The continuum of engagement in HIV care is a framework for understanding the status of HIV care and treatment in the United States (Cheever 2007). An individual with HIV may go through several stages and may also return to earlier stages of the continuum throughout their life (Cheever 2007). In order to understand how HIV care delivery fits into the continuum of care, Mugavero and colleagues created a framework through which care services can be better understood, with the ultimate goal of viral load suppression (Mugavero 2011). Viral load suppression not only improves individual health, but it also reduces HIV transmission on a population level (Das 2010, Montaner 2010).
Key resources from each HIV Care Continuum stage selected for HIV clinicians and clinical educators:
Key Resources
- 2021 PrEP Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Toolkit (AETC Program)
- Prescribing PrEP: A Guide for Healthcare Providers (AETC Program)
- Prevention of HIV Curriculum 5-part course offering free CNE/CME (National HIV Curriculum)
- National Clinicians Consultation Center
- Perinatal HIV/AIDS Hotline
- PEP: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Warmline
- PrEP: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Warmline
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Training resources, webinars and online training, factsheets and other resources for clinicians and clinician trainers.
Key Resources
- Laboratory Testing for the Diagnosis of HIV Infection - Updated Recommendations (CDC)
- Implementing HIV Testing in Nonclinical Settings: A Guide for HIV Testing Providers (CDC)
- HIV Epidemic Rapid Response Toolkit (AETC Program)
- Quick Guide: CDC HIV Laboratory Testing Recommendations (AETC Program)
- RWHAP Best Practices Compilation - Innovative interventions to improve HIV testing and diagnosis
- Screening and Diagnosis Curriculum - 5-part course offering free CNE/CME (National HIV Curriculum)
AETC NCRC Topic Collections
Training resources, webinars and online training, factsheets and other tools for clinicians and clinician trainers.
Key Resources
- Linkage to HIV Care - Lesson offering free CNE/CME (National HIV Curriculum)
- RWHAP Best Practices Compilation - Innovative interventions to improve linkage to HIV medical care
- HIV Services Locator (HIV.gov) - Find services near you, including HIV care (Ryan White and Health Centers), support services, and more.
AETC NCRC Topic Collections
Training resources, webinars and online training, factsheets and other resources for clinicians and clinician trainers.
Key Resources
- RWHAP Best Practices Compilation - Innovative interventions to improve retention in HIV medical care
- Retention in HIV Care - Lesson offering free CNE/CME (National HIV Curriculum)(National HIV Curriculum)
AETC NCRC Topic Collections
Training resources, webinars and online training, factsheets and other resources for clinicians and clinician trainers.
Key Resources
- HIV Clinical Guidelines: Adult and Adolescent ARV (DHHS)
- HIV Clinical Guidelines: Pediatric ARV (DHHS)
- Antiretroviral Therapy Curriculum - 5-part course offering free CNE/CME (National HIV Curriculum)
- Antiretroviral Medications prescribing information, clinical studies, and slide decks (National HIV Curriculum)
- HIV/AIDS Management Warmline (National Clinicians Consultation Center)
- RWHAP Best Practices Compilation - Innovative interventions to improve viral suppression in people with HIV.
AETC NCRC Topic Collections
Training resources, webinars and online training, factsheets, and other resources for clinicians and clinician trainers.