National HIV Curriculum
The National HIV Curriculum (NHC) developed by the University of Washington is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) AIDS Education Training Center (AETC) resource. The curriculum provides ongoing, up-to-date information to meet the core competency knowledge for HIV prevention, screening, diagnoses and ongoing treatment and care to health care workers in the United States.
NHC Modules & Lessons
Module 1: Screening and Diagnoses Overview
This module is for any health care provider who would like to establish core competence in testing for HIV, recognizing acute HIV infection, and linking persons diagnosed with HIV to medical care.
Module 2: Basic HIV Primary Care Overview
The Basic HIV Primary Care module is intended for any clinician who may interact with persons who have HIV infection in a clinical setting, with an emphasis on the primary care management issues related to HIV.
Module 3: Antiretroviral Therapy Overview
The Antiretroviral Therapy module is geared toward clinicians who provide antiretroviral therapy to persons with HIV, with an emphasis on initiating antiretroviral therapy and management of virologic failure.
Module 4: Co-Occurring Conditions Overview
The Co-Occurring Conditions module addresses the prevention and management of infectious and non-infectious complications in persons with HIV infection.
Module 5: Prevention of HIV
The Prevention of HIV module emphasizes new prevention strategies both for persons with HIV infection and for persons not infected with HIV. This module also addresses occupational and non-occupational HIV post-exposure prophylaxis.
Module 6: Key Populations
The Key Populations module is intended for any medical provider involved in the care of key populations of persons with HIV.