Audience: Social Workers

Short Behavior Health Interventions: Following HIV/STI Testing
In this webinar, medical professionals will learn short behavioral interventions they can use before, during, and after providing clients’ with test results, to make the process more comfortable and relatable.
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Data to Action: Using Data to Initiate and Inform HIV/STI Client Services and Public Health Response
This webinar illuminates how HIV/STI surveillance and program data are used to initiate and inform client services and public health response.
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Identification and Management of Soft Tissue Oral Lesions Commonly Associated with Patients Living with HIV/AIDS
This self-paced module will discuss the various oral lesions that can occur in patients with HIV, treatment plans, and recommendations for follow up care.
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Your Health, Your Hands: The Benefits and Best Practices of HIV Self-Testing
The objective of this course is to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of HIV self-testing, including its benefits, limitations, and proper use.
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Homelessness: Strategies for Engagement in Care
This webinar will discuss the medical effects of homelessness and strategies to treat and retain people experiencing homelessness in HIV care.
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Empowering Black Women: Breaking Barriers with PrEP Across the Lifespan
HIV remains a significant health issue for women, and multiple overlapping factors shape Black women’s HIV-related risk. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers critical advantages over other existing options, yet it remains significantly underused among Black women. This webinar will review the history of HIV prevention and Black women, strategies for engagement, and barriers to PrEP use for Black women.
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Uniting for Health: Engaging Hispanic Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention
This course will discuss the importance and need for engagement with faith groups and organizations specifically within the Latino/a/x community. There will be an exploration of the existing Latino/a/x focused faith groups and organizations in the Maryland area.
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Non-occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) to Prevent HIV Infection: Essentials for Maryland Providers
This webinar will cover key elements regarding Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) management. The faculty also will review the accompanying Alive! Maryland nPEP toolkit for Maryland providers.
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Re-Envisioning Sexual History Taking
Taking a patient’s sexual history allows healthcare professionals to provide high-quality patient care by appropriately assessing and screening individuals for a broad range of sexual health concerns. A sexual history should be taken as part of routine health care, as well as when there are symptoms or physical exam findings suggestive of STIs. This self-paced learning module will address the six “P”s of sexual history taking and strategies to ensure a comprehensive and inclusive approach for all patients.
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PrEP initiatives for the Latino/x/a Community
This webinar provides an overview of different PrEP initiatives that have been proven effective in the Latino/a/x community. The faculty will also discuss practical strategies that increase the knowledge, comfort, and skills of providers to engage this community in PrEP services.
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Latino/a/x Community Engagement in HIV Prevention
This webinar provides a comprehensive understanding of Latino/a/x cultural background, barriers to testing and access to care that Latino/a/x patients experience, and strategies for providing optimal and equitable HIV prevention and care services for this community.
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Promoting Equity in BIPOC Healthcare through Community Engagement and PrEP Initiatives
This webinar discusses how to promote equity, improve access, and increase retention in care among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities in healthcare.
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