Canceled Due to Low Enrollment
Please note: this class is being held in person (not virtual)
For more information about this course, please contact Emily Cadden at emily.cadden@vcuhealth.org.
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. This course will be held November 16th, 2023 from 9am - 5pm and November 17th, 2023 from 9am-1pm. Attendance at both days is required. 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 and interpret a waived rapid HIV test correctly
- Demonstrate finger sticking and sample collection
- Demonstrate the integration of HIV prevention counseling into the rapid testing process.
Speakers
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Robert Rodney, MSW
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Emily Cadden, BS
Certificate of Completion
Certificates of Completion for 10.5 hours will be provided upon successful completion of this program.
Please note: The Event Access Code will only be provided to those who have met the pre-requisites for this course listed above. If you have any questions about this process, please email emily.cadden@vcuhealth.org.