Online Training - HIV Testing

Power Point Presentations:
PDF files of slides with information of interest to health professionals, researchers, students, and others. Email us if you would like to request a copy of the Power Point version.

HIV Testing in Health Care Settings: Implementing the CDC Recommendations for Routine Testing in Florida:
This slide set provides an overview of routine HIV testing in healthcare settings. Topics include the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, clinical signs and symptoms of infection, HIV testing trends, the CDC’s Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing, and Florida testing laws. It concludes with questions designed to stimulate discussion on testing issues. While some of the epidemiologic data and testing laws are specific to Florida, the broader messages are relevant to clinicians working in a variety of contexts.
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HIV Testing in Health Care Settings: Implementing the CDC Recommendationsfor Routine Testing in Florida among Adolescent and Young Adult Populations:
This slide set provides an overview of routine HIV testing in healthcare settings that is geared toward providers who treat adolescents. Similar to the above slide set, topics include the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, clinical signs and symptoms of infection, HIV testing trends, the CDC’s Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing, and Florida testing laws. It concludes with questions designed to stimulate discussion on practical testing issues. While some of the epidemiologic data and testing laws are specific to Florida, the broader messages are relevant to clinicians working with adolescents in a variety of contexts.
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HIV Testing Policies in Florida
This article outlines HIV testing policies in Florida and was recently published in the Florida Public Health Review. From the abstract: To combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic, strong policies that promote HIV testing are a primary mechanism for helping public health officials to understand the populations at risk, informing prevention initiatives, and linking infected individuals to the timely care they need. This paper describes HIV testing policies with the goal of improving early diagnosis and treatment of Floridians. Florida Public Health Review, 2009; 6, 46-47.
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Links to National Resources

Bullet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS website:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/

Bullet Link to the CDC Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5514a1.htm

Bullet Compendium of State HIV Testing Laws:
http://www.nccc.ucsf.edu/StateLaws/Index.html

Bullet HIV Testing in Emergency Departments: A Practical Guide
http://www.edhivtestguide.org/

Links to Florida Resources

Bullet Florida Department of Health Bureau of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Disease_ctrl/aids/index.html

Bullet Perinatal Prevention Community:
http://www.usfcenter.org/Perinatal/