Clinical Extensions of HIV
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Course Overview
This 75-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 points for completing this eLearning.
Contact: Please email education@ashm.org.au 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: September 2023
Funders: This activity has been developed with funding provided by QLD Health.
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