Project Goals

The goal of this MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (MAAETC) project is to create a Prevention Community of Practice (P-CoP) focused on increasing HIV testing and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) knowledge and readiness to prescribe in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). As a result, increased numbers of health professionals at FQHCs will be able to competently deploy evidence-based prevention strategies, including PrEP, that focus on people who are at risk for HIV. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) supports this initiative to partner with Ending the HIV Epidemic-funded FQHCs in the MAAETC region to increase the numbers of health professionals prepared to provide PrEP, including improving access to care and patient outcomes.

Project Plan

The programs that will be used to accomplish these goals include:

• Monthly CoP (web-based with Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC FQHC colleagues)
• Share CQI goals; Learn best practices for implementing PrEP and other prevention strategies
• Training/Technical Assistance (ongoing, web-based, and on-site when permitted)
• Evidenced-based prevention strategies; HIV testing; Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) start, and PrEP
• Webinar series - prevention science and clinical interventions such as rapid ART start, HIV testing, and PrEP (including PrEP telehealth)
• MAAETC Clinician Consultation
• PrEP Clinical Preceptorships

Prevention Community of Practice Learning Sessions

2024-2025 Communities of Practice Sessions

The participants for this project have already been selected. If you are not currently a part of the program but are interested in similar trainings or events please contact us at maaetc@pitt.edu. 

• Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET - Peer Discussion Session #1
  
  • Information and Registration Available Here
• Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET - Peer Discussion Session #2
  
  • Information and Registration Available Here
• Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET - Peer Discussion Session #3
  
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• Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET - Peer Discussion Session #4
  
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Prevention FQHC Webinar Series

These trainings are designed for FQHC healthcare professionals but are open to all audiences.

• Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET - Sexual History Taking with Older Adults

Presented by Barbara Wilgus, MSN, CRNP
Program Administrator, STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins
Senior Staff, Division of Infectious Disease
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

• • Information and Registration Available Here

• Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET - Newer PrEP Options: The Future of HIV Prevention

Presented by Caitlyn Prather, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP, TTS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Juniper and PRIDE Clinics
Residency Program Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care

• • Information and Registration Available Here

• Thursday, March 13, 2025 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET - “PrEP Is Not For Me”- Addressing Difficult Conversations about PrEP- a Multidisciplinary Approach

Presented by Hazel Jones-Parker, DNP, CRNP, AACRN
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Nurse Practitioner, THRIVE Program | University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), School of Medicine
Director of Clinical Education, UMB Local Partner | MAAETC

• • Information and Registration Coming Soon

• Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET - DoxyPEP/ Importance of Integrating HIV Prevention and STI Services

Presented by Amit (Mickey) Dhir, MSN, NP-C, MBA, AAHIVS
Nurse Practitioner
Chase Braxton Health Services

• • Information and Registration Available Here

In-Person Conference

June 2025

Information and Registration Coming Soon

Archived Recordings of Past BPHC Events

• Thursday November 4, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC Community of Practice Program Orientation
  • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/21179
• Thursday December 9, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP-PrEP: HIV Testing and Initiation of Rapid ART
  • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/21194
• Thursday January 13, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP-PrEP: Starting the Conversation
  • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/21255
• Thursday February 10, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP-PrEP Monitoring and Adherence
  • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/21261
• Thursday, March 10, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP - PrEP and Minority Populations
  • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/21270
• Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP - The Virtual PrEP Program
  
  • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/21273
• Thursday, May 12, 2022 - 12:00pm - 3:00pm ET - BPHC CoP - PrEP Preceptorship Standardized Patient Experience
• Thursday, June 9, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP - PrEP Best Practices and Next Steps
• Thursday December 8, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET - PrEP Clinical Updates
  • Presented by Shanna Dell, BS, BSN, RN, Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/23471
• Thursday February 9, 2023 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET - Ready, Set, PrEP: Tools to Assess Patient & Health Center Readiness
  • Presented by Helen C Koenig, MD, MPH, Medical Director, MacGregor Infection Prevention Medicine & Travel Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania & Medical Director, PrEP Program, Philadelphia FIGHT
    • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/23473
• Thursday April 13, 2023 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET - Sexual History Taking: Key Tool in HIV Prevention
  • Presented by Barbara Wilgus, CRNP, STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Thursday June 8, 2023 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET - PrEP Outreach: Strengthening Connections with Community Partners
  • Moderator: Emily Halden Brown, Program Manager, Ending the HIV Epidemic, Montgomery County Public Health Services 

2021 BPHC HIVAIDS Bureau MAAETC P-CoP One Page Flyer

The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (MAAETC) is grant-funded by DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of an award of $3,561,880 and 0% financed with non-governmental sources. This project is supported by HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care and HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number TR7HA53201-01-00. 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. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov. 

For more information, please contact maaetc@pitt.edu.