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Access Point is a web-based, self-paced Virtual Training Institute, designed with Maryland providers in mind. These trainings provide many CEU opportunities and can be taken at your convenience.
These trainings are open to any Maryland-based health care workers, especially those in the infectious disease and primary care fields, such as health care providers, behavioral health providers, executive staff, medical staff, administrators, office staff, and more.
To access the trainings, click the “Enroll Now” button on the left. If this is your first time accessing these trainings it will ask you to register under your email address. If you are a returning learner, simply login and access your training modules.
The CEUs we offer are course dependent and include: CMEs, CNEs, CPEs, CHES/MCHES, social work credits, among others. With any questions about Access Point or about CEUs contact us at info@alivemaryland.org.
Upcoming Trainings
Fiscal Health Academy
The Alive! Maryland Fiscal Health Academy consists of a selection of webinars and on-demand trainings focused on fiscal management for providers and grantees.
TLC: Testing and Linkage in Care
Brought to you by the Maryland Department of Health and Alive! Maryland, the TLC: Testing and Linkage to Care program is required for anyone wishing to provide HIV testing services at a Maryland Department of Health-funded entity in Maryland.
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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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Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Living with HIV
This presentation aims to increase the audience’s understanding of mental health challenges of children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV and to provide ways to address their particular needs and promote overall physical and mental health.
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Strategies to Address Intersectional Stigma
This interactive webinar discusses strategies for considering the multiple stigmas patients face and how to minimize their impact. Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, you will be able […]
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Budgeting and Maximizing Program Income
This Fiscal Health Academy webinar reviews program income requirements, sources, allowable uses, and methods of tracking and allocating program income.
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Monitoring Contracts and Subrecipients
This webinar discusses the difference between a recipient, a subrecipient, and a contractor and the elements of subrecipient agreements, subawards and contracts.
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Fiscal Health Academy
The Alive! Maryland Fiscal Health Academy consists of a selection of webinars and on-demand trainings focused on fiscal management for providers and grantees.
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Managing Multiple Funding Streams
This webinar covers the benefits of multiple funding streams and the impact on programs and services.
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Prevention and Treatment of HIV and Hepatitis C in People with Opioid Use Disorder
This webinar discusses HIV/HCV co-infection, particularly among people who inject drugs, and evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies.
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Integrating Community Health Workers into Healthcare Teams
This webinar covers the role of community health workers (CHWs) in improving health outcomes, strategies for integrating CHWs into clinical teams, effective communication and collaboration with CHWs, and best practices for supervision and training.
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Alive! Maryland TelePrEP in Practice
This webinar covers the benefits of telePrEP, as well as strategies and best practices for integrating telePrEP into your organization’s services.
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Utilizing Biomedical Interventions to Advance Ending the HIV Epidemic in the US
This webinar will provide an overview of EHE, as well as the context and current state of the HIV epidemic. This webinar will also address different forms of PrEP and PrEP formulations, how PrEP is utilized, side effects of PrEP use, and barriers to HIV treatment.
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Workforce Burnout: Breaking Cycles, Reinforcing Boundaries & Nurturing Self-Care
Part 2 of the Provider Burnout Series, this webinar identifies integrative practices to mitigate burnout, moral distress and moral injury throughout the public health workforce.
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Grant Writing Series for Maryland Providers
This training provides insightful guidance on the elements of grant writing for local, state, federal, private, and not-for-profit funding opportunities. This training will help to ensure that your proposal stands out from competitors by addressing questions about key components of an application.
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Identifying and Addressing Implicit Biases in Healthcare Delivery
Provider bias can lead to poorer health outcomes in already-marginalized patients. It also influences a provider’s approach to diagnosis, treatment, and levels of care. This e-learning module discusses the difference between explicit and implicit biases, the types of bias present in healthcare, and how to identify and change these biases in yourself and others.
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Name and Gender Change Process in Maryland
This module describes the step-by-step process required to change an individual’s legal name and gender information in the state of Maryland.
