MAAETC World AIDS Day 2020 Virtual Conference

December 1, 2020 to December 2, 2020

Join the MidAtlantic AETC on Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2, 2020 to celebrate World AIDS Day!  These events will be hosted virtually and include both didactic presentations, interactive networking sessions, and time for questions and discussion with expert speakers. 

Target Audience

Physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, social workers, peer navigators, community members, students of health professions, and other members of the health professional team.

Learning Objectives

AGENDA DAY 1: CLINICAL ISSUES OF TRAUMA, HIV AND COVID-19

10:30-11:30: Introductory Keynote Address: HIV, Trauma and the Sanctuary Model
Sandra L. Bloom, MD
Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice
Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University

  • Identify key aspects of trauma-informed care, ACES and the Sanctuary Model
  • Discuss tools and methods of implementing trauma-informed practices when caring for patients with HIV

11:30-12:00pm: Medically Informed Implicit Bias
Sandra Quezada, MD, MS
Associate Dean for Admissions, Assistant Dean for Academic and Multicultural Affairs
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Identify key aspects of medically informed implicit bias and the effects on people at risk for or with HIV
  • Discuss tools and methods for the healthcare professional to identify implicit biases and how to provide the best standard of care to all patients

2:00pm-2:30pm: HIV and COVID-19
Linda Rose Frank, PhD, MSN, ACRN, FAAN
Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Public Health
Professor, CTSI, School of Medicine
Professor, Community and Health Systems, School of Nursing
Principal Investigator, MidAtlantic AIDS Education & Training Center
(Objective for this altered session: Discuss similarities and differences between COVID-19 and HIV)

2:30pm-3:00pm: HIV and Aging During COVID-19
Sarah Schmalzle, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, THRIVE program
Institute of Human Virology , University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Identify key aspects of treatment and care for the aging patient with HIV
  • Discuss challenges and successes of treatment and care for the aging patient with HIV during the current COVID-19 pandemic

3:00pm-3:30pm: Differential Diagnosis of HIV and COVID-19 and Influenza
Rebecca Reece, MD
Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Global Health Program
WVU Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases

  • Describe clinical presentations of acute HIV, COVID-19 and Influenza
  • Identify methods for health professionals to make a differential diagnosis

3:30pm-4:00pm: Everyday Resilience: What’s Getting You Through
Rebecca Bryan, DNP

  • Define resiliency and the importance for health professionals working in HIV prevention and care
  • Discuss tools and methods for a trauma-informed approach to implementing resiliency practices within the healthcare workplace

AGENDA DAY 2: COMMUNITY ISSUES OF TRAUMA, HIV AND COVID-19

10:30am-11:30am: Digital Divide and Care in Time of COVID-19: Trauma Informed Approach
Kathy Hsu Wibberly, PhD
Director, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center

  • Introduce telehealth and methods of utilizing telehealth resources during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
  • Discuss best practices and tools for providing the best standard of care through trauma-informed telehealth services for health professionals working in HIV prevention and care

2:00pm-2:30pm: Health Equity and Ending the HIV Epidemic
Lorece Edwards, DrPH
Professor, School of Community Health and Policy
Morgan State University

  • Define health equity within the context of initiatives to End the HIV Epidemic
  • Discuss tools and methods for providing a trauma-informed approach to improving health equity within the healthcare workplace

2:30pm-3:00pm: COVID-19 and HIV: Trauma, Anxiety and Coping
Laura Hinds, LCSW, MSW

  • Identify key aspects of traumatization for patients with HIV during current COVID-19 pandemic
  • Discuss coping mechanisms employed by traumatized patients with HIV and how the healthcare professional can recognize and respond

3:00pm-4:00pm: Concluding Keynote Address: Trauma for HIV Health Professionals during COVID-19: Caring for the Caregivers
Francine Cournos, MD
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Epidemiology
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Co-Principal Investigator, Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center

  • Describe trauma-informed methods of implementing caring for the caregiver practices during current COVID-19 pandemic
  • Discuss tools and methods of self-care for health professionals working in HIV prevention and care
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.00 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.
  • 8.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
11/19/2020
Course expires: 
12/31/2020
Event starts: 
12/01/2020 - 6:00am EST
Event ends: 
12/02/2020 - 6:00pm EST
Cost:
$1.00
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AGENDA DAY 1: CLINICAL ISSUES OF TRAUMA, HIV AND COVID-19

