Enhancing Care: HIV Sexual Health History Training for Erie VA Medical Center Healthcare Providers

Erie, PA US
September 11, 2024

This program is presented by the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center in collaboration with Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Target Audience

The program is intended for healthcare workers and clinicians employed by the Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Health Clinics. The training content has been tailored to meet the educational needs of clinicians and prescribers.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss HIV epidemiology and identify ways to prevent HIV transmission.
• Discuss the syndemics related to HIV.
• Describe the importance of taking a sexual history for HIV and STI prevention.
• Utilize the CDC's "5 Ps" approach to sexual history taking.
• Demonstrate skills in taking a sexual history.
• Utilize skills in documenting a sexual health encounter and prevention and treatment recommendations

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 3.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/17/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
09/11/2024 - 7:30am EDT
Event ends: 
09/11/2024 - 12:00pm EDT

Agenda:

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM   a

Welcome & Introduction
Kimberly Sabolcik, MSW
Regional Coordinator, MidAtlantic AETC
University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health

 

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM  

Syndemics and HIV
Linda R. Frank, PhD, MSN, ACRN, FAAN
Professor, Public Health, Medicine, & Nursing
University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health
Principal Investigator, MidAtlantic AETC

 

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM  

Break

 

9:10 AM – 11:45 AM  

Sexual Health History Taking and HIV: Words Matter

Barbara Wilgus, MSN, CRNP (she/her/hers)
Program Administrator, STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins
Senior Staff, Division of Infectious Disease
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Bambi Galore, BA (they/them/theirs)
Assistant Training Coordinator
STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins

 

11:45 AM – 12:00 AM 

Evaluation and Concluding Remarks

12:00 PM 

Adjournment

Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center
7794 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16509
United States

Linda Rose Frank, PhD, MSN, ACRN, FAAN
Professor, Public Health, Medicine, & Nursing University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health Principal Investigator, MidAtlantic AETC

Barbara Wilgus, MSN, CRNP
Program Administrator, STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins Senior Staff, Division of Infectious Disease Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Bambi Galore, BA Assistant Training Coordinator STD/HIV
Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins

 

The faculty members have no commercial support to disclose relative to this educational activity. The planning committee members have no commercial support to disclose for this educational activity.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME) - The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 3.50 Attendance
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