Faculty Collaboration Database

Nomenclature and definitions for emergency department human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing: report from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium. Acad Emerg Med 2009 Feb;16(2):168-77

Date

12/17/2008

Pubmed ID

19076107

Pubmed Central ID

PMC3173973

DOI

10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00300.x

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-59949085392 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   50 Citations

Abstract

Early diagnosis of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through diagnostic testing and screening is a critical priority for individual and public health. Emergency departments (EDs) have an important role in this effort. As EDs gain experience in HIV testing, it is increasingly apparent that implementing testing is conceptually and operationally complex. A wide variety of HIV testing practice and research models have emerged, each reflecting adaptations to site-specific factors and the needs of local populations. The diversity and complexity inherent in nascent ED HIV testing practice and research are associated with the risk that findings will not be described according to a common lexicon. This article presents a comprehensive set of terms and definitions that can be used to describe ED-based HIV testing programs, developed by consensus opinion from the inaugural meeting of the National ED HIV Testing Consortium. These definitions are designed to facilitate discussion, increase comparability of future reports, and potentially accelerate wider implementation of ED HIV testing.

Author List

Lyons MS, Lindsell CJ, Haukoos JS, Almond G, Brown J, Calderon Y, Couture E, Merchant RC, White DA, Rothman RE, National Emergency Department HIV Testing Consortium, Aldridge C, Almond G, Andrade G, Arbelaez C, Archinard TM, Aronin SI, Barrera S, Bateganya M, Bell-Merriam J, Bongiovanni B, Brady K, Branson B, Brosgart C, Brown J, Cadoff E, Calderon Y, Chaille-Arnold L, Cheng B, Chiang W, Copeland B, Cousar RL, Couture E, Czarnogorski M, Delgado K, Erbelding E, Feldman J, Garcia O, Gaydos CA, Glick N, Gripshover B, Haukoos J, Hayes A, Heffelfinger J, Herrera L, Hilley A, Holtgrave D, Hoots B, Hopkins E, Houry D, Howell D, Hsieh YH, Hutchinson AB, Jackson B, Jaker M, Jones K, Jung J, Kampe L, Kan V, Kass N, Kelen GD, Kroc K, Kurth A, Lampe MA, Leider J, Lemanski M, Lindsell CJ, Lyons M, McGovern S, Mercer S, Merchant R, Miertschin N, Miller J, Mitchell P, Nelson S, Onaga L, Paltiel D, Paul S, Pollack H, Raffanti S, Randall L, Rothman R, Sabreen A, Sankoff J, Sasso V, Saylor NB, Schechter E, Schechtman B, Schrantz S, Scribner A, Shahan J, Skiest D, Spielberg F, Stennett IS, Sullivan P, Teahan C, Thompson S, Torres G, Totten V, Wagner K, Walensky R, Waxman M, Weddle A, White D, Widell T, Wilde JA, Wrenn K, Yonek J

Author

Alisa Hayes MD Vice Chair, Associate Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Communication
Emergency Service, Hospital
Guidelines as Topic
HIV Infections
Humans
Mandatory Reporting
Terminology as Topic