PLEASE NOTE: This is a 1 and 1/2 day class. Attendance on both Thursday and Friday are required to receive full credit.
This class will be held at the Council of Community Services
The Fundamentals of Waived Rapid HIV Testing course is a 1 and 1/2 day class that teaches participants how to run CLIA-waived rapid HIV tests. Pre-requisites for this course include the following:
- Successful completion of "The Facts" course within the past two years.
- Successful completion of "The Fundamentals of Prevention Counseling" course within the past two years.
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe work practices
- Identify the QA steps required before, during, and after rapid HIV testing
- List the steps of the HIV prevention counseling protocol in conducting the rapid HIV test
- Perform a waived rapid HIV test correctly
- Demonstration of the integration of HIV prevention counseling into the rapid testing process.
Certificate of Completion
Certificates will be provided upon completion of this program which confirms 10.5 hours of training.