Course
Profile for
HIV Rapid Testing in the Family Planning Setting
This course is no longer available on line
Description:
This
course is designed to provide clinical and counseling staff with the
knowledge needed to offer HIV Rapid Testing as an option in the family
planning clinic setting. It is designed for professionals with prior
knowledge, training, and experience in providing HIV pre and post
test counseling.
Price:
There is no registration fee for this course.
Please note,
however, that a small
fee will be charged for continuing education credits,
which are optional.
Accreditation
Statement:
CAI
is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New
York State Nurses Association's Council on Continuing Education,
which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing
by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Authors:
Authors
of this course are listed below (in alphabetical order):
Gina
Brown, MD., Assistant
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Columbia University.
Judy
Lipshutz, RN, MSN. Women's Health Consultant.
Objectives:
Demonstrate
a basic understanding of Rapid Testing technology.
Identify
the rational benefits for offering HIV Rapid testing in the family
planning clinic setting.
Identify
the basic steps in conducting a Rapid HIV test using the OraQuick
test kit.
Identify
the meaning of HIV Rapid Test results.
Identify
counseling strategies needed for HIV Rapid Testing, in the context
of counseling requirements as per Article 27-F.
Identify
the administrative issues pertaining to HIV Rapid Testing needed
in order to develop an implementation plan.
System
Requirements:
Windows
95 and above, Mac OS 9 and X.
Minimum
of 64 MB of RAM.
Microsoft
Word, Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Minimum
56K modem.
Browser:
IE version 5 or higher, Netscape version 6 or higher.
Course
Outline:
UNIT/FEATURE
DESCRIPTION
Welcome
development
information, nursing contact hours, faculty, hardware/software
recommendations, contact information, disclaimer of liability
what
is HIV Rapid Testing?, types of rapid test currently available
Pros
& Cons
rationale/benefits
of rapid testing including public health benefits, patient benefits,
and family planning health center benefits; disadvantages of
HIV rapid testing
Test
Results
accuracy
of HIV rapid testing, types of results
Using
OraQuick
overview,
materials needed, preparing to conduct the test, steps in conducting
the test, interpreting test results, universal precautions,
test controls
Counseling
components
of Article 27-F, re-structuring counseling session to include
pre and post test messages, informed consent, risk assessment/risk
reduction, prevention counseling, rapid testing challenges,
conveying the need for confirmatory testing, HIV reporting,
partner notification, post-test counseling, support/resources
for preliminary positive results
Implementation
rapid
test decision-making, determining the cost/benefit to patients
and health center, patient flow, staff training, motivating
staff, development of policies and procedures, quality assurance
Course
Evaluation
provide
feedback on the course. Required for continuing education credits.
Final
Test
required
for nursing education credits
Help
reference
that explains technical aspects of using this course.
Nursing
Credits
procedure
and requirements for obtaining nursing contact hours
Resources
& Links
sources
for more information on the topics covered in this course
Glossary
defines
selected words and phrases used in the course
New
Developments
provide
feedback on the course. Required for continuing education credits.
Audience:
This
course is designed for clinicians and/or counselors who are providers
of family planning services, including
contraceptive
services.
pregnancy testing and counseling.
STI diagnosis and treatment.
preventive health and/or “well women care.”
The
course is also applicable to clinicians and counselors in other
primary care settings who are committed to integrating routinely
HIV counseling, testing, and preventive services into reproductive
health care. This course can also provide administrators with information
which can help them to decide whether HIV Rapid Testing is feasible,
and to begin the planning and preparation that needs to take place
prior to implementation.
Nursing
Contact Hours:
Not currently Available
This
educational activity is worth 3.0
nursing contact hours. Nursing Contact Hour accreditation
good until November 3, 2005.
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phone:
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