|
" Moving Beyond Screening: How Emergency Departments Can Help Extinguish the HIV/AIDS Epidemic "
Menchine, Michael; Zhou, Michael; Lotfipour, Shahram; Chakravarthy, Bharath
| Document Type
|
:
|
AL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
933357
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
LA31f057kr
|
| Language of Document
|
:
|
English
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Menchine, Michael; Zhou, Michael; Lotfipour, Shahram; Chakravarthy, Bharath
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Moving Beyond Screening: How Emergency Departments Can Help Extinguish the HIV/AIDS Epidemic [Article]\ Menchine, Michael; Zhou, Michael; Lotfipour, Shahram; Chakravarthy, Bharath
|
| Title of Periodical
|
:
|
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
|
| Volume/ Issue Number
|
:
|
17/2
|
| Date
|
:
|
2016
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
While great strides have been made in diagnostic and treatment strategies, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a major public health epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article, “Vital Signs: HIV Diagnosis, Care, and Treatment Among Persons Living with HIV – United States, 2011,” highlights current areas of concern regarding HIV diagnosis and care. The CDC estimates that 1.2 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV. Of them, 86% have received a diagnosis (14% remain undiagnosed and unaware), but only 40% are engaged in care and a mere 30% are virally suppressed. Emergency departments (EDs) can play a major role in combatting the HIV epidemic through regular screening and facilitating linkage to chronic HIV care. Universal opt-out screening as recommended by the CDC in 2006 has been shown to be effective but expensive, and has not been widely implemented in EDs nationwide. Cost-effective models and a renewed commitment from ED providers are needed to enhance ED-based HIV containment strategies.
|
| |