17th Annual HIV in West Virginia—Virtual Friday Program via Zoom Part 2 February 26, 2021 12:00—2:10 p.m.
Question, contact cpacak@hsc.wvu.edu
Conference Description: This event will focus on Strategies of HIV Care and Treatment Provision During an HIV Outbreak, assessment and control of an outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs as well as the state of the HIV epidemic in WV in relation to injection drug use.
Target Audience: The intended audience for these webinars are physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, advance practice nurses, social work and ancillary team members. *For those not listed, please check with your licensing agency for credit approval.
12:00 —12:10 p.m. Welcome
12:10 — 1:10 p.m. Strategies of HIV Care and Treatment Provision During an HIV Outbreak
by Kara Willenburg, MD FACP, Chief – Division of Infectious Diseases, Marshall University
Objectives: At the end of this program, participants should be able to:
Discuss the need to have strategies in place prior to an outbreak of HIV.
Describe the assessment and control of an outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs. (PWID)
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1:10 — 2:10 p.m. Not My Holler, Not My Problem: The State of HIV and PrEP in West Virginia
by Sara Vincelli-Dozier, RN BSN—Clinical Nurse Educator, WV Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AETC
Objectives: At the end of this program, participants should be able to:
Define current HIV and hepatitis testing guidelines and importance of implementation.
Describe what PrEP is, identify clients and populations to benefit from it, and how to prescribe PrEP.
*Online Registration: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/16984
Zoom Registration: After registering at the above link, you will be redirected to register on Zoom. You will then receive your login information from Zoom and pass code to join the event.
*Registration: All registrations are done online. Create or log on to your account.
If you have already created an online account, you may directly go to the registration link and enter your user name and password. If you have not created an online account, go to https://wwwmmaaetc.org and click on the “New User? Sign up here” tab to begin creating your personal account. Once logged in:
Scroll down to the West Virginia Filter by Site tab and choose the webinar(s) you are interested in attending.
Complete registration process.
There are no fees to attend these events. The MidAtlantic AETC does not charge a fee or costs for the actual programming or its presenters.
Continuing Medical Education: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the WVU School of Medicine and MAAETC. The WVU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The WVU Office of CME designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure: All those in a position to control content of this program have indicated that they have no relevant interests to disclose.
Social Work: Social Work Hours are provided by Concord University Social Work Program for a total of 2.5 Social Work credits. Provider #490047
Nursing: This continuing education activity has been provided by the WV Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center for 2.5 contact hours. The WV Regional Partner is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the State of WV Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses. WVBRN provider number 50-26128.48
***For those not listed, please check with your licensing agency for credit approval.***
