A Training Program for Nurses and Other Health Professionals in Rural-Based Settings on Screening and Clinical Management of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

Alan R. Lifson; Sarah L. Rybicki; Candy Hadsall; Stacy Dickinson; Alyssa Van Zyl; Peter Carr

doi:10.1016/j.jana.2008.09.008

A Training Program for Nurses and Other Health Professionals in Rural-Based Settings on Screening and Clinical Management of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

Alan R. Lifson, Sarah L. Rybicki, Candy Hadsall, Stacy Dickinson, Alyssa Van Zyl, Peter Carr

Epidemiology & Community Health

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Populations at risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) include those living in rural areas. The authors describe a statewide training program that targeted rural-based health professionals. This program focused on HIV, STIs, and viral hepatitis and was designed to (a) enhance participants' ability to conduct sexual histories and risk assessments, (b) educate clients about risk reduction and prevention, (c) screen for and diagnose these infections, (d) clinically manage clients with positive screening test results, (e) access prevention and other educational materials, and (f) conduct other clinical and public health activities. A total of 122 participants reflecting a wide variety of practice settings attended trainings at five sites throughout Minnesota; 74% of participants were nurses and 81% characterized employment settings as rural. Nurses and other health professionals in rural settings are an important training priority and can play an important role in education, prevention, screening, and clinical care for HIV and other STIs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	77-85
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2008.09.008
State	Published - Jan 2009

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The authors thank the following people who provided assistance on this training: Cheri Booth, Alissa Fountain, Tim Heymans, Luisa Pessoa-Brandao, Steve Schletty, and Rob Yaeger from the Minnesota Health Department; Katia McDonough from the Red Door Clinic; Mary Jo Meuleners from Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health; Kristin Grage, who is currently with the Positive Care Center at Hennepin County Medical Center; and Diane Knust, who is currently with the Rural AIDS Action Network. MATEC is part of a nationwide network of AIDS Training and Education Centers funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau, under the Ryan White CARE Act (Grants #1 H4AHA01082-01-00 and 6 H4AHA00062). This specific training program was funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Health.

Keywords

HIV
health education
rural population
sexually transmitted infections
viral hepatitis

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Lifson, A. R., Rybicki, S. L., Hadsall, C., Dickinson, S., Van Zyl, A., & Carr, P. (2009). A Training Program for Nurses and Other Health Professionals in Rural-Based Settings on Screening and Clinical Management of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 20(1), 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2008.09.008

A Training Program for Nurses and Other Health Professionals in Rural-Based Settings on Screening and Clinical Management of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections. / Lifson, Alan R.; Rybicki, Sarah L.; Hadsall, Candy et al.

In: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Vol. 20, No. 1, 01.2009, p. 77-85.

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Lifson, AR, Rybicki, SL, Hadsall, C, Dickinson, S, Van Zyl, A & Carr, P 2009, 'A Training Program for Nurses and Other Health Professionals in Rural-Based Settings on Screening and Clinical Management of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections', Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2008.09.008

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