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Implementing Routine Hiv Testing And Prevention In A Primary Care Setting, Michelle Bassett
Implementing Routine Hiv Testing And Prevention In A Primary Care Setting, Michelle Bassett
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Evidenced-based research has identified that routine HIV testing and education is pivotal in identifying new infections, providing access to treatment, and decreasing the rates of transmission. In 2006, the CDC implemented new guidelines recommending that all persons aged 13-64 years be tested yearly for HIV regardless of risk factors. Despite these recommendations, the CDC estimated that less than 37% of people were tested in 2017 and in the years prior. In this project, a protocol for routine testing and education was developed and implemented in a private Southern Illinois primary care practice. Providers and staff were educated on HIV and …
Hepatitis C Virus Screening And Treatment, Dani Loftus, Emily Machens, Crista Jamous
Hepatitis C Virus Screening And Treatment, Dani Loftus, Emily Machens, Crista Jamous
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is classified as a contagious liver disease that can be either acute or chronic, and the illness ranges in severity from mild to lifelong. It is estimated that 2.7 million people in the United States (US) have HCV, but only half are diagnosed. The CDC recommends testing by birth-cohort, focusing on adults born between 1945 and 1965. Three main objectives for this project included implementation of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) for providers, increasing HCV screening by providing education to the support staff in primary care clinics of a local hospital which would increase the …