The Healthy Aging with HIV Series is an accredited program built to support providers, peers, and advocates. The Five Hs, separated into five compact modules, function as a unifying framework within this series, designed to capture the needs and experiences of people aging with HIV.
This framework uses five anchors—Horizon, Heart, Head, Hand, and Healing—as an accessible way to organize learning around the pressing realities of aging with HIV. Much like geriatrics uses the 5 Ms (within a similar context) to capture core issues of aging, the Pozitively Aging program offers learners an accessible structure that reflects pressing challenges for people aging with HIV.
By design, the curriculum is not just a series of technical lessons. It is a tool for providers, case managers, peer navigators, and advocates to see how medical knowledge intersects with workforce readiness, social determinants of health, and supportive care systems.
Module Overview
Introductory Module
Healthy Aging with HIV Series: Introduction
This accredited learning series explores what it means to age with HIV, connecting science, lived experience, and practice. Each of the five modules is accredited individually, offering continuing education credits, and participants who complete the full series will receive a certificate of completion. In this introductory module, we’ll briefly introduce the concept behind this series, how it uses the Five Hs—Horizon, Heart, Head, Hand, and Healing—as a framework for understanding the health, social, and emotional realities of people aging with HIV, and discuss the broader Healthy Aging Hub.
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Module 1
Horizon: Fulfilling the Promise of Healthy Aging with HIV
Utilizing data from the Fourth Annual State of Aging with HIV™ National Survey, the People Aging With HIV-Managing Chronic Disease session focuses on the demographics and unique healthcare needs of older adults living with HIV. It explores the challenges of managing multiple chronic conditions alongside HIV. The session offers strategies for optimizing care and improving overall health outcomes in this growing population.
Educational Objectives
- Recognize the health challenges older adults with HIV face when managing multiple chronic conditions.
- Examine the demographic landscape of older adults with HIV.
- Describe the role of healthcare providers in coordinating care for older adults with HIV to ensure effective management of chronic diseases.
- Identify strategies to improve overall health outcomes for older adults living with HIV and other chronic diseases.
Module 2
Heart: Cardiovascular Health and Everyday Risks
This session is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among People Aging with HIV, and related issues such as statin use and assessments (like Bendopnea screenings and orthostatic blood pressure tests).
Educational Objectives
- Describe the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV.
- Identify the risk factors associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk in HIV.
- To understand how current risk prediction tools may be used to discuss cardiovascular disease risk with people living with HIV.
- Implement effective cardiovascular preventative screening and testing best practices in people living with HIV.
Module 3
Head: Cognitive Health, Mental Well-Being, and Emotional Resilience
This module is designed to give providers an overview of cognitive health and related issues for PAWH (including mental health, depression, and stress-related impacts). Participants will gain valuable insights and assessment tools to identify and refer clients and patients to mental health services.
Educational Objectives
- Describe common mental health issues identified among PAWH.
- Identify effective mental health assessment tools related to mental and cognitive health.
- Explain the importance of mental health assessments for PAWH to increase overall health.
Module 4
Hand: Building Stronger Care Teams and Support Systems
This module is focused on facilitating a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach for PAWH, as well as on supportive services and referrals. This session will explore the importance of integrating non-medical professionals such as Community Health Workers (CHWs), Case Managers and Navigators into the overall care plan for PAWH, as well as effective collaboration tactics to increase patient health.
Educational Objectives
- Identify members of an MDT approach to patient care.
- Explain the importance of multidisciplinary communication in patient health.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of non-clinical professionals in patient care.
- Implement effective organizational changes to facilitate an MDT approach to patient care.
Module 5
Healing: Mobility, Medication, and Thriving with Aging
This module focuses on addressing and evaluating frailty, peripheral neuropathy, and polypharmacy among PAWH. Participants will also explore the complexities of polypharmacy (the utilization of multiple medications). The session offers strategies for optimizing care, minimizing drug interactions, and improving overall health outcomes in this growing population.
Educational Objectives
- Recognize the health challenges older adults with HIV face when managing multiple medications and prescriptions (polypharmacy).
- Describe the role of healthcare providers in coordinating care for older adults with HIV to ensure effective management of chronic diseases.
- Identify strategies and tools to assess frailty in PAWH.
Accreditation, Credit, and Support
In support of improving patient care, HealthHIV is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credits/Contact Hours
Participants can earn credits/contact hours for completion of the five modules. See individual modules for complete accreditation information.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, and other healthcare providers engaged in the care of patients with HIV.
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