College joins CDC for HIV/AIDS education initiative

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched "HIV Screening. Standard Care." a new initiative encouraging physicians to make HIV testing a standard part of the medical care they provide to their patients.

The initiative is the latest component of CDC's Act Against AIDS Campaign, a large patient education outreach about HIV that uses ACP's HIV guidance statement as part of the educational outreach for primary care physicians and patients.

Amir Qaseem, FACP, ACP's Clinical Programs and Quality of Care senior medical associate, is a member of the initiative's clinical workgroup. "It is critical that we adopt routine HIV testing for our patients," said Dr. Qaseem. "As physicians, we play a crucial role in identifying those who are HIV-infected, providing timely treatment and care to extend their lives and helping them prevent transmission."

More information is available online.