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any web sites for health care workers on infection control and hiv

Are there any web sites on hiv and infection control. I am a nurse trying to educate nursing assistants on standard precautions. They are having a hard time with this and I looking for help!...
David A. Reznik, D.D.S.

Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.

Grady Health System
A few good suggestions for Infection Control would be:Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP)http://www.osap.orgHIVdenthttp://www.hivdent.org/infctl/office.htm and of course the CDC websiteI hope this information proves helpful!DR... Read more »

Potential Infection of health care workers

In a healthcare setting, a TB test was administered and a needle was inadvertently reused for... Read more »

As an HIV positive health care worker do I have to disclose?

Hi. I'm a medical professional and newly diagnosed with HIV. I'm actually a resident.... Read more »
Articles
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Libyan Trial of Health Care Workers Who Allegedly Infected Children With HIV May End Soon

The Libyan trial of six Bulgarian health care workers charged with deliberately infecting 400 children with HIV through contaminated blood products may end soon, BBC New s reports. Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi has accused the workers of taking... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Bulgaria Refuses Libya Request to Make Payment for Amnesty of Health Care Workers Accused of Infecting Children With HIV

The Bulgarian government has rejected demands from the Libyan government that it negotiate a "diya," or blood money payment, to win amnesty for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian physician sentenced to death for allegedly infecting 400 children... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

State Department Reiterates Call for Libya to Free Health Care Workers Accused of Infecting Children With HIV

The State Department on Thursday reiterated its call for Libya to release five Bulgarian nurses who were sentenced to death for allegedly infecting 400 Libyan children with HIV, the Associated Press reports. "We believe that the people in Libya who... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Libyan Prosecutor Demands Death Penalty for Health Care Workers Accused of Intentionally Infecting Children With HIV

A Libyan prosecutor on Monday demanded death sentences be given to one Palestinian and six Bulgarian health care workers who are accused of intentionally infecting hundreds of children with HIV, Reuters reports. A civil prosecutor also demanded... Read more »
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i am a health care worker...

Posted by Anonymous
I am a health care worker in Baltimore. Every other patient that
I come into contact with in my clinic is an HIV or AIDS patient.
I would like everyone who has this disease to know that I pray
for a cure everyday, and do my best to help those who... Read more »

BEBASHI Care Outreach Worker--Philadelphia

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Care Outreach Worker--Philadelphia

BA or related degree in human services or high school diploma.
Experience with street outreach programs desired. Experience working
with minority populations on issues related to HIV/AIDS. Case
management/counseling... Read more »

Brits convict man of infecting friend with HIV

Posted by ScotCharles
'Far from being the humane, cultured man he liked to portray himself as, he was some kind of psychopath'

CLAIR SMITH
The Scotsman February 7, 2007
IT WAS an idyllic weekend of camping by the banks of the river. A group of friends, French, Chilean,... Read more »

Social Worker Brooklyn, NYC

Posted by Anonymous
Social Worker
Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center Brooklyn , New York

Looking to extend mental health support to clients on Saturdays. Position requires mental health counseling to hiv affected and infected clients and families. Notes,... Read more »

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