OVERVIEW

West Virginia HIV Academic Mentoring Partnership (WV HIVAMP) is organized by West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA) and will be held on Dec 10, 2024.

Learning Objectives For WV HIVAMP

Describe how HIV causes clinical illness
List the risks of acquiring HIV
Explain how to diagnose HIV
Identify who should be screened for HIV infection
Describe the opt-out approach to screening
Identify the symptoms of acute HIV
Describe the association of the CD4+ cell count with the risk for specific illnesses
Identify when initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended for patients with HIV
List the preferred ART regimens for treatment-naive patients and the characteristics of each
Describe how HIV treatment is monitored
Explain why it is recommended to monitor for drug toxicity and check for drug-drug interactions when using ART with other medications
Identify key drug-drug interactions with the US Public Health Service guidelines preferred initial HIV treatments