Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the differential impacts of the HIV epidemic on US racial and geographic groups
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of current HIV prevention approaches
- Describe the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for HIV screening and testing
- Discuss the role of healthcare providers in HIV prevention efforts
Topics covered include:
- Introduction
- Epidemiology of HIV in the United States
- Challenges in HIV Prevention
- HIV Prevention Science: Successes and Difficulties
- Expanded Routine HIV Testing Recommendations
- Detecting New HIV Infections
- Healthcare Providers' Role in HIV Prevention
- A Holistic Perspective: Focus on Highly Active HIV Prevention
- Goal: Reducing US HIV Incidence From 60,000 to 30,000 per Year
- A Final Word: Implement HIV Prevention
- Summary: Implications for Clinical Practice