HIV Prevention for People Living with HIV

Course overview

This collaborative document presents recommendations for the prevention of HIV transmission effective with both adolescents and adults who have HIV. Interventions based on risk screening and risk reduction, as well as HIV partner services are discussed in great detail. Topics include infrastructure strategies, essential elements of intervention, evidence supporting the recommendations, issues that influence implementation, special populations, and implementation resources. This course is based upon material published by a coalition of groups concerned with HIV (see citation below) and is available as an open access article. This course on HIV prevention is designed for social workers, professional counselors, psychologists, nurses, and substance abuse counselors, who do clinical work. This course is appropriate for beginning, intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to develop their understanding of preventing HIV transmission by infected persons. The course material includes a review of evidence-based interventions. It may also be useful for licensed clinicians who require clinical continuing education courses for license renewal. Authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, American Academy of HIV Medicine, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, the National Minority AIDS Council, and Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services. Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with detailed information regarding recommendations for the prevention of HIV transmission. Specifically, a professional will: • Describe risk screening techniques • Identify risk reduction strategies • Recognize HIV partner services Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, American Academy of HIV Medicine, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, the National Minority AIDS Council, and Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services. Recommendations for HIV Prevention with Adults and Adolescents with HIV in the United States, 2014. http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/26062 Visit us online at Ce-Classes.com for a full year of unlimited online CEUs.