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HIV 101 Update

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Starting Point Treatment Center
4109 Ritchie Hwy., Brooklyn, MD
Starts at: February 26, 2020 12:00pm ET
Ends at: February 26, 2020 1:30pm ET
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Description

The HIV 101 Update will review the HIV basic facts and epidemiology for the U.S., State of Maryland and Baltimore City. We will also discuss HIV treatment and prevention practices.

Targeted Populations

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

  • Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
  • Older Adults (ages 50 and over)
  • Black or African American
  • Women
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual
  • People Experiencing Homlessness
  • Rural populations

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)
  • Prevention of perinatal or mother-to-child transmission
  • Treatment as Prevention (e.g., U=U)
  • Other biomedical prevention
  • Basic science
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV Epidemiology
  • HIV monitoring and lab tests (i.e. CD4 ad viral load)
  • Linkage to Care
  • Retention and/or re-engagement in care
  • Medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorders (i.e. buprenorphine, methadone, and/or naltrexone)
  • Mental health disorders
  • Substance use disorders
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Health literacy
  • Stigma or discrimination
  • Community linkages
  • Care coordination
  • Health care coverage (i.e., Affordable Care Act, health insurance exchanges, managed care)