Grand Rounds in collaboration with the Family Health Center of Worcester and the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, UMass Cham Medical School
This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of HIV care in the primary care setting, beginning with identifying patients who qualify for routine HIV screening and selecting appropriate testing based on symptoms and exposure history. It will review best practices for sensitively and effectively disclosing a new HIV diagnosis, followed by an introduction to first-line antiretroviral therapy regimens. Additionally, learners will learn important differences in cancer screening and preventive care recommendations for people living with HIV. Finally, it will cover how to identify appropriate candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to support HIV prevention efforts.
Speakers:
Monica Wiant, APRN, FNP-C
Kanav Gupta, MD
Community -Based HIV and Viral Hepatitis Fellows, Family Health Center of Worcester
Learning Objectives:
- Identify primary care patients who qualify for HIV screening
- Identify correct testing for HIV based on symptoms and exposure history
- Understand key components of disclosing an HIV diagnosis
- Recognize the first line anti-retroviral treatment regimens
- Locate at least one resource to aid in management of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) with ART
- Describe the differences in cancer screening and preventive medicine recommendations for people living with HIV
- Identify patients who would be good candidates for PrEP
