The Academy’s measurement programs adhere to a “knowledge management” approach to testing, mirroring problem solving activities that would occur in the actual treatment of patients. Academy testing instruments are designed with this approach in mind; that skilled providers of all kinds often need to access technical resources when solving complex clinical situations.
Guidelines and best practices in HIV care and prevention are regularly updated based on new research and evidence. When preparing for the HIV Credentialing Exam, it is important for test takers to be familiar with a wide variety of up-to-date resources. No one source will provide all the answers to all exam questions.
Accordingly, examinees may use any printed or online resource available to prepare for and complete the exam, but examinees must certify that they have completed their exam independently. Violations of this policy can result in punitive actions, up to and including the revocation of an active or new credential, and/or permanent exclusion from the program.
The lists below contain commonly used resources for the examination. These are good places to start when preparing for and taking the examination. This list may not be comprehensive. The authors of the HIV Credentialing Exam are not limited to using this, or any, list of resources when developing the test.
National Guidelines
HIV Guidelines
- Adult and Adolescent HIV Treatment Guidelines – hiv.gov
- Adult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infections Guidelines – hiv.gov
- HIV Testing Guidelines – CDC
- HIV Testing Guidelines (2018 Quick Reference Update) – CDC
- Non-occupational Post Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Guidelines – CDC
- Occupational Post Exposure Prophylaxis (oPEP) Guidelines – CDC
- Pediatric HIV Treatment Guidelines – hiv.gov
- Pediatric Opportunistic Infections Guidelines – hiv.gov
- Perinatal HIV Guidelines – hiv.gov
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Guidelines – CDC
- Primary Care HIV Guidelines – IDSA
Supplemental Guidelines
HIV Conference Summaries
HIV Textbooks
