What's New: STD, HIV, TB, Hepatitis, Family Planning & Addiction
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850 Cranberry Woods Dr, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Description
Registration is now closed. If you are interested in attending, please contact the MidAtlantic AETC at 412-624-1895. If there is still room available you will be able to register for this event. The fee for this training is non-refundable.
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For any questions or concerns, contact MidAtlantic AETC office at 412-624-1895 or maaetc@pitt.edu.
This conference will focus on the integration efforts that support a collaborative healthcare approach. Current medical updates in services for STDs, HIV, TB, Hepatitis C, family planning and addictions will be discussed. Professionals working in these areas will be able to increase their knowledge of new updates in an interprofessional environment.
Audience
Physicians, clinicians, nurses, counselors, social workers, educators, case managers and intervention specialists.
Objectives
1. State current practice in the care and treatment of STDs, HIV, TB, and Hepatitis C
2. Explain how to screen clients for substance abuse issues
3. Describe the current methods of effective contraception
Accreditation
LSW/LCSW: 5.0 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.
PCB: This program qualifies for 5.0 hours of Pennsylvania Certification Board credit under Provider Status Agreement #251.
CME activities with Joint Providers: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the (ACCME®) to provide medical education for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity provides 5.0 contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer .5 CEU's for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 5.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 5.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.
CDC is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Effective October 1, 2013, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) accepts continuing education units (CEU) for CPH recertification credits from CDC. Please select CEU as your choice for continuing education when registering for a course on TCEOnline. Learners seeking CPH should use the guidelines provided by the NBPHE for calculating recertification credits. For assistance please contact NBPHE at http://www.NBPHE.org.
Origination Date: September 6, 2016
Expiration Date: September 6, 2018
Disclosure
CDC, our planners, presenters,and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use with the exception of Dr. Rompalo’s discussion on STIs. She will be discussing extra genital screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins are jointly providing the CNE for this activity. CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing educational activity.
Materials
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Hepatitis C
- Mental health disorders
- Reproductive health, including preconception planning
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Substance use disorders
- Tuberculosis