Session Information
APIC 2009 Annual Conference
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HIV Screening Implementation in Acute Care Settings
Track : Sessions
Program Code: 3803
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Time: 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM  EST
Location: Floridian A
SPEAKER :
Bernard Branson, MD, Associate Director, Laboratory Diatnostics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description
The presenter will describe CDC's recommendations for HIV screening in healthcare settings. Examples of HIV screening programs in emergency departments and other acute care settings using point of care rapid HIV tests will be reviewed.;Objectives: • Relate the rationale for expanding HIV screening in health-care settings • Enumerate the differences between diagnostic testing and screening for HIV and their relative yield in acute care settings • Determine strategies for HIV screening appropriate for their specific settings