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CANCELED Clinical Intersection of HIV/AIDS - CT HIV Course Mandates

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Waterbury Hospital
64 Robbins St, Waterbury, CT 06708
Starts at: March 28, 2020 6:30am ET
Ends at: March 28, 2020 4:00pm ET
Free Admission
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Description

This event has been postponed. A new date will be scheduled soon. 

This event is for ECHN and Waterbury Health providers only, it is not open to the public attendees.

REGISTRATION CLOSED 

Learning Objectives:

HIV epidemiology and guidelines

HIV prevention, opt-out testing, Treatment as Prevention, and PrEP

Hepatitis C co-morbidity, treatment guidelines, and achieving cure

Domestic violence and types of sexual assault

Strategies to reduce risk of medical malpractice and review failed strategies

Impact and enhanced support for veterans, r.t mental health, suicide, substance use disorders, and HIV

Historical perspective of pain and opioid misuse

Discuss common barriers to quality health care faced by transgender individuals

Behavioral health and the connection to HIV: exposure risk, adherence, and retention in care

 

 

Targeted Populations

A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.

  • Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
  • Older Adults (ages 50 and over)
  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or LatinX
  • Women
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual
  • People Experiencing Homlessness
  • Veterans

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Behavioral Prevention
  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
  • Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP, occupational and non-occupational)
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Acute HIV
  • Adult and adolescent antiretroviral treatment
  • Aging and HIV
  • Antiretroviral treatment adherence, including viral load suppression
  • Basic science
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV Epidemiology
  • HIV resistance testing and interpretation
  • Linkage to Care
  • Retention and/or re-engagement in care
  • Hepatitis C
  • Medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorders (i.e. buprenorphine, methadone, and/or naltrexone)
  • Mental health disorders
  • Non-infection comorbidities of HIV and viral hepatitis
  • Pain management
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Substance use disorders
  • Stigma or discrimination
  • Legal issues