Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss recent data exploring factors associated with reduced HIV-1 transmission rates at the community level and within serodiscordant heterosexual couples
- Recount new findings on the impact of limited-duration antiretroviral therapy, sex, and race on outcomes in patients with early HIV-1 infection
- Cite the latest data on the relative safety and efficacy of approved antiretroviral regimens and new agents for the first-line treatment of HIV-1 infection
- Summarize the results of recent studies investigating the incidence of and factors associated with various disease states in HIV infection including non-AIDS–defining cancers, bone disease, cardiovascular disease events, and neuropsychological dysfunction
- Describe data on the safety and efficacy of new strategies for managing treatment-experienced patients including novel dosing schedules, new agents, and approaches for managing patients with suboptimal immunologic response
- Nurses will be better able to provide appropriate care and counsel for patients and their families
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