Routine HIV Screening in the Emergency Department Using the New US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines: Results From a High-Prevalence Area CME

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Release Date: January 25, 2008Valid for credit through January 25, 2009
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    The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends more aggressive strategies for screening for HIV infection, and the current study describes efforts at one major metropolitan emergency department to implement such a policy.

    Routine HIV Screening in the Emergency Department Using the New US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines: Results From a High-Prevalence Area
    Jeremy Brown, MD
    Robert Shesser
    Gary Simon, MD
    Maria Bahn
    Maggie Czarnogorski, MD
    Irene Kuo, PhD
    Manya Magnus, PhD
    Neal Sikka, MD

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe HIV screening guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  2. Identify demographic information in the current study
  3. Specify the results and follow-up of HIV screening in the current study
Authors and Disclosures

Jeremy Brown, MD
Disclosure: Jeremy Brown, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Robert Shesser
Disclosure: Robert Shesser has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Gary Simon, MD
Disclosure: Gary Simon, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Maria Bahn
Disclosure: Maria Bahn has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Maggie Czarnogorski, MD
Disclosure: Maggie Czarnogorski, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Irene Kuo, PhD
Disclosure: Irene Kuo, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Manya Magnus, PhD
Disclosure: Manya Magnus, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Neal Sikka, MD
Disclosure: Neal Sikka, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Charles P. Vega, MD
Disclosure: Charles P. Vega, MD, has disclosed that he has served as an advisor or consultant to Novartis, Inc.


 
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