ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY

Course overview

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION IS A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH PROBLEM WORLDWIDE. ADVANCES IN TREATMENT HAVE MADE THIS DISEASE NOT ONLY MANAGEABLE BUT HAVE ALSO DRAMATICALLY DECREASED THE INCIDENCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS AND DECREASED PROGRESSION TO ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME. PRACTITIONERS SHOULD UTILIZE CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THESE GUIDELINES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN TREATING THIS COMPLEX DISORDER.