Registration for this program will close on Friday, October 19, 2018. If you have questions or concerns, please contact the MAAETC at 412-624-1895 or maaetc@pitt.edu.
This experience sharing program is a direct follow-up from the AIDS Free Pittsburgh PrEP/RAPID trainings that began in April 2017. Participants from local organizations will present their progress on action steps outlined for PrEP and RAPID Linkage to Care implementation. These key strategies are part of the effort to reach the AIDS Free Pittsburgh goals of zero new AIDS cases and a 75% reduction in the rate of new HIV cases by 2020.
Audience
Participants will come from the network of STD, HIV prevention and HIV and FQHC Care workforce and leadership, including medical providers, clinic managers, social workers, navigators, DIS staff, administrators.
Your organization is invited to send a team of those responsible for HIV PrEP and RAPID implementation at your organization to participate in this experience sharing session. The participants may or may not have attended the April or October 2017 trainings. Your team should be comprised of:
1. Clinical representatives (i.e. medical providers, social workers, navigators)
2. Administrative representatives (i.e. clinic managers, program managers, executive directors)
Senior leadership staff and other advocates from your organization are also invited to attend. Please contact Julia Och at 412-586-6706 or och@jhf.org for participation questions or concerns.
Objectives
1. Identify current practice changes in implementing expansion of PrEP and RAPID, including role changes, patient flow, organizational processes and communication systems
2. Outline clear action steps for PrEP and RAPID integration
Accreditation
PSNA: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This activity qualifies for 3.25 contact hours.
LSW/LCSW, LPC, LMFT: This program is offered for 3.0 hours of social work continuing education through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education-accredited school and therefore a PA pre-approved provider of social work continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC, LMFT biennial license renewal. For information on social work continuing education call (412)624-3711.
CEU: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, awards Continuing Education Units to individuals who enroll in certain educational activities. This program is awarded 0.325 continuing education units.