As a result of this activity, participants will have increased knowledge of the legal aspects of HIV care, including an update on Act 148 of 1990 and Confidentiality and HIV. This program is designed for Persad Center staff and staff from other AIDS Service Organizations in the Pittsburgh area.
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
Speaker:
David Korman, JD
Special Projects Manager
MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center
Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
Graduate School of Public Health;
Adjunct Professor
Administration of Justice/Legal Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Target Audience:
The intended audience for this program includes Case managers and healthcare professionals working in Ryan White 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 education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity qualifies for 2.50 contact hours.
LSW/LCSW, LPC, LMFT: This program is offered for 2.5 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 and 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 0.25 continuing education credits.
