Join us for a brief overview of HIV, including presentation, risk factors, prevention (including PrEP and PEP), diagnosis and management! We’ll discuss the change in attitudes to HIV since the 1980s and why it’s important to recognise the stigma people living with HIV face. We’ll also cover effective safeguarding in Sexual Health and key signs to look out for when looking after patients. These topics are useful for both medical school exams and the UKMLA!
Final Year Series: HIV Diagnosis and Management UKMLA
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Join us for an empowering on-demand teaching session led by a dedicated foundation doctor from Cumbria. This session offers an insightful overview of HIV—focusing on its diagnosis, management, and the provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This crucial information is catered specifically towards medical professionals. Don't miss the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and care practices surrounding HIV management. Join to check your visibility of slides and audio connection to ensure maximum benefit from this learning opportunity.
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Learning objectives
PEP as well, and look at some of the common complications of HIV.
- By the end of this session, participants should be able to describe the common testing methods and diagnosis criteria for HIV.
- Participants should understand and be able to explain the standard management protocols for HIV, including medication regimens and treatment plans.
- Participants should be able to discuss the use and significance of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in preventing HIV transmission.
- Participants will gain a broad awareness of some of the most common complications associated with HIV, including co-infections and long-term health issues caused by the virus.
- Participants should feel confident in their knowledge of HIV, and be capable of applying this knowledge to real-world clinical scenarios, enhancing their patient care skills and abilities.
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Hi, everyone. Um, could I just ask a quick favor? We're gonna start in a few minutes. I just wanted to know if you can see the slides like they're meant to be because for me they look different to how I made them. Um, can you see a slide on the screen now? If either of you are happy to just pop a message in the chat? That would be great. Just so I know that everything is visible to you all. Hi, everyone. Um, we'll probably start around five past if that's ok. Um Just to check. Can you all hear me? Can someone just pop a message in the chat and let me know? Ok. Hello everyone. Um Thank you for taking the time out of your evening to come and learn? Um, my name is Gi am a foundation doctor working out of Cumbria at the moment. Um And yeah, so today we're going to do a quick overview of HIV. We'll talk about the diagnosis, the management of it. We're going to cover prep and