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Faith Based HIV Symposium

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Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church
3100 Walbrook Ave. Balto. Md. 21216
Starts at: June 14, 2017 8:30am ET
Ends at: June 15, 2017 12:00pm ET
Free Admission
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Description

This day and 1/2 symposium will address the challenges of eradicating stigma in faith communities to encourage testing, and the promotion of sustained engagement in care.  The role of the faith community as a trusted entity in the AA community and the implications for positive community engagement will be expanded in a interactive forum .  The basics of HIV care and treatment,  mental health and substance use will also be discussed.

Targeted audience: Faith leaders, nurses, social workers, outreach  workers, counselors, and allied health professionals

Targeted Populations

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

  • Adolescents (ages 13 to 17)
  • Older Adults (ages 50 and over)
  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or LatinX
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual
  • People Experiencing Homlessness

Materials

Topics

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

  • Behavioral Prevention
  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Adult and adolescent antiretroviral treatment
  • Basic science
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • Linkage to Care
  • Hepatitis C
  • Mental health disorders
  • Substance use disorders
  • Cultural competence
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Stigma or discrimination
  • Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
  • Community linkages
  • Motivational Interviewing