Rapid HIV Testing Program Implementation: Lessons from the Emergency Department

Rapid HIV Testing Program Implementation: Lessons from the Emergency Department

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Rapid HIV Testing Program Implementation: Lessons from the Emergency Department

dc.contributor.author	Reichmann, William M.
dc.contributor.author	Mikulinsky, Regina
dc.contributor.author	Solomon, Jessica D.
dc.contributor.author	Dooley, Matthew M.
dc.contributor.author	Arbelaez, Christian
dc.contributor.author	Block, Brian Lewis
dc.contributor.author	Losina, Elena
dc.contributor.author	Wright, Elizabeth A.
dc.contributor.author	Walensky, Rochelle P.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-25T17:37:45Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier.citation	Arbelaez, Christian, Brian Block, Elena Losina, Elizabeth A. Wright, William M. Reichmann, Regina Mikulinsky, Jessica D. Solomon, Matthew M. Dooley, and Rochelle P. Walensky. 2009. Rapid HIV testing program implementation: lessons from the emergency department. International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2(3): 187-194.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1865-1372	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1865-1380	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:4774123
dc.description.abstract	Background: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and the World Health Organization (WHO) both recommend HIV testing in health-care settings. However, neither organization provides prescriptive details regarding how these recommendations should be adapted into clinical practice in an emergency department. Methods: We have implemented an HIV-testing program in the ED of a major academic medical center within the scope of the Universal Screening for HIV Infection in the Emergency Room (USHER) Trial—a randomized clinical trial evaluating the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of HIV screening in this setting. Results and conclusion: Drawing on our collective experiences in establishing programs domestically and internationally, we offer a practical framework of lessons learned so that others poised to embark on such HIV testing programs may benefit from our experiences.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer-Verlag	en_US
dc.relation.isversionof	doi:10.1007/s12245-009-0123-x	en_US
dc.relation.hasversion	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2760703/pdf/	en_US
dash.license	LAA
dc.subject	HIV	en_US
dc.subject	testing	en_US
dc.subject	screening	en_US
dc.subject	emergency department	en_US
dc.title	Rapid HIV Testing Program Implementation: Lessons from the Emergency Department	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article	en_US
dc.description.version	Version of Record	en_US
dc.relation.journal	International Journal of Emergency Medicine	en_US
dash.depositing.author	Walensky, Rochelle P.
dc.date.available	2011-03-25T17:37:45Z
dash.affiliation.other	HMS^Medicine-Massachusetts General Hospital	en_US