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HIV Awareness
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.
