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E-Module

An HIV and Rehab Resource

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  • About
    • 1 – What is this resource about and who is it for?
    • 2 – Why was this resource created?
    • 3 – How can this resource be used?
    • 4 – Can this resource be used for teaching?
    • 5 – How was this resource developed?
    • 6 – Who contributed to developing this adapted resource?
    • 7 – Who funded the development of this resource?
    • 8 – Disclaimer
  • Section 1
    • 1.1 How is “rehabilitation” defined in this resource?
    • 1.2 How can rehabilitation help people living with HIV?
    • 1.3 How can the World Health Organization’s “ICF” help us think about rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
    • 1.4 How can the Episodic Disability Model help us think about rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
    • 1.5 Who provides rehabilitation for people living with HIV?
    • 1.6 Do rehabilitation providers need special skills or training to care for people living with HIV? If so, what?
    • 1.7 What roles do rehabilitation providers have related to HIV?
    • 1.8 When is rehabilitation clinical intervention useful along the HIV care continuum?
  • Section 2
    • 2.1 What do rehabilitation professionals need to know about the stages of HIV infection?
    • 2.2 What do rehabilitation providers need to know about CD4 count and viral load?
    • 2.3 What is the impact of HIV on body systems and why does this matter for rehabilitation providers?
    • 2.4 Who might rehabilitation providers treat?
    • 2.5 What do rehabilitation providers need to know about antiretroviral therapies?
  • Section 3
    • 3.1 What are the rehabilitation interventions that address impairments common among people living with HIV?
    • 3.2 What are the rehabilitation interventions that can address the activity limitations and participation restrictions common among people living with HIV?
    • 3.3 More information on the rehabilitation interventions available for people living with HIV
    • 3.4 – What do rehabilitation providers need to know about their patients’ beliefs and use of traditional healers, spiritual leaders and alternative therapies outside the formal medical system?
  • Section 4
    • 4.1: Intersectionality Theory in the Context of Rehabilitation
    • 4.2: Children and Youth
    • 4.3: HIV and Aging
    • 4.4: Substance Use
    • 4.5: Trauma
    • 4.6: Racialized Populations
    • 4.7: Indigenous Populations
    • 4.8: HIV, Sex and Gender
    • 4.9: HIV and COVID-19
    • 4.10: Is HIV itself a disability?
  • Section 5
    • 5.1 What are outcome measures?
    • 5.2 Why is it important to use outcome measures during rehabilitation with people living with HIV?
    • 5.3 How do rehabilitation providers know if an outcome measure will be useful in practice?
    • 5.4 What are floor and ceiling effects in outcome measurement?
    • 5.5 What is the difference between generic and HIV-specific outcome measures?
    • 5.6 How should you decide which outcome measures to use?
    • 5.7 How do you access a copy of an outcome measure?
    • 5.8 What are rehabilitation-related outcome measures that can be useful for people living with HIV?
  • Case Studies
    • Case #1 – Acute Care, Cardiorespiratory and Neurological
    • Case #2 – Musculoskeletal – Knee Pain
    • Case #3 – Aging, Cognition, Community, Stroke
    • Case #4 – Complex Case – Musculoskeletal, Episodic, Cardiorespiratory
    • Case #5 – Diabetes, Neuropathy, Substance Use
    • Case #6 – Transition from Paediatric to Adult Care
    • Supplemental Case Studies without Leading Questions
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About the E-Module

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1 – What is this resource about and who is it for?

What is this resource about? The aim of this e-module is to enhance knowledge among rehabilitation providers to help address the needs of people living with HIV. What do we…

2 – Why was this resource created?

Treatment advances have improved survival for people living with HIV who have access to care. HIV is now considered to be chronic and episodic with periods of wellness and illness.…

3 – How can this resource be used?

This resource is designed for use either: as a whole or by section depending on the specific learning needs of the user. Each subsection can be downloaded as an accessible…

4 – Can this resource be used for teaching?

Yes! This resource is designed to be used widely for teaching others, including: Rehabilitation students Practicing rehabilitation providers Community rehabilitation workers, community health workers or home-based caregivers Other health or…

5 – How was this resource developed?

This resource is an adaptation of the “E-Module for Evidence-Informed HIV Rehabilitation (E-Module)”, which was developed for Canadian rehabilitation providers and researchers1. The E-Module was originally published in 2011 and…

6 – Who contributed to developing this adapted resource?

The process was guided by an Advisory Committee, which consisted of the following members: Larry Baxter, Patient Advocate, Nova Scotia Stacy Bennett, Personal Trainer, Momentum Fitness, Ontario Alan Casey, Physiatrist,…

7 – Who funded the development of this resource?

Funding was provided by Health Canada; The Public Health Agency of Canada; and Employment and Social Development Canada How to cite this resource Realize. How Rehabilitation Can Address the Needs…

8 – Disclaimer

While the content of this resource is, to the best of our knowledge, current and reliable, information is not a substitute for actual health care and treatment. The opinions expressed…

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