HIV Awareness

£6.00

Course Description

This HIV Awareness training provides healthcare professionals, caregivers, and support workers with essential knowledge about HIV, its prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management. The course emphasizes the importance of confidentiality, ethical practice, and stigma reduction while ensuring participants understand both the clinical and psychosocial aspects of HIV care.

Course Summary

Duration: 1 Hour

CPD Points: 1

Format: Online, self-paced

Access Period: 6 months from date of purchase

Certificate: Certificate of Completion

This training equips learners with up-to-date knowledge on HIV transmission, testing, clinical management, psychosocial support, and current UK legislation.

Who Is This Course For?

Nurses, midwives, and allied healthcare professionals

Social workers, carers, and community support staff

Educators, volunteers, and safeguarding officers

Anyone seeking CPD accreditation in HIV awareness

Course Contents

Introduction to HIV

Definition, facts, transmission, prevention, epidemiology

Testing and Diagnosis

HIV tests, indications, interpretation, guidelines

Clinical Management

Stages of infection, ART, adherence, complications

Patient Care and Support

Psychosocial impact, stigma, confidentiality

Prevention and Harm Reduction

Safer sex, PrEP, harm reduction, mother-to-child prevention

Legal and Ethical Considerations

UK law, consent, duty of care, safeguarding

Community Resources and Support

Referral pathways, specialist services

Updates and Emerging Issues

Research, innovations, COVID-19 implications

Course Outcomes

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

Explain the definition, modes of transmission, and prevention of HIV.

Identify and interpret available HIV testing methods in line with UK guidelines.

Describe stages of HIV infection and understand the role of ART.

Recognise psychosocial challenges such as stigma, discrimination, and confidentiality.

Promote prevention methods including PrEP and harm reduction strategies.

Apply legal and ethical principles to HIV care and disclosure.

Navigate community support and referral services.

Stay updated with current research and emerging issues in HIV care.

Apply knowledge through real-world case studies.

Access additional resources for ongoing professional development.

Frameworks & Standards

Aligned with UK legislation and National HIV Testing Guidelines.

Mapped to CPD standards for Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).

Developed in line with World Health Organization (WHO) and NICE HIV care recommendations.

Meets safeguarding and duty of care obligations under UK law.

£6.00

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