Health Disparity and Social Determinants of Health & HIV

• Define “health equity.”
• Identify the social determinants of health and impact on those with HIV.
• Explore interventions to promote health equity within communities, systems of care, and clinics.
• Discuss unique challenges for rural areas and small towns/cities.

Chronic Mental Health Issues & Substance Use Disorders in HIV Care

• List challenges persons with mental health issues and/or substance use disorders face in HIV treatment.
• Identify approaches to assessment of persons with HIV in these populations.
• Identify key interventions for persons in these populations.

Engagement, Re-engagement, and Retention in HIV Care & Motivational Interviewing

• Outline benefits of initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens for people newly diagnosed (including rapid ART), counteracting suboptimal dosing, and maintaining engagement in care.
• Demonstrate approaches and tools medical case managers can use to support treatment adherence, including with clients who are newly diagnosed or struggling to adhere. 
• Describe motivational interviewing and its collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change.
• List, describe, and demonstrate the “do’s” and “don’ts” of motivational interviewing that elicit and strengthen motivation for change in people with HIV.

Trauma-Informed Care and Stigma in HIV Care

• Define stigma in relation to HIV and discuss the negative effects as well as the barriers to care.
• Discuss symptoms and impact of trauma.
• Identify trauma-informed practices that support people with HIV.