Understanding HIV/AIDS: Evolution, Treatment, and Prevention
Course Overview
It began as a disease killing young gay men and became known as the AIDS epidemic. Beginning in the 1970s as a 100% fatal disease, it is now a chronic disease that can be managed, treated, and prevented.
This class will include the disease itself, HIV and its life cycle, testing and diagnosis, and current treatment.
People are living longer with the disease and research continues on effective treatments and hopefully a cure at some point. Universal precautions taken with every patient became the standard of care for all those in the medical community including dentistry during the epidemic. As people live longer with the disease, new treatments and prevention strategies are evolving including new blood donation requirements.
Course Format
This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.
Course Objectives
- Explain the HIV life cycle and the effects of different medicines on each part of that cycle.
- Discuss ways of prevention in adults, children, and young people.
- Describe ART and the use of medication regimens in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
- Present the new requirements for blood donation.
- List the types of universal and standard precautions that were a direct result of the epidemic.
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Course Outline
Approvals & accreditation
AAACEUs is an approved provider for the following boards. This course counts toward continuing education for 19 credentials.