CARE OF PEOPLE WITH HIV INFECTION: ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (30 CREDITS AT LEVEL 3)
COURSE INFORMATION
This education unit has been developed for registered nurses or midwives who are working in secondary care
with patients receiving antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV infection.
Stage 1 distance learning includes epidemiology, main characteristics of the virus, antiretroviral drugs, factors affecting treatment decisions, concordance.
It requires about 15 hours of study.
Stage 2 is a locally delivered workshop which involves watching and discussing some case studies related to HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy. The workshop lasts about three hours and there is a follow-up activity lasting about two hours.
Stage 3 includes the treatment of special populations of people with HIV infection; clinical trials and how to interpret the results; exploration of ways of making some change to improve the care of people with HIV infection.
Stage 3 requires about 140 hours of study involving on-line learning activities and a formal assessment at the end.
The assessment comprises a practice-based written assignment, 4000 words in length.
Participants can choose to work through Stage 1 (distance learning) and Stage 2 (workshop and follow-up activities) only, and use the study hours for the purposes of PREP/CPD. They can also opt to complete all three stages, in which case the study hours they accumulate will far exceed the minimum PREP (CPD) requirement of 35 hours in three years.
Successful completion of the whole education unit means you will be awarded 30 credits at level 3. Credits can be submitted to the University of Greenwich for advanced standing towards one of its awards, or to any other higher education institution that recognises such credits.
The credits gained for successful completion of this Masterclass plus unit are higher education credits that can be used towards a diploma or degree.
COURSE TUTOR
IAN HODGSON PhD, MA, BEd (Hons), RGN
Ian is a lecturer in the School of Health Studies, University of Bradford. The focus of his academic interest is HIV and AIDS, specifically the role of culture in the perception and understanding of the virus and in the shaping of contagion beliefs.
This was the topic of his doctoral thesis, entitled 'An ethnographic investigation into the culture of health care workers'.
In 2002 he won the Krattiger-Rennison award for original research in HIV care.
Supported with an unrestricted education grant from
