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Introduction

Welcome to the National Multicultural Center’s “Promoting HIV Testing in Diverse Populations” curriculum. This is the third in a series of curricula that will cover a wide range of topics concerning the provision of culturally competent healthcare services to all individuals belonging to a diversity of ethnic, racial, and cultural groups.

The “Promoting HIV Testing in Diverse Populations” curriculum contains 5 modules, designed to assist readers in becoming familiar with the details of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings, as well as the practical implications of enacting the recommendations in clinical practice. Before reading each module, you will be offered a short pretraining assessment to give a baseline view of your beginning knowledge of the topics covered in that module. Then, at the end of the module, you will be able to take a post-training assessment to determine whether you have achieved the module’s learning objectives.

The modules are:

US HIV Epidemiology
Recommendations for Routine HIV Testing
Benefit of Early Testing and Risks of Delayed Testing
Barriers to Testing and Strategies to Improve Rates of HIV Testing
HIV Testing Technologies

Learning Objectives of Overall Curriculum

Describe the general history and epidemiology of the HIV epidemic in the United States
Discuss differing patterns of the HIV epidemic in diverse population groups
Discuss the CDC’s 2006 updated recommendations for routine HIV testing in all healthcare settings
Identify the potential benefits of early HIV testing
Identify the potential risks of delayed HIV diagnosis
Identify diverse population groups’ particular needs for promoting HIV testing
Discuss the challenges of implementing routine HIV testing in diverse population groups
Describe strategies for implementing routine HIV testing in diverse population groups
Identify currently available HIV testing technologies
Discuss the differences between point-of-care and laboratory-based HIV testing technologies

You can also view the archived Webinar and slides that supplement this curriculum.

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	About Curriculum 3 Module 1: U.S. HIV Epidemiology Learning Objectives & Pretraining Assessment The HIV Epidemic in the United States The HIV Epidemic, cont. By Risk Group Key Events in the US HIV Epidemic (early 1980s - late 1990s) (2000 - present) African American Populations Hispanic/Latino Populations MSM Populations Asian and Pacific Islander Populations American Indian/Native Alaska Populations Summary References Assessment Questions Module 2: Recommendations for Routine HIV Testing Learning Objectives & Pretraining Assessment Development of HIV Screening Recommendations Rationale Underlying the 2006 Recommendations Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing Summary References Assessment Questions Module 3: Benefits of Early Testing and Risks of Delayed Testing Learning Objectives & Pretraining Assessment Timing of Initiation of HAART Guidelines on Starting Antiretroviral Therapy Benefits Associated With Early Therapy Initiation Diagnosis in the ED Risks of Delayed HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Summary References Assessment Questions Module 4: Barriers to Testing and Strategies to Improve Rates of Routine HIV Testing Learning Objectives & Pretraining Assessment Discovering Barriers to Wider Use of HIV Screening Provider-Related Barriers Impact of State and Local Laws and Regulations Population-Specific Barriers Factors That Impede HIV Testing Among Latinos Factors That Impede HIV Testing Among American Indians/Alaska Natives Factors That Impede HIV Testing Among Asian/Pacific Islanders Strategies to Improve Routine HIV Testing Working With Community Organizations Summary References Assessment Questions Module 5: HIV Testing Technologies Learning Objectives & Pretraining Assessment Point-of-Care Testing vs Laboratory-Based Testing Confirmatory Tests Availability of Results Point-of-Care Testing Issues Key Resources for Understanding and Employing HIV Testing Technologies Summary References Assessment Questions Case Studies Suggested Activities	Introduction Welcome to the National Multicultural Center’s “Promoting HIV Testing in Diverse Populations” curriculum. This is the third in a series of curricula that will cover a wide range of topics concerning the provision of culturally competent healthcare services to all individuals belonging to a diversity of ethnic, racial, and cultural groups. The “Promoting HIV Testing in Diverse Populations” curriculum contains 5 modules, designed to assist readers in becoming familiar with the details of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings, as well as the practical implications of enacting the recommendations in clinical practice. Before reading each module, you will be offered a short pretraining assessment to give a baseline view of your beginning knowledge of the topics covered in that module. Then, at the end of the module, you will be able to take a post-training assessment to determine whether you have achieved the module’s learning objectives. The modules are: US HIV Epidemiology Recommendations for Routine HIV Testing Benefit of Early Testing and Risks of Delayed Testing Barriers to Testing and Strategies to Improve Rates of HIV Testing HIV Testing Technologies Learning Objectives of Overall Curriculum Describe the general history and epidemiology of the HIV epidemic in the United States Discuss differing patterns of the HIV epidemic in diverse population groups Discuss the CDC’s 2006 updated recommendations for routine HIV testing in all healthcare settings Identify the potential benefits of early HIV testing Identify the potential risks of delayed HIV diagnosis Identify diverse population groups’ particular needs for promoting HIV testing Discuss the challenges of implementing routine HIV testing in diverse population groups Describe strategies for implementing routine HIV testing in diverse population groups Identify currently available HIV testing technologies Discuss the differences between point-of-care and laboratory-based HIV testing technologies You can also view the archived Webinar and slides that supplement this curriculum. NEXT »
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3. Promoting HIV Testing in Diverse Populations

Introduction