2023 ART Clinical Guidelines Update
The 2023 ART guideline introduces simplified ART provision and harmonised methods of management of children, adolescents and adults, as well as pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS, TB and other common opportunistic infections.
The guidelines also provide guidance on the use of Dolutegravir (DTG) dispersible tablets for children from 3kg and 4 weeks old.
The guidelines have been revised with the Differentiated Models of Care SOPs to ensure simultaneous consideration and alignment of clinical, adherence and service delivery updates.
These updates will empower clinicians with the knowledge to provide quality, comprehensive services to the public.
Course objectives:
- Initiate, switch or re-initiate adults, adolescents, pregnant women and children on ART to optimised first- and second-line regimens.
- Monitor and manage VL results in the era of DTG.
- Understand the role of resistance testing.
- Provide care in an integrated and patient-centred manner.
- Optimise clinic visit schedules to promote continued engagement in care.
- Optimise care for a mother living with HIV to minimise vertical transmission.
- Manage the HIV-exposed infant to minimise vertical transmission.
- Screen for, diagnose and treat syphilis in pregnant women and prevent congenital syphilis.
- Module 1: Aims of the 2023 ART Clinical Guideline.
- Module 2: Optimized Regimens using Dolutegravir.
- Module 3: Switching existing clients on ART to DTG-containing regimens.
- Module 4: Differentiated Care for the Stable Client in the 1st year of ART.
- Module 5: VL Monitoring and Managing the non-stable client on ART.
- Module 6: Re-engagement.
- Module 7: Paediatric HIV.
- Module 8: TB Screening.
- Module 9: Cryptococcal Meningitis.
- Module 10: Updates to the Guidelines for Vertical Transmission Prevention of HIV.
- Module 11: Updates to the Guidelines for Vertical Transmission Prevention of Syphilis.
Completion requirements
Participants must complete all 11 modules, all the quizzes and the course evaluation to get their certificate of attendance.
It is recommended that all healthcare workers registering for this course must have completed the NIMART or Basic HIV training and preferably be engaging with HIV positive patients. To register for Basic HIV, please click here.
until
31 December 2023 - 12:00 am