HIV Testing and Prevention Update & Rapid Testing Training Jefferson County Health Department
Details
Jefferson County Health Department
1948 Wiltshire Road #1 Kearneysville, WV 25430
1948 Wiltshire Road #1 Kearneysville, WV 25430
Starts at: October 2, 2023 8:30am ET
Ends at: October 2, 2023 2:00pm ET
Free Admission
Invite Only: Password Protected
Description
This training event is an interactive, in-person HIV rapid testing training for those who are interested in offering point-of-care rapid HIV testing.
Objectives: At the end of this program, participants should be able to:
- Discuss HIV transmission and timeline of appearance of HIV rapid testing laboratory markers.
- Perform 50 μl fingerstick blood collection.
- Perform two different CLIA waived rapid HIV tests (OraQuick® Advance and INSTI®) using fingerstick whole blood, including running external controls for quality measure.
Intended Audience
Nurses of the JCHD
Contact
Person: arogers@hsc.wvu.eduMaterials
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Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- Linkage to Care
- Community linkages