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Lesson 4. HIV in Older Adults

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Learning Objective Performance Indicators

  • Summarize the impact older adults have on HIV prevalence and HIV incidence in the United States
  • Address the interplay of HIV and the aging process within the framework of accelerated and accentuated aging
  • Select and initiate appropriate antiretroviral therapy for persons 50 years of age and older
  • Monitor and address virologic responses, immunologic recovery, and drug interactions
  • Collaboratively screen, treat, and monitor common comorbid conditions in older adults with HIV

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Learning Objective Performance Indicators

  • Summarize the impact older adults have on HIV prevalence and HIV incidence in the United States
  • Address the interplay of HIV and the aging process within the framework of accelerated and accentuated aging
  • Select and initiate appropriate antiretroviral therapy for persons 50 years of age and older
  • Monitor and address virologic responses, immunologic recovery, and drug interactions
  • Collaboratively screen, treat, and monitor common comorbid conditions in older adults with HIV

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