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

9:30am-10:00am: Registration/Sign-On and Technical Assistance

10:00am-10:30am: Welcome and Introduction
Linda Rose Frank, PhD, MSN, ACRN, FAAN
Tribute to the 2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife

Everette James, III, JD, MBA - Welcome
Charles R. Rinaldo, PhD - Welcome

10:30-11:30: Introductory Keynote Address: HIV, Trauma and the Sanctuary Model
Sandra L. Bloom, MD
Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice
Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University

11:30-12:00pm: Medically Informed Implicit Bias
Sandra Quezada, MD, MS
Associate Dean for Admissions, Assistant Dean for Academic and Multicultural Affairs
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Maryland School of Medicine

12:00pm-2:00pm LUNCH and NETWORKING SESSION
Optional guided networking/discussion: separate Zoom Meeting link will be provided

2:00pm-2:30pm: HIV and COVID-19
Linda Rose Frank, PhD, MSN, ACRN, FAAN
Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Public Health
Professor, CTSI, School of Medicine
Professor, Community and Health Systems, School of Nursing
Principal Investigator, MidAtlantic AIDS Education & Training Center

2:30pm-3:00pm: HIV and Aging During COVID-19
Sarah Schmalzle, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, THRIVE program
Institute of Human Virology , University of Maryland School of Medicine

3:00pm-3:30pm: Differential Diagnosis of HIV and COVID-19 and Influenza
Rebecca Reece, MD
Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Global Health Program
WVU Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases

3:30pm-4:00pm: Everyday Resilience: What’s Getting You Through
Rebecca Bryan, DNP

4:00pm-4:30pm: EVALUATION AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
 

AGENDA DAY 2: COMMUNITY ISSUES OF TRAUMA, HIV AND COVID-19

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

9:30am-10:00am: Registration/Sign-On and Technical Assistance

10:00am-10:30am: Welcome and Introduction
Linda Rose Frank, PhD, MSN, ACRN, FAAN
Robert McKenna, PhD, MCHES
Jeanean Willis Marsh, DPM

10:30am-11:30am: Digital Divide and Care in Time of COVID-19: Trauma Informed Approach
Kathy Hsu Wibberly, PhD
Director, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center

11:30am-2:00pm: LUNCH and NETWORKING SESSION
Optional guided networking/discussion: separate Zoom Meeting link will be provided by email to participants

2:00pm-2:30pm: Health Equity and Ending the HIV Epidemic
Lorece Edwards, DrPH
Professor, School of Community Health and Policy
Morgan State University

2:30pm-3:00pm: COVID-19 and HIV: Trauma, Anxiety and Coping
Laura Hinds, LCSW, MSW

3:00pm-4:00pm: Concluding Keynote Address: Trauma for HIV Health Professionals during COVID-19: Caring for the Caregivers
Francine Cournos, MD
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Epidemiology
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Co-Principal Investigator, Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center

4:00pm-4:30pm: EVALUATION AND CONCLUDING REMARKS

Live Virtual Conference
  • Faculty Disclosure: 

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed  all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:

Sarah Schmalzle receives grant support from Gilead Sciences.

No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

World AIDS Day 2020 Day 1
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the MidAtlantic AETC. 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.

Day 1 Physician (CME): The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is an approved provider of continuing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity qualifies for 3.50 contact hours.

LSW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT: 3.5 credit hours of continuing education is provided through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW renewal.

Other Healthcare Professionals: 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.

World AIDS Day 2020 Day 2

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the MidAtlantic AETC. 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.

Day 2 Physician (CME): The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is an approved provider of continuing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity qualifies for 3.50 contact hours.

LSW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT: 3.5 credit hours of continuing education is provided through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW renewal.

Other Healthcare Professionals: 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

  • 8.00 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.
  • 8.00 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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To register for the conference, please go to MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center: ContentPages (maaetc.org)

 

Please contact the MidAtlantic AETC at maaetc@pitt.edu or at 412-624-1895 with questions or concerns.