Management of HIV/AIDS Infection

Zero Viral Load - Management of HIV / Aids Infection

The Zero Viral Load course – Management of HIV/Aids Infection shares the successful strategy implemented in the outpatient clinic that serves people with HIV at the HCFMUSP dermatology department.

The outpatient clinic began in the mid-1980s, on the initiative of Professor Doctor Alberto Duarte, when it received the first cases of HIV in the country. Currently, the unit is coordinated by Professor Doctor Jorge Casseb, an infectious disease physician and associate professor at the FMUSP Department of Dermatology.

Taught by a multidisciplinary team with 30 years of clinical experience, the course provides students with basic knowledge about the virus, epidemiology, diagnosis, as well as the acquisition of practical management in various clinical aspects related to HIV/aids infection. All this to offer the best outpatient, emergency and ward care.

Currently, 500 people living with HIV (PLHIV) are under regular follow-up. Of this total, 98.5% have an undetectable viral load.