National HIV Curriculum

The National HIV Curriculum is an AIDS Education and Training Center Program led by the University of Washington Infectious Diseases Education & Assessment (IDEA) Program.

Funded by
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Modules:

3rd Edition
Multiple ways to access content:

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Question Bank - Answer board-review style questions, sign in to track progress, and earn free CE or CoC

Screening and Diagnosis

Learn about HIV epidemiology in the United States, routine HIV screening recommendations, HIV diagnostic testing methods, acute HIV, and how to successfully link diagnosed people to care.

Basic HIV Primary Care

Explore key primary care elements, including the initial evaluation, common oral and cutaneous manifestations, recommended immunizations, primary care comorbidities, screening for mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and retention in care.

Antiretroviral Therapy

Learn how to select appropriate antiretroviral medication regimens, manage common adverse effects and drug interactions, switch regimens when indicated, and evaluate and manage virologic failure.

Co-Occurring Conditions

Examine how to diagnose and treat latent tuberculosis, prevent common opportunistic infections, treat serious opportunistic infections, screen and treat sexually transmitted infections, and manage viral hepatitis coinfections.

Prevention of HIV

Explore how to identify and implement strategies to prevent HIV transmission related to perinatal transmission, treatment of HIV as prevention, occupational and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis, and preexposure prophylaxis.

Key Populations

Learn about several additional key populations impacted by HIV, including infants and children, adolescents and young adults, women, older adults, individuals in correctional facilities, and persons who acquire HIV-2.

Question Bank

The NHC Question Bank features 380+ interactive board-review style questions that emphasize major topics. Learners must sign in to earn CE/Certificates of Completion or track progress.

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