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Lynchburg Health Department
307 Alleghany Ave, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Starts at: June 21, 2018 8:45am ET
Ends at: June 21, 2018 4:45pm ET
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Description

Personalizing prevention counseling sessions

This course has been specifically designed and is limited to the staff and volunteers of Horizon Behavioral Health. 

Provides information concerning the spectrum of HIV disease, HIV antibody testing and developments in rapid testing, legal issues, disclosure assistance (partner counseling and referral services), risk assessment and reduction, and psychosocial issues. 

 

Materials

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Behavioral Prevention
  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
  • Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP, occupational and non-occupational)
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Antiretroviral treatment adherence, including viral load suppression
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV Epidemiology
  • Linkage to Care