Search results for "HIV screening"
Make path to health one of least resistance
Behavioral economics explains why patients sacrifice their long-term health for short term rewards, and suggests ways that internists can easily convince them to change.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/one.htm
1 May 2008
College joins CDC for HIV/AIDS education initiative
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https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/22/8.htm
22 Jun 2010
Routine, opt-out HIV tests in ED detect modestly more cases
AMA survey shows impact of consult code elimination
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/27/5.htm
27 Jul 2010
HIV reduction efforts should target risky behaviors
MKSAP Quiz: daily cough without specific triggers
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/21/2.htm
21 Dec 2010
ACP members invited to CDC lectures on anniversary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
ACP members are invited to attend the CDC's lecture series in Atlanta: “HIV/AIDS: 30 Years of Leadership and Lessons,” a series of moderated conversations with leaders describing defining moments that changed the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/21/10.htm
21 Jun 2011
HIV comes of age as disease of mid-to-late life
Protease inhibitors revolutionized HIV management, morphing it from a death sentence to a chronic, manageable condition. Medical issues have since grown more complex as doctors consider how HIV interacts with aging, and how aging interacts with these sometimes toxic drugs used to control the virus.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/HIV.htm
1 Nov 2011
CDC expands HIV awareness and anti-stigma campaign
The CDC has expanded its “Let's Stop HIV Together” campaign to include new participants, more materials in both Spanish and English, and HIV awareness and testing information in Spanish through a new website.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/26/6.htm
26 Mar 2013
Task Force issues HIV screening recommendations
All adolescents and adults age 15 to 65 should be screened for HIV infection, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/30/2.htm
30 Apr 2013
Federal HIV guidelines updated, reconciled among agencies
Federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations have reconciled and expanded recommendations for preventing the spread of HIV.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/23/6.htm
23 Dec 2014
Patients more likely to accept ‘opt-out’ HIV screening in ED than other testing offers, study finds
Opt-out consent appeared to be the best of the 3 approaches in terms of overall acceptance, even in patients who were most at-risk, supporting the use of this kind of consent even in settings that use targeted screening, according to an editorial.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/26/5.htm
26 Jan 2016