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HIV in Older Adults

Lesson 4. HIV in Older Adults

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Learning Objective Performance Indicators

  • Recognize age-related and HIV-related changes to the immune systems of people 50 years of age and older
  • Discuss the interplay of HIV and the aging process within the framework of accelerated and accentuated aging
  • List recommendations for antiretroviral therapy management in persons 50 years of age and older.
  • Explain expected virologic and immunologic responses to antiretroviral therapy in persons 50 years of age and older.
  • Highlight comorbidities that more commonly occur in older adults with HIV

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Learning Objective Performance Indicators

  • Recognize age-related and HIV-related changes to the immune systems of people 50 years of age and older
  • Discuss the interplay of HIV and the aging process within the framework of accelerated and accentuated aging
  • List recommendations for antiretroviral therapy management in persons 50 years of age and older.
  • Explain expected virologic and immunologic responses to antiretroviral therapy in persons 50 years of age and older.
  • Highlight comorbidities that more commonly occur in older adults with HIV

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