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- Lesson 5 Overview
Linkage to HIV Care - 0%Topic 1
Background and GoalsActivities - 0%Topic 2
Process for Estimating and Monitoring Linkage to CareActivities - 0%Topic 3
Current State of Linkage to Care in the United StatesActivities - 0%Topic 4
Interventions to Improve Linkage to CareActivities - 0%Topic 5
Strategies for Clinics to Improve Linkage to CareActivities - 0%Topic 6
Summary PointsActivities - Linkage to HIV Care CE Quiz
Linkage to HIV Care Overview
About this Lesson
Last Updated: February 2nd, 2025
CNE/CME Continuing Education
This lesson qualifies for:
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- 1 CME AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, or
- 1 CNE contact hour and 1 CE contact hour (does NOT qualify for pharmacology CE for advanced practice nurses)
CNE and CME Origination: May 1st, 2017
CNE and CME Review: September 1st, 2023
CNE and CME Expiration: August 31st, 2026 (3rd Edition)
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This is a substantial revision of the original Lesson. The previous edition was titled Linkage to HIV Care and available until September 1st, 2023.
Learning Objectives
- State the United States Federal benchmarks and goals for successful linkage to care after HIV diagnosis
- List the metrics used to estimate and monitor linkages to care
- Summarize current estimated HIV linkage to care data in the United States
- Describe strategies for optimizing linkage to care for persons newly diagnosed with HIV in the United States
- Identify barriers that impede successful linkage to care after HIV diagnosis
Lesson Contributors
Authors
Jehan Z. Budak, MD
Jehan Z. Budak, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Disclosures:
None
Reviewers
David H. Spach, MD
David H. Spach, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
University of Washington
Disclosures:
None
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