was a referral system (for example, a doctor referred a person with cancer to a specialist). Some illnesses, such as mental illness or addiction, are stigmatizing and may make it harder for a person to get needed care, support, and treatment. Invite participants to share any final comments. Information Overview of Care, Support, and Treatment The facilitator introduces HIV Care, Support, and Treatment, including definitions, basic 35 minutes concepts, country-specific data, and global frameworks, through an interactive presentation. LCD projector and 10 minutes to go through slides 2 through 10. Tell participants, now “Take “We’ll laptop, screen or review definitions and concepts around Care, Support, and Treatment of HIV. At wall the end, we will compare this to what we just discussed.” Trainer Material (SLIDE 2): the definition of Care and Support: comprehensive, wide “Review “A 2: PowerPoint range of services for PLHIV and caregivers (other than anti-retroviral therapy) that meet their holistic needs.” (SLIDE 3): the definition of Treatment: therapy (ART) is “Review “Anti-retroviral the treatment of people infected with HIV using a combination of at least three anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to maximally suppress the HIV virus and stop the progression of HIV disease.” (SLIDE 4): the purpose of Care, Support, and Treatment: improves “Review “CST the survival, well-being, and quality of life of PLHIV over all stages of the disease and their caregivers. CST helps PLHIV to stay healthy and productive for as long as possible.” (SLIDE 5): . Tell participants, and support, treatment, and prevention are “Care known as the three pillars of HIV and AIDS responses. In the post-ART era, the boundaries between these three pillars are hard to draw. This figure illustrates that overlap. For example prevention’ (also known as Positive Health, ‘positive Dignity, and Prevention) involves services and education for PLHIV to decrease HIV transmission through risky behavior and straddles the boundaries of HIV – Prevention and Care and Support.” (SLIDE 6): Tell participants, the late 1990s, new classes of drugs made “In treatment simple, better tolerated, more effective, and less expensive. Today,
was a referral system (for example, a doctor referred a person with cancer to a specialist). Some illnesses, such as mental illness or addiction, are stigmatizing and may make it harder for a person to get needed care, support, and treatment. Invite participants to share any final comments. Information 35 minutes LCD projector and laptop, screen or wall Trainer Material 2: PowerPoint Overview of Care, Support, and Treatment The facilitator introduces HIV Care, Support, and Treatment, including definitions, basic concepts, country-specific data, and global frameworks, through an interactive presentation. “Take 10 minutes to go through slides 2 through 10. Tell participants, “We’ll now review definitions and concepts around Care, Support, and Treatment of HIV. At the end, we will compare this to what we just discussed.” (SLIDE 2): “Review the definition of Care and Support: “A comprehensive, wide range of services for PLHIV and caregivers (other than anti-retroviral therapy) that meet their holistic needs.” (SLIDE 3): “Review the definition of Treatment: “Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is the treatment of people infected with HIV using a combination of at least three anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to maximally suppress the HIV virus and stop the progression of HIV disease.” (SLIDE 4): “Review the purpose of Care, Support, and Treatment: “CST improves the survival, well-being, and quality of life of PLHIV over all stages of the disease and their caregivers. CST helps PLHIV to stay healthy and productive for as long as possible.” (SLIDE 5): . Tell participants, “Care and support, treatment, and prevention are known as the three pillars of HIV and AIDS responses. In the post-ART era, the boundaries between these three pillars are hard to draw. This figure illustrates that overlap. For example ‘positive prevention’ (also known as Positive Health, Dignity, and Prevention) involves services and education for PLHIV to decrease HIV transmission through risky behavior – and straddles the boundaries of HIV Prevention and Care and Support.” (SLIDE 6): Tell participants, “In the late 1990s, new classes of drugs made treatment simple, better tolerated, more effective, and less expensive. Today,
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