walmart It was started three-Pilot free HIV screening once a month at pharmacies in Petersburg and Ashland, Virginia. Finger-prick blood sample tests are performed by Walmart pharmacists and are administered while customers are waiting. 20~30 Pharmacists can discuss the results within minutes and discuss other preventative measures such as STD testing, contraceptive use, medications to treat or prevent the spread of HIV, and vaccines the patient may need.
The test is a screening, not a diagnosis. If the test is positive, the pharmacist will help the patient work with their doctor or Department of Health to get a confirmatory HIV test.
Both pharmacies are already specialized community pharmacies (SPOCs) specializing in HIV, staffed by HIV-trained pharmacists and community health workers with the capacity to support patients with HIV/AIDS.
“Since we launched our HIV training program with the Elton John AIDS Foundation less than a year ago, all pharmacists have 85 Our HIV SPOC locations have done it,” said Kevin Host, senior vice president of Walmart Health & Wellness Pharmacy, in a blog post. “This training will enable pharmacists and clinicians to support their patients with HIV/AIDS or at risk of HIV/AIDS through clinically and culturally relevant education, enabling more compassionate care.” Become.
“One of our SPOC core principles is to overcome the stigma and associated social barriers often associated with HIV/AIDS,” Host added. “To that end, we are expanding his SPOC to where the need is greatest.”