This program is part of the Webinar Wednesday Series. To view other upcoming trainings in this series, please visit: https://www.maaetc.org/p/webwedseries
Presenter:
Natella Rakhmanina, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
The George Washington University
Director, HIV Prevention and Treatment Services
Children's National Hospital
Senior Technical Advisor
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Objectives:
1. Define the principles of perinatal HIV exposure and transmission.
2. Describe the epidemiology of perinatal HIV infection in the USA and Washington, DC.
3. Explain how to identify HIV infection in mothers, neonates, and infants.
4. Describe the principles of perinatal antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission.
5. Describe the current recommendations for the approach to infant feeding choices among mothers with HIV.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (MAAETC) is supported by DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of a cooperative agreement of $2,917,621 and 0% financed with non-governmental sources. Additional funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH), Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of HIV Disease. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Any trade names for products mentioned are for training and identification purposes only. The contents of this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Funding was made possible in part by TR7HA53201-01-00 from the HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
