HIV Management - Clinical Guidance

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CEU Course Description

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, health care professionals should be familiar with up-to-date concepts central to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment. With that in mind, this course reviews the Federal Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) Clinical Guidance on Management of HIV Infection. Health care professionals should note that the treatment information included in the Clinical Guidance on Management of HIV Infection was updated to be in line with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ guidelines for the use of antiretroviral (ARV) agents.

Author: This document updates the September 2018 version of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Clinical Guidance on Management of HIV Infection. Treatment information has been updated to be in line with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral (ARV) Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents, issued in December 2019.

References / Contributions by:  
  1. Prophylaxis for HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections (OIs): https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines.
  2. Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. Department of Health and Human Services. Updated July 10, 2019. Available at: https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/adult-and-adolescent-arv/tests-initial-assessment-and-follow?view=full
  3. Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents:  https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/hiv-clinical-guidelines-adult-and-adolescent-arv/whats-new-guidelines
  4. PrEP Fact Sheet: www.PrEPcost.org.

CEU Course Objectives

  1. Recognize strategies for HIV diagnosis, reporting, and medical evaluations. 
  2. Examine prophylaxis for opportunistic infections (OIs), antiretroviral therapy (ART), and considerations for special patient populations.
  3. Identify information about specific ART medications, regimens, and the use of ART in patients with coinfections.
  4. Recall information about immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) and wasting syndrome.
  5. Evaluate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and info
CE Outline with Main Points
  1. Purpose and Overview
  2. Diagnosis and Reporting
  3. Baseline Medical Evaluation
  4. Periodic Medical Evaluations for HIV-Infected Inmates
  5. Prophylaxis for Oppurtunistic Infections (OIs)
  6. Initiating Art in Treatment-Naive Patients
  7. Initial Regimes for the Art-Naive Patient
  8. Considerations for Special Populations
  9. Management of the Treatment-Expirienced Patient
  10. Adverse Drug Reactions
  11. ARV Use in Patients with Coinfection
  12. Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS)
  13. Dental Management
  14. Wasting Syndrome
  15. Transitioning to the Community
  16. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for People at Risk for HIV
  17. Standard Precautions for Infection Control
  18. Defenitions
  19. ARV Drug Abbreviations
  20. Appendix 1-8 
Recommended Citation: Federal Bureau of Prisons. Federal Bureau of Prisons Clinical Guidance. HIV Management. April 2021.
Course Level: Introductory

 

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