Opinions of general medical registrars on HIV teaching and their competence in HIV-related clinical issues

Tom Wingfield; A. Herbert; A. P. Ustianowski

doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.12-1-42

Opinions of general medical registrars on HIV teaching and their competence in HIV-related clinical issues

Tom Wingfield, A. Herbert, A. P. Ustianowski

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

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Abstract

More HIV-positive patients are living longer and presenting to non-infection specialties with non-HIV-related issues (eg diabetes, heart disease). National recommendations advise routinely offering HIV testing to all new registrants to primary care and all general medical admissions where community prevalence exceeds 2:1000.1,2 It is, therefore, imperative that all physicians are educated and competent in HIV infection, counselling and testing. This study aimed to establish regional medical registrars' opinions on teaching provision, and confidence in, HIV medicine. The results indicated a lack of confidence in HIV medicine and, in those without postgraduate rotations in HIV medicine or infectious diseases, a perception that HIV and infection-related teaching provision is inadequate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-44
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-1-42
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Education
HIV
Infection
Postgraduate

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Opinions of general medical registrars on HIV teaching and their competence in HIV-related clinical issues

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