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Harvard University

Basic Course in HIV - Resistance and Antiretroviral Therapy

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Explore the fundamentals of HIV resistance and antiretroviral therapy in this comprehensive lecture presented by the Harvard University Center for AIDS Research. Delve into topics such as viral mutations, drug resistance mechanisms, patient factors affecting treatment, and strategies for managing and preventing resistance. Learn about the intricacies of HIV's lifecycle, the impact of errors and mutations on viral strains, and the importance of viral suppression. Gain insights into cross-resistance, viral fitness, and the role of drug-related factors in treatment outcomes. Understand how to identify, check for, and manage drug resistance through various testing methods. Discover the significance of patient adherence and its impact on treatment success, illustrated through an engaging elephant analogy. Conclude with key points that summarize essential knowledge for effectively addressing HIV resistance in clinical practice.

Syllabus

Intro
Agenda
How HIV works
Errors and Mutations
New Strains
Suppression
Enhancing Viral Fitness
Cross Resistance
Viral Factors
Drug Resistance
Drug Related Factors
Drug Levels
How Does Drug Resistance Occur
Drug Mutations
Patient Factors
Adherence
Elephant analogy
Identifying resistance
Checking for resistance
Resistance testing
Suspecting resistance
Managing resistance
Preventing resistance
Key points

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  • Mfanufikile Kenny HLOPHE
    I MFANUFIKILE KENNY HLOPHE BY STUDYING THIS COURSE I HAVE GATHER TOGETHER SOME MORE IBNFORMATION ON HIV AND WAYS TO SEE SYMPTOMS
  • Lavin Asami
    I have been able to understand how HIV resistance occur and the elephant analogy made it much clearer to comprehend'
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    Subhrodeep Chatterjee
    Very helpful class and it's became quite easy for me to grab a lot of knowledge over the resistance created against Drugs,crucial drug levels to control and prevent the HIV and it's an overall a nice session to understand drug resistance and what to overcome them and maintain low viral loads. Nice class a 10/10.
  • Bereket Necho Melaku
    This is very essential training for health professionals to increase and update their knowledge on anti retroviral therapy and the benefits of adherence.
    This is also very important for the families to lead a quality life and for the continuity of generation by tackling the transmissions by decreasing the viral load to undetectable and untransmitable.
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    Sk Saqlan Mustaque
    Good to understand to the topic of hiv anti-retroviral resistance and clare of my all doubts . Thanks for the lovely and knowledge video at free of cost .
  • Renu Sadanand Waghmare
    Best class .provide thorough knowledge about the topic and explained really well. Ive learned much things from this course.
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    Istharathge Chathuranga Rupasena
    The Basic Course in HIV - Resistance and Antiretroviral Therapy was very informative, well-structured, and easy to follow. It provided a strong foundation in understanding HIV resistance mechanisms and the principles of antiretroviral therapy. The c…
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