This virtual series was created in collaboration with the MidAtlantic AETC Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Workgroup.  This comprehensive webinar series aims to provide healthcare professionals with the latest strategies and tools to end the HIV epidemic. Each training session will focus on one of the four key strategies that make up the Ending the HIV Epidemic U.S. Initiative, which include: diagnosing all individuals with HIV as early as possible, treating HIV rapidly and effectively to achieve sustained viral suppression, preventing new HIV transmissions using proven interventions like PrEP, and responding quickly to potential HIV outbreaks to get needed prevention and treatment services to those who need them. 

For more information on this series, visit: https://www.maaetc.org/p/ehemaaetc 

DESCRIPTION: 

This program will address the elements of the key strategy: Treat

Speaker:

Elizabeth Schmidt, MSN, CRNP,
Clinical Training Consultant

Objectives

1. Identify factors associated with decreased retention in HIV medical care and strategies to promote reengagement in care. 
2. List approaches and tools the clinical care team can use to support treatment adherence, including with clients who have recently received an HIV diagnosis or are struggling to adhere to ART. 
3. Define stigma and its impact on communities and health outcomes. 
4. Review approaches used to combat stigma across the HIV care continuum. 

Accreditation

In order to receive a certificate of attendance or continuing education, all required evaluations must be completed in a timely manner. Please check in closer to the date of the event in regard to CEUs being offered for this program.

Social Work:

This training is co-sponsored by the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research for maximum of 1.5 credit hours. As a CSWE accredited program, Bryn Mawr College GSSWSR is a pre-approved provider of continuing education for Social Workers in Pennsylvania and many other states. Supported by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau, Office of Program,#U1OHA29295

Nursing: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This event is eligible for 1.5 credit hours.

Certificate of Attendance:

Continuing Education credits issued for participation in CE activity may not apply toward license renewal in all states.  It is the responsibility of each participant to verify the requirements of their state licensing board(s).

Acknowledgement:

Intended Audience

All healthcare professionals, including but not limited to case managers, patient navigators, nurses, public health professionals, social workers, and clinicians.

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