Effective Strategies for Supporting a Newly Diagnosed HIV Patient in a Woman of Childbearing Age
Engage in role-play activities and multidisciplinary discussions to enhance skills in supporting a 24-year-old woman with a new HIV diagnosis. Explore key elements of initial care and follow-up for patients with HIV, focusing on linkage to care and holistic evaluation.
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New Diagnosis in a Woman of Childbearing Age Module 1 Zoom Activities
#1: Role Play Objective: Demonstrate how to support an individual newly diagnosed with HIV, with the aim of improving linkage to care and rapid ART initiation for all patients
Case Blessing is a 24-year-old woman who just tested positive for HIV at a routine visit to her local clinic. She is now being counseled by you about this new diagnosis and its implications for her health. As part of this initial interview, she informs you that she intends to eventually start a family and cannot afford to not work.
Role play instructions In pairs, choose who will play the doctor and who will play the patient. Read your appropriate part for your role from: Learner Role Play on Zoom (PDF in the LMS) After 5 minutes, switch roles and role play again
Breakout rooms 10 minutes
#2: Multidisciplinary discussion Objective: Describe the appropriate interprofessional clinical management and follow-up for (a) a newly diagnosed patient and (b) a stable patient with undetectable viral load
Multidisciplinary discussion questions What are important elements of initial care that your health profession would provide for a patient newly diagnosed with HIV? What initial assessments (e.g. medication adherence, substance use, mental health assessments) would your professional cadre undertake in the management of a patient with a new HIV diagnosis and when would you refer to other members of the multidisciplinary team? What clinical information should be obtained and what questions should be asked of the patient?
Breakout rooms 10 minutes
Key points Take a full medical history Provide a comprehensive person-centered evaluation
