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ID Mini-Series: HIV Treatment: The Initial Appointment (05/16/2017)

Details

Free Admission

Description

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the elements of an initial assessment for an HIV positive patient
  • List HIV-related laboratory tests and monitoring
  • Understand medication adherence and support approaches for HIV positive patients

Speaker:

Ken Ho, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Pitt Men's Study
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Adult and adolescent antiretroviral treatment
  • Antiretroviral treatment adherence, including viral load suppression
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV monitoring and lab tests (i.e. CD4 ad viral load)
  • HIV resistance testing and interpretation