Explorations & Innovations
Recent Developments in HIV Testing: Revised CDC Guidelines and Rapid Testing in the ED
Thursday, December 7th
11:00 AM CST, 5:00 p.m. GMT and Friday, December 15th 1:00 a.m. Hong Kong
Speaker
Bernard M . Branson, M.D.
Associate Director, Laboratory Diagnostics Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Terry Hamilton, M.A.
Director HIV Services, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Dave Holson, M.D
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Learning Objectives
- Describe the rationale for HIV screening of adolescents and adults in health-care settings
- Describe the concept and practice of "opt-out" screening for HIV infection
- Describe the recommendations for informed consent for HIV testing
- To understand HHC's approach to expand hospital-based HIV testing (ED, inpatient and outpatient)
- To address reimbursement issues during HIV testing expansion
- To understand the role of leadership in successful expansion of HIV testing
- To understand the need for critical buy-in from clinicians to successfully expand HIV testing;
- To address barriers or key hurdles that are responsible for delaying or preventing the successful implementation of HIV testing in the ED;
- To understand how to connect HIV positive patients to HIV care.
Presentations
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