World AIDS Day 2020 Day 2
Details
Description
Join the MidAtlantic AETC on Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2, 2020 to celebrate World AIDS Day! These events will be hosted virtually and include both didactic presentations, interactive networking sessions, and time for questions and discussion with expert speakers.
This registration page is for the Community Conference: Social Determinants of Health, HIV and Trauma on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Please visit the World AIDS Day main page for other registration opportunities.
According to the CDC, more than 36.9 million people are living with HIV worldwide. Recent scientific breakthroughs as well as various prevention efforts now point to the possibility of an AIDS Free generation. The World AIDS Day 2020 conference will bring together experts in the fields of HIV and Trauma-Informed Care in order to enable physicians, nurses and other HIV care providers to develop skills to improve clinical outcomes and service delivery in a diverse population. Experts will discuss the intersection of HIV and trauma with a variety of methods and modalities.
Please contact the MidAtlantic AETC at maaetc@pitt.edu or at 412-624-1895 with questions or concerns.
Intended Audience
-Physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, social workers, peer navigators, community members, students of health professions, and other members of the health professional team.
Accreditation
More information will be available soon. Please check this webpage for more information. If you have specific questions or concerns, please contact Marilyn Blasingame at mab392@pitt.edu or 412-624-6585.
CNE: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is an approved provider of continuing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This activity qualifies for 3.50 contact hours.
LSW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT: 3.5 credit hours of continuing education is provided through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW renewal.
Materials
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Behavioral Prevention
- Adult and adolescent antiretroviral treatment
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Substance use disorders
- Cultural competence
- Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
- Community linkages