Co-Occurring Conditions

Co-Occurring Conditions Overview3rd Edition

Module Core Competency

Apply Evidence-Based Recommendations for the Evaluation and Management of Co-Occurring Conditions in Persons with HIV Infection

Target Audience

The Co-Occurring Conditions module addresses the prevention and management of infectious and non-infectious complications in persons with HIV infection.

Editor

David H. Spach, MD

David H. Spach, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
University of Washington

Disclosures: None

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Co-Occurring Conditions Self-Study Module

Module Lessons

1Lesson 1 Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Learning Objectives
- Discuss the epidemiology of tuberculosis and HIV coinfection in the United States
- State the rationale for screening for latent TB in people with HIV
- Describe and compare recommended screening tests for latent TB in people with HIV
- List recommended options for the treatment of latent TB in people with HIV
- Summarize common drug interactions between medications used to treat latent TB and common antiretroviral medications
Quick ReferenceLatent Tuberculosis Infection Core Concepts

2Lesson 2 Opportunistic Infections: Prevention

Learning Objectives
- Discuss recommendations for initiating primary prevention of opportunistic infections in people with HIV
- Summarize recommendations for initiating secondary prophylaxis of opportunistic infections in people with HIV
- State criteria for discontinuing primary prevention of opportunistic infections in people with HIV
- List criteria for discontinuing secondary prophylaxis of opportunistic infections in people with HIV
- Recognize potential adverse effects and contraindications for medications used for prevention of opportunistic infections
Quick ReferenceOpportunistic Infections: Prevention Core Concepts

3Lesson 3 Opportunistic Infections: Treatment

Learning Objectives
- Describe trends in the incidence of opportunistic infections in people with HIV
- Recognize the clinical manifestations of common serious opportunistic infections that occur in people with HIV
- Discuss recommended treatment of common opportunistic infections
- List indications for discontinuing treatment for opportunistic infections
- Summarize recommendations for initiating antiretroviral therapy in the setting of an active opportunistic infection
Quick ReferenceOpportunistic Infections: Treatment Core Concepts

4Lesson 4 Sexually Transmitted Infections

Learning Objectives
- Describe the recommendations for sexually transmitted infection screening in people with HIV
- Summarize CDC recommendations for the treatment of common sexually transmitted infections in people with HIV
- Explain the different stages of syphilis and the recommended treatments at each stage
- Discuss laboratory-based methods for diagnosing syphilis
- List recommended treatment and suppressive treatment options for genital herpes in people with HIV
Quick ReferenceSexually Transmitted Infections Core Concepts

5Lesson 5 Hepatitis B Coinfection

Learning Objectives
- Identify appropriate tests for evaluation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and immunity
- Summarize the approach to persons with HIV who have isolated hepatitis B core antibody
- Discuss antiretroviral management of persons with HIV and HBV coinfection
- Describe HBV-related immune reconstitution syndrome
- List indications and methods for hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in persons with chronic HBV and HIV coinfection
Quick ReferenceHepatitis B Coinfection Core Concepts

6Lesson 6 Hepatitis C Coinfection

Learning Objectives
- Explain recommendations for HCV screening in people with HIV
- Describe the appropriate HCV testing algorithm
- Summarize the eligibility criteria and current guidelines for the simplified HCV treatment in people with HIV
- Discuss simplified HCV treatment regimens options for people with HIV
- List indications and methods for hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in persons with chronic HCV and HIV
Quick ReferenceHepatitis C Coinfection Core Concepts

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