This webinar will describe the HIV epidemic over the past 30 years and how it relates to the current COVID-19 pandemic, identify key steps in educating health professionals as part of the HIV epidemic, and discuss lessons learned from the HIV epidemic and how to address current concerns in the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Attention - due to the large amount of interest in this program, we have moved the webinar platform from Adobe Connect to Zoom Webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the information in your confirmation email or if you did not receive the zoom link, please contact us at maaetc@pitt.edu.

Speakers

Linda Rose Frank, PhD, MSN, ACRN, FAAN
Principal Investigator and Executive Director of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center
Headquarters, The University of Pittsburgh

Robert McKenna, PhD, MS, MCHES
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Office of Regional Operations - Region 3

Jeannette Southerly, BSN, ACRN
Regional Coordinator, West Virginia Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center

Patricia S. Lincoln, RN, BSN, ACRN
Regional Coordinator, Delaware Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center

Johanna T. McKee, RN, MS
Director of Education, VCU HIV Center Education Program and Regional Coordinator of the Virginia Commonwealth University Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center

Susan Thompson, BS
Training Director, Philadelphia Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center

Accreditation

• Certificate of Attendance: This program is awarded 0.1 CEU/certificate of attendance from the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this live activity for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
• Continuing Nursing Education (CNE): 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.

Continuing Education credits issued for participation in CE activity may not apply toward license renewal in all states.  It is the responsibility of each participant to verify the requirements of their state licensing board(s).

Disclosure(s)

The staff and faculty involved with the planning of today’s event do not have any conflicts of interest to disclose. The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center does not endorse or recommend any commercial products, processes, or services. The representations and opinions expressed in this presentation are solely those of the author(s) and do not represent the views or policies of MA AETC, the University of Pittsburgh, or its funding agencies.

All speakers have no conflicts of interest to disclose.