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Join us for a practical and comprehensive course on management of HIV, including: the latest findings and guidelines on how to manage, treat and prevent HIV and related diseases; treatment as prevention; testing of HIV and related infections, the continuum of care; monitoring activities; optimization of HIV treatment programmes and other related and relevant topics.
The course is comprised of 4 steps with various sub-topics. Each step has between 15 and 35 lectures of 7 -10 minutes. The course language is English with the possibility of Russian subtitles. It can be followed as a full course (almost 90 lectures, 10 - 15 hours) or you can choose the chapters or sections relevant for you.
Course Structure
Step 1: Clinical Management of HIV - Introduction, Opportunistic Infections and Comorbidities
Different HIV related opportunistic infections and HIV co-morbidities
Step 2: Clinical Management of HIV – ART and complications of ART
Antiretroviral treatment; which ART to start, adherence to ART and when to switch.
Step 3: Treatment as Prevention
The principles and clinical aspects of PrEP
The role of treatment as part of prevention strategies
Step 4: Public Health Perspectives: Prevention, Testing and Linkage to care
Different approaches to HIV testing, the role of integrated testing and linkage to care
Monitoring of the HIV response Principles of combination prevention.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Differentiate the clinical manifestations of HIV-related diseases
- Propose relevant diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment strategies for HIV infection and related diseases according to EACS and WHO guidelines
- Recognise benefits and adverse effects of various HIV drug therapies including PrEP and Treatment as Prevention
- Understand the role of combination prevention and integrated testing of HIV/HBV/HCV and STIs in reducing transmission
- Recognise the important role of monitoring and evaluation of public health interventions to decrease transmission HIV and other blood borne viruses
- Understand the need for optimisation of treatment programmes to reach all in need of ART
- Understand the complexity and necessity of a multi-sectorial approach to decrease transmission of HIV and co-infections
The course is for anyone interested! It is aimed at people working in HIV and infectious diseases in the health care sector, community health clinics, testing sites and public health and especially in Eastern Europe and East Asia.
The course can be followed as a full course (almost 90 lectures, 10 – 15 hours) or you can choose the chapters or sections most relevant for you.
All course materials are available free of charge.
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Introduction, Opportunistic Infections and Comorbidities
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ART and complications of ART
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Treatment as Prevention
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Public Health Perspectives
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Optimization of ART Programs (Coming Soon)
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Assessment and Evaluation (Coming Soon)
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