MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center: Events

“SexMed” Philadelphia Conference on Sexual Health and Wellness: For Providers and Health Care Teams

Details

The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel - Philadelphia Center City
237 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Starts at: May 3, 2024 8:00am ET

Ends at: May 3, 2024 4:30pm ET

Free Admission

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Description

This in-person conference will provide Philadelphia-area Primary Care Providers and their care teams with sexual wellness best practices and culturally relevant medical protocols. The day will include break-out sessions with opportunities to practice communication skills, learn about PrEP and PEP medications, and strategies for discussing sexual health care, prevention, and harm reduction messages related to HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis, mpox and more.

This event is free of charge, including CE credits (CME, Nursing and Social work), breakfast and lunch.

Event Website: https://phillysexualwellness.com/

Intended Audience

Primary care clinicians and other providers in the Philadelphia area, and their care teams.

Contact

Person: Carolyn Smith-Brown/csmith-brown@healthfederation.org
Email: csmith-brown@healthfederation.org

Targeted Populations

A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.

Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
Black or African American
Women
Gay, lesbian, bisexual
Transgender, Non-Binary, Other Gender

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

Behavioral Prevention
Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP, occupational and non-occupational)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Treatment as Prevention (e.g., U=U)
Sexual Health History Taking
Acute HIV
HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
HIV Epidemiology
Linkage to Care
Sexually transmitted infections
Health or Wellness Maintenance
Stigma or discrimination
Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
Community linkages
Care coordination