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Hurricane threats have become so common in recent years for Louisiana coastal residents that when state STD and HIV government officials closed their office doors in New Orleans on the Friday before Hurricane Katrina struck, they were convinced they would be returning on Monday morning to do business as usual.
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The FDA is issuing guidance to sponsors on initiation of HIV vaccine studies involving pediatric patients. The guidance also provides recommendations to investigators and institutional review boards (IRBs) involved with such studies.
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Nine months after one of the deadliest and costliest hurricane disasters hit the United States, the Louisiana HIV/AIDS program still is looking for hundreds of clients who had been on medication lists prior to the New Orleans' flooding destruction.
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The Baltimore (MD) City Health Department has found success with an HIV program that is modeled after an intervention already employed in sexually transmitted disease (STD) care.
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After two and a half decades of fighting one of the most insidious and stigmatized public health epidemics in recent history, U.S. public health officials say they are ready to simplify HIV testing guidelines, including eliminating requirements for HIV pre-test counseling.
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The Denver (CO) Public Health Department has changed its HIV testing program over the past few years to an opt-out, rapid HIV test program, which has resulted in a 50% increase in HIV positive cases identified in the sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic.
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While some aspects of implementing USP 797 ended up being surprisingly easy at Bay-town, TX-based San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, and others were quite challenging, the major lesson learned from the experience was the importance of getting the staff involved and having them take ownership of the changes, according to Charles Hines, PharmD, RPh, the hospital's pharmacy clinical coordinator.
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The Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety has launched a new "in-development" Patient Safety Practices resource on the Center's web site at www.jcipatientsafety.org/psp.
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