This virtual event is the fourth and last session in the series entitled "Intersecting Epidemics in the Context of Ending the Epidemic:  Tackling HIV, Substance Use, and HCV". This series is co-sponsored by the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (MAAETC), the National Alliance for HIV Education and Workforce Development (NAHEWD), the Opioid Response Network (ORN), the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center, and the Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC).

Session title: Intersection of HIV, Hep C, and Substance Use Disorders: Challenges and Opportunities of Integration

Audience: health care providers and staff working at HIV clinics, infectious disease clinics, substance use disorder treatment programs, opioid treatment programs and others

Session objectives: 

• Discuss the intersection of hepatitis C infection and substance use disorders
• Describe two challenges and opportunities of integrating HIV, hepatitis C, and substance use disorder prevention and treatment into a healthcare setting
• Identify four benefits of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
• Identify two challenges and two opportunities for linking MAT clients to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C care after screening

Accreditation

To be eligible to receive any credit for attending this event, you must attend the event in its entirety and complete all required evaluations.

Nursing: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Social Work: This program is offered for 2.0 CE 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, LMFT, and LPC biennial license renewal.

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 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Addiction Treatment Professionals: Central East ATTC is a NAADAC approved continuing education provider and has approved up to 2.0 contact hours for this event.

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).