scholarly journals Rapid HIV testing increases the rate of HIV detection in men who have sex with men: using rapid HIV testing in a primary care clinic

Sexual Health ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beng Eu ◽  
Norman Roth ◽  
Mark Stoové ◽  
Mark O'Reilly ◽  
Edward Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Early Experience ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Rapid Testing ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Rapid Hiv Testing ◽  
Baseline Rate ◽  
Sex With Men

Rapid HIV testing was approved in Australia in December 2012. Data was collected to describe the early experience of using rapid testing in Australia but as the information was collected, the authors noted that there appeared to be a high rate of HIV diagnoses amongst rapid testers. Further analysis confirmed this impression, when the rate was compared to a baseline rate of HIV diagnoses over the 32 months before the rapid testing started (4.1% vs 1.3%).

128. Merging the Silos: Integrating a Reproductive Life Plan as Part of Standard Rapid HIV Testing and Risk Reduction Counseling at an Urban Primary Care Clinic

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. S66-S67
Author(s):  
Krishna K. Upadhya ◽  
Noah Wheeler ◽  
Marie-Sophie Tawe ◽  
Kathy Tomaszewski ◽  
Renata Sanders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Life Plan ◽  
Rapid Hiv Testing ◽  
Reproductive Life ◽  
Risk Reduction Counseling

scholarly journals Provider-initiated HIV testing in rural Haiti: low rate of missed opportunities for diagnosis of HIV in a primary care clinic

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise C Ivers ◽  
Kenneth A Freedberg ◽  
Joia S Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Low Rate

scholarly journals Are VA Primary Care Providers Aware of HIV Testing Recommendations for Veterans? Findings at an Urban VA Primary Care Clinic

2013 ◽  
Vol 178 (4) ◽  
pp. e483-e488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monisha Arya ◽  
Amber L. Bush ◽  
Michael A. Kallen ◽  
Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas ◽  
Thomas P. Giordano
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Clinic

scholarly journals Routine HIV Testing Hits the Primary Care Clinic

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1338-1340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Cook ◽  
Gail Berkenblit
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Routine Hiv Testing

Impact of systematic HIV testing on case finding and retention in care at a primary care clinic in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 1411-1419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Clouse ◽  
Colleen F. Hanrahan ◽  
Jean Bassett ◽  
Matthew P. Fox ◽  
Ian Sanne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Retention In Care ◽  
Case Finding ◽  
Care Clinic

scholarly journals Whether Patients Want It or Not, Physician Recommendations Will Convince Them to Accept HIV Testing

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 232595741775225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Ellen Baumann ◽  
Vagish Hemmige ◽  
Michael Anthony Kallen ◽  
Richard Lewis Street ◽  
Thomas Peter Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Patient Discomfort ◽  
Physician Recommendations ◽  
To Receive

Physicians are not routinely offering patients HIV testing, partly due to perceived patient discomfort with discussing HIV. This study assessed patients’ comfort level and whether physician recommendations can overcome any discomfort that does exist. In a publicly funded primary care clinic, we administered a survey exploring patient facilitators to HIV testing, with 266 patients answering the 2 main survey questions of interest. Most participants wanted their physician to offer HIV testing (n = 175; 65.8%). Even among participants who did not want their physician to offer HIV testing (n = 91), over half (n = 54; 59.3%) reported they would “likely” or “very likely” accept HIV testing if their physician recommended it. Based on our findings, not only are negative attitudes about HIV testing among patients uncommon but physician recommendations may be able to convince patients to receive HIV testing in spite of patients stating they do not want the test.

Vision Screening Among Primary Care Clinic Patients

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (Supplement 3) ◽  
pp. 93A-93A
Author(s):  
Lwbba Chait ◽  
Angeliki Makri ◽  
Rawan Nahas ◽  
Gwen Raphan
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Vision Screening ◽  
Care Clinic

Virtual Primary Care Clinic

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerald Rumph
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Care Clinic

scholarly journals Elderly Patients in Primary Care are Still at Risks of Receiving Potentially Inappropriate Medications

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 215013272110350
Author(s):  
Pasitpon Vatcharavongvan ◽  
Viwat Puttawanchai
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medications ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Inappropriate Medications

Background Most older adults with comorbidities in primary care clinics use multiple medications and are at risk of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) prescription. Objective This study examined the prevalence of polypharmacy and PIMs using Thai criteria for PIMs. Methods This study was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Data were collected from electronic medical records in a primary care clinic in 2018. Samples were patients aged ≥65 years old with at least 1 prescription. Variables included age, gender, comorbidities, and medications. The list of risk drugs for Thai elderly version 2 was the criteria for PIMs. The prevalence of polypharmacy and PIMs were calculated, and multiple logistic regression was conducted to examine associations between variables and PIMs. Results Of 2806 patients, 27.5% and 43.7% used ≥5 medications and PIMs, respectively. Of 10 290 prescriptions, 47% had at least 1 PIM. The top 3 PIMs were anticholinergics, proton-pump inhibitors, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Polypharmacy and dyspepsia were associated with PIM prescriptions (adjusted odds ratio 2.48 [95% confident interval or 95% CI 2.07-2.96] and 3.88 [95% CI 2.65-5.68], respectively). Conclusion Prescriptions with PIMs were high in the primary care clinic. Describing unnecessary medications is crucial to prevent negative health outcomes from PIMs. Computer-based clinical decision support, pharmacy-led interventions, and patient-specific drug recommendations are promising interventions to reduce PIMs in a primary care setting.

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