Evidence Based Prevention

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HIVMA will continue to advocate that federal HIV prevention, care and treatment, research and employment policies be grounded in science and not discriminate against people with HIV.

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The Latest on Evidence Based Prevention

7/2/2012

HIVMA Comments on NQF HIV Measures Maintenance

Drs. Aberg and Horberg, HIVMA’s Chair and Chair-Elect, commented to the National Quality Forum (NQF) on behalf of HIVMA regarding the NQF’s 2012 infectious diseases measures maintenance process. The letter supports efforts to maintain a sound and reliable set of clinical quality measures for HIV/AIDS care and treatment that conforms to the most current clinical practice guidelines, and urges alignment of HIV clinical quality data collection across health care platforms and among public and private payers.

6/6/2012

HIVMA’s Comments on the CDC’s Proposed Updated Recommendations for HCV Screening

HIVMA weighed in with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention in support of the CDC’s proposed new age-based (“birth cohort”) screening guidelines for the Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”).

5/15/2012

HIVMA Urges Additional Research to Improve the Accuracy of Consumer Driven HIV Rapid Testing

HIVMA urges timely reconsideration of the rapid test for approval when the accuracy of consumer driven rapid tests can be increased to at least 95%.

4/13/2012

Letter to NIH on Blood Donation Policy Study

HIVMA submitted comments in support of a National Institutes of Health Proposed Study of the Current Blood Donation Policy for Men Who Have Sex with Men.

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HIV Testing in Emergency Departments: A Practical Guide

Use this guide to navigate program design and resource allocation decisions as well as to inform policies and operational approaches to HIV testing in your emergency department.

National HIV Summit on HIV Diagnosis, Prevention and Access to Care

Resources to support implementation of the CDC recommendations for routine HIV testing.

9/20/2011

Policy Statement on HIV Infected Organ Transplantation

Federal Law Should Allow Clinical Research on the Safety and Effectiveness of HIV-Infected‐to‐HIV‐Infected Organ Transplantation: A change in policy is necessary to support medical progress and allow for research to fully evaluate HIV-infected organ donation to HIV‐infected patients.

4/17/2009

HIV Policy: The Path Forward

A joint position paper of HIVMA and the American College of Physicians (ACP).

1/20/2009

Screening for HIV in Health Care Settings

The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guidance statement to present the available evidence on screening for HIV in health care settings.

4/5/2005

Preventing HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Call for Science-Based Government Policies

The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are strongly committed to public health interventions that decrease the transmission of all infectious diseases. We believe strongly that the federal government must play a leading role in protecting our nation’s health by reducing the spread of STIs.

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