AIDS Related Cancers (by MedTech ExPress Continuing Education)
2 P.A.C.E. contact hour(s)
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This is an intermediate level course which assumes the reader's previous familiarity with B- and T-lymphocytes, pathologic descriptive and diagnostic terminology, serologic titers, and mono- and polyclonality of antibodies. Presented in this course are descriptions of AIDS-Related and AIDS-Defining cancers, discussion of risk reduction, diagnostic tools, prognostic factors, and specific treatment modalities for each. The Ann Arbor Staging System is also introduced.
This course meets the requirements for 1 hour of AIDS/HIV CE for the Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
See more courses in: Florida Requirements; General; Histology
Continuing Education Credits
 | Course number 301-501-16, approved through 8/31/2018 |
 | Course number 20-442458, approved through 8/31/2018 |
Objectives
- define and identify AIDS-Defining cancers.
- describe methods available for HIV infected patients to reduce their risks of developing an AIDS related cancer.
- define and describe Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) and its impact on HIV infected patients, their quality of life, and their prognosis.
- define the risk groups for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- recognize common extranodal sites in advanced stage lymphoma, and identify their notation designations.
- understand basic cancer staging using the Ann Arbor Staging System.
- identify factors related to overall survival (OS) in patients with AIDS related cancers, and how prognosis is determined.
- understand the complications involved in treating various types of AIDS related cancers, and identify specific treatment modalities.
- identify the role of certain viruses in the development of AIDS related cancers.
- describe various diagnostic tools used to differentiate certain AIDS related cancers from other forms of disease.
Course Outline
- HIV Infection and Cancer Risk
- HIV Infection and Cancer Risk
- HIV Infection and Cancer Risk
- 1. Kaposi sarcoma
- 2. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
- 3. Cervical Cancer
- People infected with HIV are at higher risk of several other malignancies.
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Other higher risk malignancies for HIV patients
- More on the risk of these cancers
- Highly Active Antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
- AIDS Defining Cancer: Kaposi Sarcoma
- Kaposi sarcoma (KS)
- Classic Kaposi Sarcoma
- African Kaposi Sarcoma
- Immunosuppressive Treatment–Related Kaposi Sarcoma
- Epidemic Kaposi Sarcoma
- Epidemic Kaposi Sarcoma
- Early epidemic
- Disseminated KS
- Nonepidemic Gay-Related Kaposi Sarcoma
- Topic References
- AIDS-Defining Cancer: AIDS-Related Lymphomas
- AIDS-Related Lymphomas
- AIDS-Related Lymphomas
- Extranodal presentation
- Studies
- Categories of HIV-associated lymphomas
- Categories
- 1. Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma
- 2. Primary effusion lymphoma
- 3. Plasmablastic multicentric Castleman disease
- 4. HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma
- Topic References
- 5. AIDS-Related Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
- 5. AIDS-Related Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)
- PCNSL - Treatment
- Topic References
- Staging, Classification, and Treatment for AIDS-Related Lymphoma
- Staging Sub-classification System
- Notation for Identification of Sites
- Treatment Option Overview for AIDS-Related Lymphoma
- Topic References
- AIDS-Related Peripheral / Systemic Lymphoma
- AIDS-Related Peripheral / Systemic Lymphoma
- Studies
- Studies
- Studies
- Topic References
- AIDS Defining Cancer: Cervical Cancer
- AIDS Defining Cancer: Cervical Cancer
- Avoidance of Human Papillomavirus Infection
- Screening via Gynecologic Examinations and Cytologic Screening
- Topic References
Additional Information
CE Credits: 2.00
ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Course #301-501-16
Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science, Course #20-442458
Instruction Level: Intermediate
Category: Histology / Anatomic Pathology (1 credit), and HIV/AIDS (1 credit)
Exam: Directly follows course material
16 questions out of a pool of 18
70% correct to receive credit(s)
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