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HIV: FAQs About Testing, Disclosure, and Significant Exposure in Health Care Settings
… or due to a court order. If a positive HIV test is already documented in the medical record of someone who caused a significant exposure, can a provider disclose that information to the person … -
HIV: Is PrEP for Me?
… substantial risk for getting HIV. People who may be at substantial risk for getting HIV are: Someone who has sex with a partner who has HIV. Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who engage in condomless anal sex with someone whose HIV status is unknown. Transgender women who engage in condomless anal sex with someone whose HIV status is unknown. People who share injection drug use equipment with someone … -
The Peer Navigator Program for People Living With HIV Manual
… and are more severe in people with weakened immune systems, including people with HIV. Peer: Someone who shares key characteristics such as race/ethnicity, language proficiency, sex/gender, … are serving. As it relates to the Peer Navigator Program for People Living with HIV, a peer is someone who is living with or impacted by HIV and works with people living with HIV. Peer … People Living with HIV Manual 3 Protected health information (PHI): Certain information about someone’s health that is not allowed to be discussed to other people unless there is consent from … -
Understanding the HIV Testing Algorithm
… an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) If a screening test is reactive, more testing must be done to know someone’s HIV status. SUPPLEMENTARY TESTING Modern methods differentiate between HIV-1 and … If a supplementary test is negative or indeterminate, more testing must be done to know someone’s HIV status. 1 2 QUESTIONS? Contact the Wisconsin HIV Program's Surveillance Unit. Call: … -
Wisconsin HIV Needs Assessment Qualitative Report: Findings from Client and Key Informant Interviews
… concerns that information is not kept private. This is a particular concern when clients know someone who is working at the HIV agency, clinic, or health department. • Misinformation and lack … to have sex with an infected partner. • A person infected with HIV at birth is different from someone who sexually contracted it by “being stupid.” One client said simply that there is a thin … how many of the negative statuses posted are accurate and if people would be interested in someone with an HIV-positive status. There is stigma around how one became infected with HIV. A … -
HIV: Partner Services
… partners with you. You try to let your partners know and we contact any you couldn’t reach. Someone other than a staff member (like your doctor) lets your partners know. How can I use the … with HIV and want help letting your partners know—or you’re a provider who wants to refer someone to the program—call 608-266-3031. … partner-services … hiv … -
Consent for HIV Testing
… for HIV. How can I prevent HIV? Today, there are more ways to prevent HIV than ever before. If someone living with HIV is on the right treatment plan, it can mean never passing HIV on to … will be told if I have HIV? State law permits only a very limited number of people to know if someone is living with HIV. Positive HIV test results are reported to public health officials. … test result means that the test detected HIV in a person’s blood. If this is the first time someone tested positive for HIV, it is highly recommended that another test be done to confirm … -
Talking with Your Partners is an Act of Caring and Concern
… partners’ questions. An experi- enced PS counselor can usually explain things much easier than someone doing this for the first time. Despite your good intentions, a bad experi- ence … partners are infected, they also need to know so they can avoid passing the vi‐ rus to someone else. counselor or have the PS counselor talk with your partner without you present. The … is never known to your former partners. A PS counselor will only tell your partners that someone they have been with, either through a sexual or needle-sharing relationship, has tested … -
Aids/HIV Program Notes 2017
… • Prejudice • Discrimination In brief, labeling is the act of assigning an attribute to someone. Stereotypes represent collectively agreed upon beliefs about groups of people learned by … stigma) frequently follows. HIV-related discrimination is the “unfair and unjust treatment of someone based on their real or perceived HIV status.”1 Populations disproportionately impacted by … -
HIV Facts; Undetectable What does it mean?
… living with HIV. The higher the viral load, the easier it is to pass on HIV to others. If someone is virally suppressed (less than ~200 copies/ml) or undetectable (less than ~40 … to another person through sex. Yes, it is true. Finding the right treatment plan for you or someone you love can mean not passing HIV on to sex partners. HIV Treatment Information: … -
HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral Services Protocol
… must be confirmed by a laboratory-based test. Window period: The period of time between when someone is exposed to HIV and when a test can detect HIV in their system. Intended Audience for … risks or an STD and an active STD can increase the likelihood of contracting HIV. If someone with low risk of HIV seeks out an HIV test at your agency, they should not be denied … a person is linked to HIV care. Key Points to Discuss with Confidential Testing When testing someone confidentially, there are two related points that should be discussed. 1. If the result … -
HIV Fact Sheet Template English
… if I have HIV infection? State law permits only a very limited number of people to know if someone has HIV infection. Positive HIV test results are reported to public health officials. Strict state laws safeguard confidential information on HIV. Who can assist someone who is recently diagnosed with HIV infection? Your health care provider can help a person … -
HIV Statutes Related to Act 209 - 2010 Revisions
… against people with HIV or AIDS are described in 252.14. Anyone who discriminates against someone with HIV infection, as defined in this statute, is liable to the patient for actual … These revisions allow those who are serving society through their work or through assisting someone at the scene of an accident or emergency, to more easily obtain needed information about … -
Summary of 2009 Wisconsin Act 209 related to AIDS/HIV infection
… against people with HIV or AIDS are described in 252.14. Anyone who discriminates against someone with HIV infection, as defined in this statute, is liable to the patient for actual … These revisions allow those who are serving society through their work or through assisting someone at the scene of an accident or emergency, to more easily obtain needed information about … -
Wisconsin Ryan White Part B: Eligibility and Recertification Policy and Procedures
… taxes There may be cases where a client should be considered a household size of one, where someone in the above list should not be included in the household size calculation for a given … There may be cases where a client should be considered a household size of one, where someone in the above list should not be included in the household size and household income … covered by the Wisconsin ADAP. If, during a site visit or audit by HRSA, it becomes known that someone who was ineligible received Ryan White services due to subrecipient failure to verify … -
AIDS/HIV Program Notes, Fall 2006
… Genital HPV is spread through genital contact (including vaginal, anal, and oral sex) with someone who has HPV. While the majority of persons with HPV infection are asymptomatic and often … and Pap Test Information (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/diseases-conditions.htm Tell Someone About Cervical Cancer and Other Consequences of HPV http://tell-someone.hpv.com/ Information on HPV and the HPV Test http://www.thehpvtest.com HPV Vaccine … -
AIDS/HIV Program Notes, May 2014
… Center of Wisconsin have distributed naloxone and trained PWID how to use it safely when someone witnesses an apparent opioid overdose. Recently enacted legislation in Wisconsin (noted … Acute HCV infection is a short-term illness that occurs within the first six months after someone is exposed to HCV. For most people, acute infection leads to chronic infection. Chronic … -
HIV: Wisconsin HIV Program Overview
… Reduction provides educational activities for people at risk of getting HIV or giving it to someone else. It focuses on starting or continuing healthy habits. This program serves: Men who … -
Guide for Wisconsin PrEP Providers - Assessment Tool
… In the last six months, have you shared equipment such as syringes, cotton, or “cookers” with someone while injecting? • If yes … -
Referral to Linkage to Care for Confirmatory Testing and Care
… Supervisor 414-955-0489 Secondary contact: Page 414-330-4537 This pager is always covered and someone from the LTC team will call the pharmacist back within 15 minutes. 370 E Capitol Dr. …