Marseille 2007
Marseille 2007
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Abstract #684  -  Actively Incorporating HIV Prevention and Linkage-to-Care into STD Clinic Settings
Session:
  9.2: Evolution of HIV prevention in STD Clinic Settings (Parallel) on Monday @ 11.00-12.30 in Auditorium/Overflow Chaired by Kees Rietmeijer, John Douglas
Authors:
  Presenting Author:   Dr Mark Thrun - Denver Public Health, United States
 
  Additional Authors:   
Aim:
Issue: New HIV testing modalities have the potential to increase the number of persons testing positive for HIV in a variety of venues, including STD clinics. Related, data suggest that persons living with HIV are increasingly being diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections. Though most of these persons are thought to be seen in primary care settings, many of these persons present to STD clinic settings for diagnosis and treatment of their STD. In addition, many HIV-infected persons presenting to STD clinics have not yet established, or have since left, continuous primary HIV care. For these reasons, the STD clinic is increasingly becoming an important location for the delivery of HIV prevention interventions and for the development of programs specifically linking persons to HIV-care settings.
 
Method / Issue:
Project: National and local efforts to formally incorporate HIV prevention into STD clinic settings will be described. The role, impact, and importance of linkage-to-care programs will be reviewed. Model linkage-to-care projects will be described and discussed.
 
Discussion:
Lessons learned: Sexually transmitted disease clinics play an increasingly important role in HIV prevention efforts. As STD clinicians are frequently the ones making the diagnosis of HIV and as many persons previously diagnosed with HIV present to STD clinics for treatment, STD clinicians should thoughtfully incorporate HIV transmission messages into the context of STD care. Particular attention should be paid to those who might be at risk for ongoing HIV transmission as evidenced by an incident STD diagnosis. In addition, as there appears to be an association with being in stable HIV care and lower risk for forward HIV transmission, persons presenting to STD clinics who are not in continuous HIV care should be actively linked to stable HIV care settings. Clinics should consider establishing protocols that would facilitate this linkage to care.
 
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