HIVAIDS/Health Promotion and Prevention of HIV

Objectives and Activities
Participants will evaluate standard precautions in their area of work. Guest speaker, Alison Stewart-Pieres from the Sexual Health Clinic, will discuss the prevention of HIV. Also supportive self-care practices for health professionals involved in the care of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA – persons living with HIV/AIDS) will be discussed. A review of healthy nutrition and the issues for PLWHA will be covered. Participants will familiarize themselves with correct condom application procedures.

To do


 * Listen to a recording of the guest speaker presentation - Alison Stewart-Pieres – Sexual Health Clinic.
 * You may also wish to look at some of the notes taken during the presentation.


 * Read the review about nutrition.
 * View the animated diagram about correct condom application procedures. This is from a series on health information provided by the University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, USA.
 * Listen to the presentation about self-care; this is particularly for nurses and has some ideas for taking care of yourself.
 * Note: Once the presentation opens you can click an icon at the bottom right of the slide to make it play in full screen.