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HealthHIV Learning Management System
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Track Description: Examine multiple obstacles to receiving healthcare in the LGBTQ+ community. Identify successful programs that have overcome obstacles to providing healthcare. Discuss the higher rates of smoking in the LGBTQ+ community and smoking cessation options. Determine peer based programs that lead to improving health outcomes. Session #1: Session Title: A bumpy ride: Navigating healthcare in the LGBTQ+ community. Session Description: Session Learning Objectives: Define barriers to care specific to the LGBTQ+ Community. Discuss the need for LGBTQ+ cultural competence in healthcare settings. Analyze the harmful effects of conversion therapy laws and other policies that harmfully affect healthcare in the LGBT community. Identify policies that will have an affirming effect on access to healthcare in the LGBTQ+ community. Session #2: Session Title: Following the Map: Working together to make change Session Description: Session Learning Objectives: Define methods to increase access to care in the LGBTQ+ community. Discuss successful campaigns to build healthcare capacity for LGBTQ+ healthcare providers. Learn how to collect and use data to enhance LGBTQ+ health equity. Become familiar with a case series of individuals who were denied necessary medical and mental health care while in ICE and/or CBP detention. Session #3: Session Title: Rolling down the window: Smoking Cessation in the LGBTQ+ community Session Description: This session will examine the higher rates of smoking in the LGBTQ+ communities and discuss cessation methods. Session Learning Objectives: Learn trauma-informed perspectives on nicotine and smoking cessation. Utilize tools for improving consumer health decisions. Session #4: Session Title: Enjoying the Ride: The importance of peer support and community in healthcare Session Description: This session will identify sex positive, gender affirming, peer led practices in LGBTQ+ healthcare and prevention. Session Learning Objectives: Examine best practices of community-based programs. Identify pregnancy options for transgender and gender nonconforming/non binary persons. Develop strategies to create peer support opportunities. Explain how heteronormative assumptions contribute to health disparities.
The LGBTQ+ Health track features four sessions that discuss barriers, policies, law, cultural competency, and successful campaigns regarding the LGBTQ+ community. This track will provide viewers with best practices and lessons learned from successful programs from across the country.
Track Learning Objectives:
This session will discuss barriers to healthcare in the LGBTQ+ community and ways of overcoming those barriers.
This session will give examples of successful statewide capacity building collaborations and the importance of data collection in the LGBTQ+ community
Welcome to Link 3 "Enhancing Culturally Appropriate Communication: Patient-Provider Interventions"!
This webinar describes the key factors that play a role when communicating with customers and patients, discusses the role of culture and health literacy, and looks at how stigma, discrimination, and bias can interfere with the implementation of equitable communication strategies.
**This course is no longer offering CE credits.**
For those certified in the past year, (between April 1, 2023 to March 26, 2024), please complete Module 7 to fulfill the updated knowledge gap requirement to maintain your HIVPCP™ certification. Upon completion of Module 7, please select this module to receive your extended certification.
Participants may earn up to 7.0 credits/ contact hours (CME, MOC, NCPD, CPE, AAPA, ASWB)
Mapping allows community members and organizations to plan better management of resources, develop and implement interventions and programs, and resolve resource conflicts.
This offering provides an overview of the Effi Barry Community Mapping Toolkit and how mapping social determinants of health can drive HIV prevention and intervention.
Faculty: Dr. Tamara Taggert, Kate Drezner, Stacey Cooper, and Anna Bacharach
NOTE: You do not need to complete a pre-course check or a post-course check to obtain your certificate of completion for this offering.
Mapping allows community members and organizations to plan better management of resources, develop and implement interventions and programs, and resolve resource conflicts. This webinar will delve into how mapping social determinants of health (SDOH) can drive HIV prevention and intervention. To illustrate this, the webinar will provide an overview of the Alive! Maryland 2023 Community Mapping Toolkit, "Visualizing Health Disparities to Advance Public Health."
Learning Objectives:
Describe how mapping toolkits can inform community members when responding to health, systemic, and societal needs.
