Syllabus
AAHIVP Prep Course (AAHIVP)
82 lessons. Online and self-paced.
Exam Strategy & HIV Foundations
Builds the exam mindset, core HIV biology, transmission concepts, and ambulatory scope boundaries that frame all later clinical decisions.
- 1AAHIVP Ambulatory Scope
- 2Best-Next-Step Reasoning
- 3Common HIV Exam Traps
- 4HIV Structure & Life Cycle
- 5CD4 Decline & Viremia
- 6Transmission Biology Principles
- 7Acute HIV Syndrome
- 8Chronic HIV Course
- 9AIDS Definitions & Implications
HIV Prevention
Covers transmission prevention, risk assessment, PrEP, PEP, and counseling strategies commonly tested in ambulatory HIV medicine.
- 10Exposure Risk Categories
- 11Sexual Health Counseling
- 12Prevention Strategy Matching
- 13PrEP Candidacy Assessment
- 14PrEP Regimen Options
- 15PrEP Baseline Labs
- 16PrEP Follow-Up Intervals
- 17PEP Eligibility Window
- 18PEP Regimen Principles
- 19PEP Baseline & Follow-Up
HIV Screening & Diagnosis
Covers diagnostic algorithms, acute infection recognition, baseline confirmation, and common interpretation pitfalls.
- 20Ag-Ab Screening Assays
- 21Supplemental Antibody Testing
- 22HIV RNA Test Indications
- 23Negative Test Window Periods
- 24Reactive Screen Discordance
- 25HIV-2 Recognition Clues
- 26New Diagnosis Counseling
- 27Baseline Diagnostic Workup
- 28Urgent Post-Diagnosis Red Flags
Initial HIV Evaluation
Addresses baseline ambulatory assessment after diagnosis, including comorbidities, coinfection screening, and readiness for ART.
- 29Comorbidity Assessment Priorities
- 30Baseline Symptom Review
- 31Readiness & Linkage Barriers
- 32Core Baseline HIV Labs
- 33Hepatitis & STI Screening
- 34TB Screening Principles
- 35Routine Vaccine Assessment
- 36Live Vaccine Considerations
- 37Routine Preventive Screening
Antiretroviral Therapy Principles
Provides the core outpatient framework for starting ART, understanding drug classes, and selecting initial regimens safely.
- 38Benefits Of Early ART
- 39Rapid Start Principles
- 40ART Timing Exceptions
- 41NRTI Backbone Principles
- 42INSTI-Based Regimen Features
- 43NNRTI And PI Roles
- 44Recommended Initial Regimens
- 45Regimen-Limiting Comorbidities
- 46Same-Day ART Cases
ART Safety & Interactions
Focuses on adverse effects, drug-drug interactions, organ function constraints, and practical regimen adjustments.
- 47NRTI Safety Patterns
- 48INSTI NNRTI PI Toxicities
- 49Severe ART Reaction Red Flags
- 50CYP UGT And Boosters
- 51Polyvalent Cations & Acid Suppression
- 52Rifamycins Anticonvulsants Statins
- 53Renal Dosing Considerations
- 54Hepatic Impairment Considerations
- 55Switching Suppressed Regimens
Monitoring & Virologic Response
Explains routine follow-up, interpretation of viral load and CD4 trends, adherence barriers, and virologic failure principles.
- 56Viral Load Monitoring
- 57CD4 Trends & Meaning
- 58Routine Safety Laboratory Review
- 59Adherence Barrier Patterns
- 60Counseling For Missed Doses
- 61Retention Recovery Strategies
- 62Blips Versus Failure
- 63Resistance Testing Basics
- 64Failure Workup & Referral
Coinfections & OI Prevention
Addresses common coinfections, opportunistic infection prophylaxis concepts, and outpatient recognition of urgent complications.
- 65HIV HBV Coinfection Principles
- 66HIV HCV Coinfection Principles
- 67Hepatitis Referral Triggers
- 68Latent TB Management Principles
- 69Active TB Red Flags
- 70STI Screening In HIV Care
- 71PCP Toxoplasma MAC Thresholds
- 72OI Symptom Red Flags
- 73Immune Reconstitution Principles
Special Populations & Continuity
Integrates reproductive care, aging and comorbidity, mental health, confidentiality, and team-based ambulatory continuity care.
- 74Pregnancy Testing & Counseling
- 75ART In Pregnancy Principles
- 76Contraception & Drug Interactions
- 77Cardiometabolic Risk In HIV
- 78Polypharmacy In Older Adults
- 79Depression Substance Use Trauma
- 80Confidentiality In HIV Care
- 81Partner Services & Disclosure
- 82Interprofessional Referral Pathways