Alive Maryland

PTF: Rapid HIV Testing
2022-09-30 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Online Event
This training will cover relevant HIV testing regulations, implementation strategies and scripts to offer testing and delivery of results for application in community and clinical settings. This training will demonstrate the use of a rapid HIV antibody test, OraQuick Advance and provide testing certification.
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Status Neutral in Practice: Lessons Learned and Way Forward
2022-09-29 13:00 - 14:00
Sharing the experience of Delaware HIV Consortium’s model of offering HIV prevention services. Explore and highlight the lessons and challenges faced while offering HIV prevention through a ‘Status neutral’ model.
Featured Speaker: Suzan Abdullah, MBBS, MPH, HIV Service Navigation Supervisor, HIV Consortium
Intended Audience: This education was designed for HIV Case Managers, Social Workers, DIS, PrEP Navigators, HIV Testers, Client/Patient Educators in mind but is open and available to all healthcare teams interested in the topic.
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Case Management Community of Practice Monthly Webinar: HIV and Aging
2022-09-27 15:00 - 16:00
The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (MAAETC), the Virginia HIV/AIDS Resource and Consultation Center (VHARCC), and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) are partnering to provide a Virginia Case Management Community of Practice Call. This call will help case managers share best practices and strategies for keeping clients engaged in care and virally suppressed.
Intended Audience: Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers, Case Managers, EIS Workers, DIS, and others who may be assisting people with HIV access Rapid Start services.
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Bright, Brilliant, and Burnt-Out: Recognize. Reset. Reconnect.
2022-09-22 13:00 - 14:00
The subject of burn-out among healthcare providers has received significant attention in public discourse over the last two years. From the ripple effects of COVID-19 to low salaries for high workloads, the reasons for staff burn-out vary greatly between organizations. Strategies to prevent burn-out and support staff across all levels of the healthcare workforce must therefore address the structure and culture of an organization.
Join Alive! Maryland on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 1:00pm EDT for a session on the causes and consequences of burn-out among healthcare providers. Speaker Ebony Johnson, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and public health strategist, will explore how workplace culture affects staff’s motivation, engagement, and mental health. She will also outline the roles and responsibilities of different organizational levels in preventing burn-out by prioritizing providers’ mental health and well-being.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, you will be able to:

Describe how to create a safe and open space for examining organizational work culture.
Identify disparities between workplace policies and practices.
Discuss leadership strategies that foster a positive work environment and promote staff well-being.
Provide self-care techniques to promote “healing for the healers.”
Outline the benefits of healthy work-life balance.
Explain the relationship between healthcare providers’ workplace satisfaction and positive health outcomes among clients.

Continuing education credits are available for this webinar, pending accreditation.

Monkeypox Provider Update Webinar: September 21
2022-09-21 17:00 - 18:00
Join us for the next Monkeypox Provider Update Webinar on 9/21 from 5-6PM. The agenda for the webinar includes: a monkeypox epidemiological update, updates on testing, updates on case identification and contact tracing, updates on vaccines, updates on treatment, and a question and answer session. If you cannot attend the session, please register and the slide deck and recording will be sent to you the following day.
Dr. David Blythe and Dr. Monique Duwell will provide up-to-date information for providers on responding to Monkeypox when caring for patients:

Monkeypox Epidemiological Update
Response Updates: Case Identification, Contact Tracing, Vaccines, Testing, and Treatment
Q&A

Status Is Important
2022-09-20 13:00 - 14:00
Status keeps us all protected and we need to understand the importance of our HIV status. Understanding the importance of HIV education for all. What roles can a community center play in HIV education?
Featured Speaker: Amber Lee, Health and Wellness Coordinator, CAMP Rehoboth
Intended Audience: This education was designed for HIV Case Managers, Social Workers, DIS, PrEP Navigators, HIV Testers, Client/Patient Educators in mind but is open and available to all healthcare teams interested in the topic.
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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: HIV Prevention
2022-09-16 13:00 - 14:00
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Describe Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
Identify risk factors for PrEP eligibility.
Explain the requirements for PrEP initiation.
List monitoring parameters for patients on PrEP.
Describe the role of community pharmacists in the management of PrEP. Outline what’s new in PrEP.

Speaker: Olufunmi Bolaji, Pharm.D., AAHIVP
Intended Audience: Pharmacists and Technicians
Accreditation: Howard University College of Pharmacy, (COP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for a total of 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU). Credit will be awarded through the CPE Monitor, within 3–4 weeks of the seminar to those who successfully complete the program. Using the following URL: https://hurxce.learningexpressce.com/index.cfm, the evaluation form and a score ≥ 70% correct on post test questions will be required for successful completion. The ACPE Universal Program number assigned to this program is 0010-0000-22-055-L01-P/T. Deadline to claim CE is 10/28/2022.
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PTF: HIV 101 Through an Interprofessional Lens
2022-09-14 13:00 - 16:00
This session will help health professionals understand the current HIV epidemic and the gaps in the continuum of care for HIV.
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More Than Treatment: Assessing Patients for PrEP
2022-09-13 13:00 - 14:00
Assessing patients for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis within the context of the Status Neutral Approach.
Featured Speaker: Adam Skrzynski, MD, Infectious Disease Physician, Holloway Community Program
Intended Audience: This education was designed for HIV Case Managers, Social Workers, DIS, PrEP Navigators, HIV Testers, Client/Patient Educators in mind but is open and available to all healthcare teams interested in the topic.
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17th Graying of HIV Symposium
2022-09-09 09:00 - 15:30
Symposium Objectives:

Identify the complexities of care for older adults with HIV (COVID 19 as a Comorbidity)
Identify aging assessments that can be included in HIV care
Describe how public health can inform an Age-Friendly Society
Identify national health policy efforts for persons aging with HIV
Describe the challenges and successes of Long Term Thrivers

Targeted Audience: clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, allied health professionals, long-term thrivers
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Know Your Status: What does it Mean to be Status Neutral?
2022-09-08 11:00 - 12:00
In this session, the Status Neutral Approach will be explored on its use in normalizing and de-stigmatizing HIV testing. Each component of the status neutral prevention and treatment cycle will be explored through a patient’s lens. The session will help healthcare/community workers understand how to approach and educate patients on utilizing the status neutral approach.
Featured Speaker: Brian Wharton, MSN, RN, CPEN, CPST, HIV Educator, Holloway Community Program
Intended Audience: This education was designed for HIV Case Managers, Social Workers, DIS, PrEP Navigators, HIV Testers, Client/Patient Educators in mind but is open and available to all healthcare teams interested in the topic.
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Webinar Panel Discussion following the Ending the HIV Epidemic Hybrid Conference
2022-09-08 10:00 - 11:15
This is a follow up discussion regarding any logistic and/or administrative issue(s) participants may be having in implementing strategies that were discussed in the hybrid conference, Ending the HIV Epidemic: Implementing Substance Use, Mental Health, HCV and STI Screening, which was held on Tuesday, August, 30, 2022.
AT the end of the session, the learner will be able to:

Identify barriers in implementing screening in the clinic
Describe strategies for overcoming barriers
Discuss best-practices related to implementing screening

Featured Speaker(s)
Alexander Waitt, MS, MSEd, LPC, Dr. Linda Frank, PhD, MSN, FAAN, Barbara Wilgus, MSN, CRNP
Presented by
University of Pittsburgh Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AETC
Accreditation
Nursing: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This event is eligible for 1.25 credit hours.
Certificate of Attendance: Continuing Education credits issued for participation in CE activity may not apply toward license renewal in all states. It is the responsibility of each participant to verify the requirements of their state licensing board(s).
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