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Healthy Sexuality Educational Series
This self-paced, four-module series encourages communication between providers and patients to promote healthy sexual practices and ensure affirming and competent care for all. A downloadable glossary with sexual health terminology accompanies this series to reinforce the use of inclusive and affirming language when engaging with patients.
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Budget Planning for Non-Profits
This webinar will provide participants with an overview of the essential components of budgeting and fiscal health for Maryland providers.
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Bright, Brilliant, and Burnt-Out: Recognize. Reset. Reconnect.
This session will provide a foundation for providers to learn about the causes and consequences of burn-out through exploration of workplace culture and the impacts on staff.
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Harm Reduction Webinar Course Series
This three-part training series from Alive! Maryland offers evidence-based harm reduction strategies for providers who serve people who use drugs. Topics explored include the principles of psychotherapy for harm reduction and identifying and treating skin infections in people who inject drugs.
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Motivational Interviewing: Helping Others with Change
Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based approach utilizing person-centered conversation that supports individuals in making behavior changes. This collaborative, non-judgmental approach honors the autonomy of the individual. Motivational interviewing can be a powerful tool in helping clients discover their own reasons for making a change.
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TLC: Testing and Linkage to Care
Brought to you by the Maryland Department of Health and Alive! Maryland, the TLC: Testing and Linkage to Care program is required for anyone wishing to provide HIV testing services at a Maryland Department of Health-funded entity in Maryland.
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The Links: Testing and Linkage to Care Webinar Series
The Links Testing and Linkage to Care Webinar Series is a four-part training for clinical staff, providers, and other staff to develop new skills and professional competencies to optimize the quality of care for people who are newly diagnosed with HIV or who are re-engaging in care.
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MADAP: Partnership in Client Services Training Course
This 14-module foundational series lays the groundwork for understanding and applying MADAP and the various essential sub-topics. The learner can participate on their own schedule and re-visit the material as needed.
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Best Practices for Affirming Care: Honoring the Lives of Our Clients
For gender-diverse individuals who have experienced stigma and discrimination during their lives, small mistakes can bring up past negative experiences. These feelings can affect their willingness to seek health care. Providers are responsible for communicating with knowledge and understanding about the health concerns, barriers to care, and other needs that are common among LGBTQ community.…
Additional Trainings and Resources
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JH-WICY Virtual Toolkit Series
The JH-WICY Virtual Toolkit Series launched in 2020 to “engage and amplify” the voices of experts and optimize outcomes for women, infants, children, and youth (WICY) living with HIV/AIDS in the Baltimore EMA and beyond.
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Community Health Workers in HIV Care Training Toolkit
A resource collection of tips, training materials, and evidence-based recommendations for community health workers (CHWs), and collaborative clinical team members such as peer navigators, case managers, outreach workers, and CHW programs in HIV care settings.
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TLC: Testing and Linkage to Care Training Program
Brought to you by the Maryland Department of Health and Alive! Maryland, the TLC: Testing and Linkage to Care program is required for anyone wishing to provide HIV testing services at a Maryland Department of Health-funded entity in Maryland.
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Motivational Interviewing: Helping Others with Change
This online, self-paced eLearning module will provide you with a working knowledge of motivational interviewing and foundational skills to integrate motivational interviewing into your practice.
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Surveying New Health Professionals Video Series
This Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center video series explores experiences with conducting exit surveys, from experts at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute, Indiana University, and HWTAC.
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Ryan White 2021 Clinical Conference: CME credit and ABIM MOC points now available
You may now claim CME credit, and ABIM MOC points for viewing on-demand presentations of sessions that you missed during the virtual 2021 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Clinical Conference.
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Syringe Services Program Academy
The Maryland Syringe Services Programs (SSP) Academy is designed to offer foundational and comprehensive instruction for syringe service staff to provide optimal services.
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Maryland Harm Reduction Training Institute
The Maryland Harm Reduction Training Institute (MaHRTI) provides training and technical assistance to peers and people who use drugs, Maryland Department of Health ACCESS Harm Reduction grantees, syringe services programs, and Overdose Response Programs.