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APHA 1996 Abstract: Training Providers and Families to Recognize and
Manage
Delirium in HIV/AIDS Patients
Presented at: American Public Health Association 124th Annual Meeting, November 1996
Training Providers and Families to Recognize and Manage Delirium in
HIV/AIDS Patients
Karina K. Uldall, M.D., Billie Hatchell, Bernadette Lalonde, Ph.D.,
Jim Berghuis, Ph.D., Shelly Tonge. The purpose of this presentation is to increase
understanding of delirium in the setting of HIV/AIDS. Delirium is a common, yet frequently
misdiagnosed and mismanaged condition. It results in longer hospital stays; many patients
require discharge to a skilled nursing facility following a hospitalization during which a
delirium episode occurs. The University of Washington has developed a project to enhance
the delivery of psychiatric services to HIV/AIDS patients and to treatment for HIV/AIDS
associated delirium, This project is a cooperative agreement funded by the Health
Resources and Services Administration, Special Projects of National Significance HIV
Service Delivery Models Project. A training video on delirium will be presented, as well
as the self-study training module developed to accompany the film. Data regarding the
frequency of delirium in hospitalized, skilled nursing and assisted living HIV/AIDS
patients will be presented. Factors associated with delirium in these populations will be
discussed. Management issues, including psychopharmacological and behavioral
interventions, will be explored.
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