The
NHIVP regularly hosts conferences, seminars and education events to share best
practices of HIV prevention, treatment and patient management for healthcare professionals
and general public.
For Healthcare Professionals:
Healthcare
Worker Stigma and Discrimination Online Modules (coming soon)
The
Healthcare Worker Stigma and Discrimination Online Modules are a series of comprehensive
web-based educational modules, aiming to increase HIV-related knowledge,
especially regarding HIV-related stigma and discrimination. The goal is to
assist healthcare workers in recognising their own unconscious bias and
discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV, and help them adopt
and promote best practices in the care of people living with HIV. The modules
are interactive and catered to various roles in healthcare institutions (for
example, nurses, doctors, patient service associates, and healthcare students).
It will be available to all healthcare workers in Singapore.
PrEP Prescriber Course
The
PrEP Prescriber Course is to educate and equip general practitioners, primary
care doctors and people who work with individuals at risk of HIV infection with
the appropriate knowledge and skills to provide PrEP services.
PrEP Prescriber Course 2022
For Healthcare Professionals and General Public:
Singapore HIV Congress
The Singapore HIV Congress (SHC), started in 2019, is held once every two years. It brings together the medical, scientific and academic fraternity in a forum to present the latest developments in HIV medicine and related fields. The aim of the congress is to provide an avenue for exchange of ideas spurred by new findings in HIV testing, treatment, prevention and HIV stigma in the public domain.
HIV Community Engagement Forum
The HIV Community Engagement Forum aims to bring together people from all walks of life, such as infectious disease specialists and healthcare professionals who do not specialise in the field of infectious diseases, community members working with HIV populations and the general population with limited or no knowledge of HIV, to engage in dialogues and discussions in order to raise awareness and combat various misconceptions surrounding HIV.
HIV Community Engagement Forum 2023: U=U and You
HIV Community Engagement Forum 2022: Ins & Outs of HIV Testing
HIV Community Engagement Forum 2021: Increasing HIV Testing in Singapore
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day (WAD) started in 1988 and takes place on 1 December each year. It is an international day for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Every year, NHIVP and Enhanced HIV Programmes at public healthcare institutions commemorate WAD through activities to raise awareness about HIV, challenge misconceptions about HIV transmission and infection, and develop empathy and solidarity between people living with HIV and healthcare workers.
World AIDS Day 2023: Following Jason's Journey – Relationships
World AIDS Day 2022: Following Jason's Journey – Employment
World AIDS Day 2021: Following Jason’s Journey – Diagnosis & Beyond
World AIDS Day 2020: We are in this together
To receive information about NHIVP’s events, please email: training@ncid.sg
Conference Presentations:
Choy, CY. Treatment as prevention: U=U, 11th Singapore AIDS Conference, Singapore, 8 Dec 2018.
Scientific Publications:
Choy CY, Wong CS, Kumar PA, Lin RTP, Low C, Toh MPHS, Huang F, Olszyna DP, Teh YE, Chien MFJ, Archuleta S. “National HIV programme testing recommendations.” Singapore Med J. 2023; doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-466.
Choy CY, Wong CS, Kumar PA, Yeo B, Banerjee S, Leow Y, Olszyna DP, Tan KK, Tan RKJ, Ti J, Chan R, Le D, Kwok C, Archuleta S. "Guidance for the prescription of human immunodeficiency virus pre-exposure prophylaxis in Singapore." Singapore Med J. 2022; doi: 10.11622/smedj.2022043. Epub ahead of print.
Choy CY, Wong CS, Kumar PA, Olszyna DP, Teh YE, Chien MFJ, Kurup A, Koh YL, Ho LP, Law HL, Chua NGS, Yong HYJ, Archuleta S. "Recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults living with HIV in Singapore." Singapore Med J. 2022; doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021174. Epub ahead of print.
Tan YR, Kaur N, Ye AJ, Zhang Y, Lim JXZ, Tan RKJ, Ho LP, Chen MI, Wong ML, Wong CS, Yap P. "Perceptions of an HIV self-testing intervention and its potential role in addressing the barriers to HIV testing among at-risk heterosexual men: a qualitative analysis." Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:514-520.
Choy CY, Wong CS. "SARS-CoV-2 and Advanced HIV Infection." Annals Acad Med Singapore. 2020; 49(12):1042-1043.
