VA HIV Prevention Series Part 3 - The Fundamentals of Waived Rapid HIV Testing : Richmond (In Person)
Details
1407 Sherwood Ave. Richmond, Va 23220
Invite Only: Password Protected
Description
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. 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 year.
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 counseling into the rapid testing process.
Speakers
Emily Cadden | VCU HIV Education Program
Robert Rodney, MSW | VCU HIV Education Program
Robert Cheek | Nationz Foundation
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 robert.rodney@vcuhealth.org.
Intended Audience
This course is designed for, and limited to individuals who will be conducting CLIA-waived Rapid HIV Testing within 30 days of completing this course.
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Acute HIV
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- Confidentiality/HIPAA