Health Care Workers & HIV/AIDS
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- New Hampshire Hospital: AP Story Highlights Need for Disclosure (August 15, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- How to Tackle HIV Stigma Among Health Care Workers (August 2, 2012)
From aidsmap.com
- Health Care Providers Settle With Justice Department Over Complaints of HIV Discrimination (June 6, 2012)
From AIDS.gov
- "Tools for Survival: Staying Relevant and Viable" -- Sharing Resources at USCA 2011 (March 21, 2012)
From TheBody.com
- CDC Warns Against Sharing Insulin Pens (January 20, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Medical Schools in U.S., Canada Teaching Little About Gay Health (September 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Occupational HIV Transmission and Prevention Among Health Care Workers (February 22, 2011)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- WHO, International Labor Organization, UNAIDS Release Guidelines to Prevent Transmission of HIV, TB to Health Workers (November 29, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- CDC, FDA Warn About Fingerstick Devices (August 31, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Love the Glove: Glove Use in Hospitals Appears to Cut Risk of Needlestick Injury (August 10, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Post-Exposure HIV Prevention for Occupational Exposure: News & Research
- Treatment After Exposure to HIV (August 16, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
 Listen to Donald's Story on POZIAM Radio: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (October 25, 2011)
"Working in pre-hospital care for ten years, the first thing you ever learn is to expect the unexpected. That statement never held more truth to Donald than it did in the fall of 2005. Donald's shift ended early because the trauma patient he had later died. Donald was exposed to this patient's virus ... HIV."
From TheBody.com
- Innovative Widget Provides N.Y. Emergency Rooms With PEP Info (December 15, 2009)
An interview With Antonio Urbina, M.D.
In HIV News & Views, from TheBody.com
- Widget Offers Emergency Rooms Info About PEP (September 22, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Updated Information Regarding Antiretroviral Agents Used as HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis for Occupational HIV Exposures (December 14, 2007)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Diagram: Management of Occupational Exposures to Blood or Body Fluids (August 2005)
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In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
- Post-Exposure HIV Prophylaxis: Two-Step Regimen Appears Safe, Effective (November 29, 2004)
French researchers investigate a four-day course of nevirapine (Viramune) followed by a month of treatment on two NRTIs.
From aidsmap.com
- Exposure to Blood -- What Health Care Workers Need to Know (PDF) (July 2003)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Management of Hepatitis Postexposure Prophylaxis (April 2002)
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
- Ask Dr. Jeff: Is There a "Morning-After" Pill for HIV Exposure? (Spring 2002)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
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