CY Choy, CS Wong. "It's not all about COVID‐19: Pneumocystis pneumonia in the era of a respiratory outbreak." J Int AIDS Soc. 2020;23(6):e25533
Tan RKJ, Kaur N, Chen MI, Wong CS. "Developing a typology of HIV/STI testing patterns among gay, bisexual, and queer men: a framework to guide interventions." Qual Health Res. 2020;30(4):610-621
Tan RKJ, Wong CS. "Mobilising civil society for the HIV treatment cascade: measures of democracy and its impact on diagnosis rates among PLHIV." J Int AIDS Soc. 2019;22(8): e25374
Ho ZJM, Huang F, Wong CS, Chua L, Ma S, Chen MI, Lee VJ. "Using a HIV registry to develop accurate estimates for the HIV care cascade - the Singapore experience." J Int AIDS Soc. 2019;22(7):e25356.
Wong CS, Kumar PA, Wong CM, Choong CH, Lim O, Chan YY, Ibrahin MA, Chio MT, Tan RKJ, Chen MI. "Acceptability of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Opinions on PrEP Service Delivery Among Men who have Sex with Men in Singapore: A Qualitative Study." AIDS Educ Prev. 2019;31(2):152-162.
Tan RKJ, Teo AKJ, Kaur N, Harrison-Quintana J, Wong CS, Chen MI. "Extent and selectivity of sexual orientation disclosure and its association with HIV and other STI testing patterns among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men." Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:273-278.
Tan RKJ, Teo AKJ, Kaur N, Harrison-Quintana J, Chen MI, Wong CS. "Cost and anonymity as factors for the effective implementation of PrEP: an observational study among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Singapore." Sex Health. 2018;15(6):533-541.
Wong CS. "HIV Prevention: The Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Singapore." Annals of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore. 2017;46(7):265-66.
Tan XQ, Goh W-P, Venkatachalam I, Goh D, Sridhar R, Chan HC, Archuleta S. "Evaluation of a HIV Voluntary Opt-Out Screening Program in a Singapore Hospital." PLoS ONE. 2015;10(1): e0116987.
Wong CS, Lye DC, Lee CC, Leo YS. "Acute HIV Infection in Singapore: predominance of men who have sex with men." Singapore Medical Journal. 2011;52(12):860-3.
All national recommendations and guidelines documents will be reviewed and updated every two years.
Document | First approved | Last reviewed | Description |
HIV Testing Recommendations Full text Summary slides | 2021 | 2023
| Adapted from the major international guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the NHIVP developed the HIV Testing Recommendations to: - Increase the uptake of HIV testing nationally;
- Allow earlier detection and identification of individuals with HIV infection;
- Facilitate timely linkage to clinical services; and
- Reduce further transmission of HIV infection in Singapore by increasing testing and linking positive cases to care early.
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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Guidance Full text Summary slides | 2019 | 2023 | The NHIVP convened a PrEP Workgroup in May 2019, to develop a guide for physicians on prescribing PrEP as an additional tool to prevent HIV infection. Updated every two years, the Workgroup's guidance is an adaptation of current guidelines on PrEP from the WHO, the US CDC, British HIV Association (BHIVA), the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM), European AIDS Clinical Society and the Taiwan AIDS Society, as well as a previous local guideline created by the PrEP taskforce in April 2018. The guidance aims to: - Assist clinicians in their evaluation of patients who are seeking PrEP; and
- Assist clinicians in commencing and monitoring their patients on PrEP.
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Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Recommendations Full text Summary slides | 2019 | 2023 | The NHIVP developed the Use of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Adults Living with HIV in Singapore to guide physicians on the ART prescription based on patients’ needs. Based on international guidelines, which had previously been applied in Singapore prima facie, the national recommendations are tailored to the local context to consider unique domestic considerations. Reviewed and updated every two years, the purpose of the national recommendations is to enhance the care of people living with HIV, providing the best possible treatments to patients. |
Primary Care Recommendations Full text
Summary Slides | 2023 | - | The Primary Care Recommendations aim to guide physicians in providing comprehensive care to people living with HIV in both HIV specialty or primary care setting. It is an updated adaptation of current major international guidelines, including the New York State Department of Health Institute (NYSDOH), the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). |
