As a result of this activity, participants will have increased knowledge of legal, counseling and clinical aspects of case management that are essential to providing competent and informed care for a diverse patient population.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
• Explain the difference and importance between confidential information and privileged information
• Describe why ‘medical privacy’ is crucial to the provision of good care
• Explain why the safety of third parties is rarely served, and is usually mitigated, by the involuntary disclosure of a person’s HIV status
• Identify epidemiology of HIV and related co-morbidities in Pennsylvania
• Describe current HIV prevention and treatment, including recent changes to guidelines
• Identify epidemiology of common STDs in Pennsylvania
• Describe current STD prevention and treatment, including recent changes to guidelines

Intended Audience

The intended audience for this program includes:

• Case managers and healthcare professionals working in Ryan White Part B-funded organizations, or healthcare professionals who provide services to people living with HIV

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 4.0 contact hours.

LSW/LCSW, LPC, LMFT: This program is offered for 4.0 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.

PCB: This program qualifies for 4.0 hours of Pennsylvania Certification Board credit under Provider Status Agreement #251.

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 0.40 continuing education units.