HIV PREVENTION STRATEGIES FOR CLINICIANS

Course overview

Course Description: This course on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Prevention: Strategies for Clinicians, is based on a journal article posted on the CDC's (Centers for Disease Control) website. This article provides "practical recommendations regarding the most simple and efficient ways of integrating both behavioral counseling and medical interventions as prevention tools into clinical practice". The authors accomplish this by explaining to how to identify risk behaviors, implement behavior changing counseling techniques and finally to utilize medical intervention strategies for the prevention of HIV infection. This is a useful and informative article. The authors provide specific techniques for helping our clients and the world we live in. This publication is an excellent article for health professionals. It provides the practitioner with a foundation of knowledge to prevent the spread of HIV disease. The course is targeted for beginning, intermediate and advanced practitioners. visit us on the web at ce-classes.com Learning Objectives: This course will provide strategies for clinicians to use in the Prevention of HIV infection. Specifically, a professional will: Identify Risk Behaviors Implement behavior changing counseling techniques Recognize medical intervention strategies for the prevention of HIV infection