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RECORDING: Update on HIV & Hepatitis C 2020

Details

Starts at: November 2, 2020 12:00am ET
Ends at: January 31, 2021 11:55pm ET
Free Admission

Invite Only: Password Protected

Description

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

  • Review current clinical challenges in HIV disease

  • Review approach to treatment in HIV
  • Review current clinical challenges in HCV
  • Review approach to treatment in HCV
  • Understand public health challenges for HIV and HCV

 

This event is for Waterbury Hospital/Eastern Connecticut Health Network staff only. It is NOT open to public attendees or the community. 

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

Topics

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

  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • Antiretroviral treatment adherence, including viral load suppression
  • HIV Epidemiology
  • HIV monitoring and lab tests (i.e. CD4 ad viral load)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Immunization
  • Medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorders (i.e. buprenorphine, methadone, and/or naltrexone)
  • Mental health disorders
  • Substance use disorders
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Cultural competence
  • Stigma or discrimination
  • Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility