HIV/AIDS and the Rehabilitation Professional, 2nd Edition

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the student, through self-paced study, on the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, current treatment protocols, and statistics and to instruct the student on how to effectively work with a patient who has HIV/AIDs.

Student Objectives:

At the end of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

2.  Identify the science of the HIV virus and its method of replication

3.  Identify behaviors that can pass the HIV virus and behaviors than can not

4.  Identify the most risky behaviors for becoming infected with HIV

5.  Identify treatment options available after being exposed to HIV

6.  Identify the different classes of HIV medication available

7.  Identify current medications being used to treat HIV/AIDS

8.  Identify the difference between HIV and AIDS

9.  Identify 6 common opportunistic infections that can effect a person with HIV/AIDS

10.  Identify strategies to help HIV/AIDS patients at home

11.  Identify strategies for keeping informed of changes with HIV/AIDS treatments

12.  Identify how social stigma effects people who have HIV/AIDS

13.  Identify the professional responsibilities healthcare professionals have to people with HIV/AIDS

14.  Identify the current trends with HIV/AIDS using national statistics 

15.  Identify 5 national resources for information on HIV/AIDS

16.  Identify 4 ways of obtaining local resources on HIV/AIDS

17.  Identify 5 non-profit and charity resources for HIV/AIDS