Pediatric HIV Infection

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Department
Pediatrics
Course Number
PED 368
Course Title Pediatric HIV Infection
Course Director
Lorato Anderson, MD
Length (Weeks)

2, 4
When Offered

All year
Prerequisites

PED 303 and MED 305
Availability Notes
Contact Name
Joanna Mareuil
Contact Phone
202-476-6212
Contact Fax
202-476-5051
Contact Email
jmeyers@childrensnational.org
Other Contacts

Course Director Dr. Anderson (landerson1@childrensnational.org); Course Coordinator Wilhelmina Bradford (wcbradfo@childrensnational.org); Dr. Kathy Ferrer (202-476-2377; kferrer@childrensnational.org)
Location

Children's National Hospital, Main Building, Sub-Specialties Clinic
Limit
1 student during a 2 or 4 week block
Report

Students will be sent information prior to rotation.
Evaluation

Uniform Clinical Evaluation and an optional research performance
Description

In this elective, rotators will learn about prevention of perinatal HIV transmission of HIV, prevention of horizontal transmission of HIV and management of HIV for children and youth living with HIV. This will include the management of both perinatal-acquired and behavioral-acquired HIV. The rotator will learn about the clinical course and treatment of pediatric HIV infection, principles of antiretroviral therapy, HIV resistance, opportunistic infections, care of the pediatric HIV patients, HIV prevention and psychosocial aspects of HIV care and treatment. Additional aspects of this rotation includes global perspectives on pediatric and adolescent HIV, clinical research participation (optional) and independent study. The student will participate in all Special Immunology clinical activities and multi-disciplinary meetings. 

For 4 week rotations, students are expected to complete a presentation regarding the management of a patient seen in clinic or a relevant HIV-related topic of interest. For 2 week rotations, students may complete a similar presentation but are not expected to. No weekends or call. Residents do not typically participate in this elective; however, students will have an opportunity to interact with them during resident conferences.  

General Schedule:  

  • You will be attending HIV clinics in-person on Monday am and pm, Tuesday am and Wednesday am. 
  • You will also be attending HIV clinic via telemedicine on Thursday pm and Friday am (if there are patients scheduled).
  • Wednesday pm is the weekly review of all patients (virtual) between 2 and 3:30pm. 
  • On alternate Wednesdays (3:30-4:30pm), we have HIV Clinical Rounds where we discuss complicated HIV cases and updates on current clinical research in the HIV arena. 
  • All other unassigned time will be for self-learning and research.
  • Please let us know if you are interested to participate in any ongoing research projects. 
  • If you complete a 4 week rotation with us, we expect that you present a short (30 min) patient case or HIV-related issue during your last week.
Additional Notes

Required EMR training to complete before first day:

  • Inpatient provider training/BearTracks
  • Ambulatory provider training/Ambulatory Tracks (Cerner)

Required Pre-Reading:

  • Pediatric HIV Guidelines: please take some time to briefly review the current treatment guidelines on pediatric HIV to prepare for your rotation. 
  • Course syllabus

First Day Report Time / Location:
8:00am / West Wing, Floor 3.5, Infectious Diseases Suite #100 (near elevator lobby)

Another great resource for learning is available for free at National HIV Curriculum.

There will be no weekends or call required.