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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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Section 4 – Unique needs of specific populations and other considerations

This section will describe some of the unique needs of specific populations and other considerations that have not been addressed elsewhere.
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4.1: Intersectionality Theory in the Context of Rehabilitation

Intersectionality theory suggests that social identities are not independent but are multiple and intersecting.1 As a result, human lives and their social dimensions cannot be reduced to single characteristics and…

4.2: Children and Youth

Immigrant and refugee children arriving in Canada are at increased risk for HIV infection compared with Canadian-born children.1 As more children living with HIV get access to antiretroviral therapy, they…

4.3: HIV and Aging

Due to the success of modern ART and an increase in the average age of new HIV diagnoses, the population of Canadians living with HIV is aging. Over 50% of…

4.4: Substance Use

Intravenous drug use is an important risk factor for transmission of HIV, accounting for 30% of new infections in Canada.1 In addition, approximately 20% of people living with HIV in…

4.5: Trauma

Histories of trauma has been defined as events or circumstances “experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening which have lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning…

4.6: Racialized Populations

Research suggests that societal stigma related to race and ethnicity is associated with racial/ethnic HIV disparities via its manifestations at the structural level (e.g., residential segregation) as well as the…

4.7: Indigenous Populations

From the early days of the HIV epidemic, Indigenous peoples were identified as a population group that experiences social and economic determinants – including colonialism, marginalization and racism – that…

4.8: HIV, Sex and Gender

Gender has been generally defined as shared expectations and norms held by society about appropriate male and female behavior, characteristics and roles.1 Gender differs from the concept of sex in…

4.9: HIV and COVID-19

COVID-19 is an illness caused by a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The main symptoms are fever, cough and breathing difficulties. A small proportion of people develop severe pneumonia and require intensive…

4.10: Is HIV itself a disability?

The answer to this question depends on what you mean by disability. In this resource, we consider people with disabilities to include those who have long-term or episodic physical, mental,…

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