The HIV Prevention
Justice Alliance
is
a national network
of over 70 groups building a unified,
effective movement for HIV prevention
in the United States.
FALSE POSITIVES IN ORAL RAPID HIV TESTING:
ISSUES FOR THE HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY
Getting our Questions Answered, Adapting our Programs Appropriately
On July 21, CHAMP hosted a teleconference with representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH), other policy-makers and program implementors to discuss the recent MMWR report on the incidence of false positive HIV test results in New York City. Speakers explored ways to accurately convey HIV testing protocols, accuracy and policies in the wake of news reports on this issue, and highlighted issues to consider in the use of rapid HIV testing as a result of this data.
PRESENTERS:
Bernard
Branson, MD Associate Director of Laboratory Diagnostics, Division of
HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Dr.
Susan Blank, MD, MPH, Assistant Commissioner for Sexually Transmitted
Disease Prevention and Control, New York City Department of Health
Robert W. Wood MD, Director, HIV/AIDS Program, Public Health, Seattle & King County
MODERATOR:
Walt Senterfitt, PhD, MPH, RN, Board Chair of the Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
