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Welcome to the Learner Education And Practice Portal (LEAPP)! LEAPP is licensed by the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute and is a product of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (MAAETC). The MAAETC provides HIV/AIDS education, consultation, technical assistance and resource materials to healthcare professionals throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia. In addition, the MAAETC provides training related to the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Initiative and HIV outbreak response.

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Regional Training Events

Celebrating International One Health Day 2024

2024 Ryan White Conference Sessions Now Online

Updated Coverage Guidance Under the Affordable Care Act: Long-Acting PrEP

Using the Arts and Dance to Engage Black and Latino LGBTQ+ Individuals and Reduce HIV Stigma

Dr. Frank received an award for Distinguished Service to the Shepherd Community for her contributions to the HIV community in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Frank talks about HIV care in Post-Gazette

World AIDS Day #WorldAIDSDay

MAAETC attends National Ryan White Conference in Washington DC
Dr Linda Frank, principal inv estigator Dr. Toan Ha, Kim Sabolick, and Lydia Neiminen

Dr. Frank, PI for the MAAETC, University of Pittsburgh, meets with the WVU MAAETC regional partner site and Dr. Rob McKenna from the USPHS Region#3 Office
MAAETC

Save the Date for World AIDS Day 2024!!

We Should Leverage the Successes of HIV Care to Prevent Overdose Mortality

AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference

Dialogue Article July 2024

HIV Clinical Guidelines: Pediatric ARV

HV Surveillance Supplemental Report

Spread the Word about the Link Between Syphilis and HIV

Recommendations for the Use of Statin Therapy as Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in People with HIV

The last class for Fall semester for the HIV Course Dr. Frank taught in the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh with her fabulous students.
They are now ambassadors for HIV advocacy as they move forward in their public health careers.

Updates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV

12th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science

MAAETC - Gettysburg

2023 Infection Prevention Class at Pitt Public Health

The words we use matter in the response to HIV...

University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
MidAtlantic AETC Center Headquarters

Ending the HIV Epidemic: MidAtlantic AETC Events and Resources Page

National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC)

AETC represented at the 2018 Ryan White Conference

Ryan White Conference - 2018 - Dr Linda Frank and Ryan White's mother Jeannie White Grinder

2018 International AIDS Conference (Amsterdam)
Dr. Linda Frank (Executive Director, MAAETC) and Harold Phillips (Dir., HRSA , HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development)

Mpox Vaccine Effectiveness & Ongoing Importance of Two-Dose Vaccine

U.S. clinical trials begin for twice-yearly HIV prevention injection

Dr. Mermin Discusses New Doxy PEP Guidelines for STI Prevention

2024 Erie Dinner Symposium Speakers
Left to right: Ken Ho, MD, MPH | Cara McAnaney, MD, AAHIVS | Gary Snyder | Andi Fair, MSN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC

2024 Zero HIV Stigma Day