosis.
- Recall pre-HIV treatment assessments and investigations.
- Describe how to continue monitoring a person with HIV throughout their life
CPD:
- HIV s100 prescribers will receive 1 HIV CPD point for completing this eLearning.
- This activity has been endorsed by ASHHNA for 1 CPD hour.
- This activity has been approved by RACGP (Activity ID: 661113) for the following hours and types:
– Educational Activities: 1 hours
– Reviewing Performance: 0.5 hours - This activity has been approved by ACRRM as an accredited activity. Allocated total 1.5 CPD units.
– Educational Activities: 1
– Performance Review: 0.5
Contact: Please email [email protected] if you require assistance or have a clinical question you would like to raise with a medical educator.
Important: Please use the latest version of Google Chrome browser and enable popups/active content while completing this course.
Last updated: February 2024
Funders: This activity has been developed with funding provided by QLD Health.
