The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 7-14 , January 2012

Emergency Provider Attitudes and Barriers to Universal HIV Testing in the Emergency Department

  • Christian Arbelaez, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Christian Arbelaez, md, mph, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
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  • Elizabeth A. Wright, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Elena Losina, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Jennifer C. Millen, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Simeon Kimmel, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Matthew Dooley, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • William M. Reichmann, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Regina Mikulinsky, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Center for AIDS Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 19 November 2008 ,Revised 29 May 2009 ,Accepted 23 July 2009.

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    Enrollment and eligibility of study cohort at T0 (baseline) and T1 (6 months). ED = Emergency Department; ESA = Emergency Service Assistant (i.e., Nursing Assistant); PA = Physician Assistant.

    Enrollment and eligibility of study cohort at T0 (baseline) and T1 (6 months). ED = Emergency Department; ESA = Emergency Service Assistant (i.e., Nursing Assistant); PA = Physician Assistant.

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    Major barriers to HIV testing perceived by ED providers at T0 (baseline) and T1 (6 months). ESA = Emergency Service Assistant; PA = Physician Assistant.

    Major barriers to HIV testing perceived by ED providers at T0 (baseline) and T1 (6 months). ESA = Emergency Service Assistant; PA = Physician Assistant.

 This research was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH0735445, R01 MH65869) and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Clinical Scientist Development Award to Rochelle P. Walensky, md, mph), ClinicalTrials.Gov: #NCT00502944.

PII: S0736-4679(09)00677-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.07.038

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 7-14 , January 2012

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