Discuss mapping strategies for HIV surveillance in Maryland.
Explain the mapping process used to help identify and evaluate the strengths, assets, needs, and challenges of a specific community.
Identify mapping strategies to develop solutions and interventions addressing social inequities that impact HIV.
Faculty:
Jenea Lyles, Research and Evaluation Intern, HealthHIV, and second-year Master of Public Health student at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
Molly Gribbin, MPH, Epidemiology Division Chief in the Center for HIV Surveillance, Epidemiology and Evaluation (CHSEE) at the Maryland Department of Health
NOTE: This module does NOT award credits.
In most settings, men are less engaged in healthcare services and have worse health outcomes than women. Strategies aimed at engaging men in healthcare have proven effective. This webinar will provide an overview of common health issues among men, how to engage and empower men to take control of their health, and strategies to overcome barriers to care for men.
This course is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV.
Please review the content below at your own pace.
Release Date: July 20, 2023
Expiration Date: July 20, 2024
UAN#: A4008162-9999-23-277-L01-P
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers and other healthcare providers engaged in the care of patients with HIV.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Describe men's specific health conditions and basic health statistics.
- Identify strategies to improve early health screenings and disease prevention for men.
- Explain the importance of healthcare engagement and health screenings for men's health needs.
- Discuss strategies for empowering men to engage and advocate for themselves regarding their health priorities.
- Identify supportive services to overcome barriers, retain men in care, and optimize men's health outcomes.
Faculty
Tyris D. Ford, DNP, NP-C, FNP-BC TNJ Direct Primary Care, LLC
Jerry Washington, Heart to Hand
Lawerency Boone, DC Health
Corrie Franks, Family Medical and Counseling Services
Pablo Moulden, Nova Salud
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CE activity:
The faculty presenter has nothing to disclose.
The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. The HealthHIV planners and others have nothing to disclose.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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 Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Continuing Pharmacy Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Continuing Physician Assistant Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Continuing Social Work Education
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 Clinical continuing education credits.
Continuing Psychologist Education
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
Credit Designation: This program offers 1 continuing education credits for psychologists.
Interprofessional Continuing Education
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
This provides participants with core knowledge and skills needed to be effective as an ASO/CBO board member. The course reviews key roles and responsibilities of ASO/CBO board members, the basics of nonprofit board structure, composition and operations, and strategies for effective communication with internal staff of their organization.
Faculty:
Alan McCord
Reilly O'Neal
Melissa E Badowski, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, BCIDP, BCPS, FIDSA, AAHIVP
Elizabeth Moore, PhD, FNP-BC, ACRN
Leo Sheridan
Jenna Homsi
Guest Presenter: Charlie Romero - Consumer Engagement, PleasePrEPMe
Course Description
This course provides rationale on the importance of HIV prevention, sexual health coaching, and general PrEP navigation services.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe a sexual health coaching model for engaging clients around PrEP.
- Identify two currently available PrEP modalities.
- Recognize additional methods that clients can use to prevent HIV transmission.
Faculty: Susan Hulse, PA-C, Physician Assistant, University of Rochester, Division of Infectious Disease
Description: HIV basics for Community Health Workers in Maryland.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the current state of HIV
- Define basic information about HIV and the terminology used when talking about HIV
- Discuss HIV treatment options
- Describe prevention efforts
- Identify what can be done to educate and help populations most impacted by HIV
Module 1: HIV Prevention: Epidemiology, Interventions, and Public Health Strategies
Faculty: Jonathan Appelbaum, MD, FACP, AAHIVS
Course Description:
This course provides an overview on HIV in the U.S., touching on history, disparities, policies, and public health strategies, while emphasizing the importance of the HIV Prevention certification.
Educational ObjectivesUpon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
Describe the role of the HIV Prevention certification
Review current epidemiology of HIV in the United States
Describe disparities of HIV infection and access to prevention methods
Identify public health strategies and clinical interventions for HIV prevention
UAN#: JA0007322-9999-24-020-H01-P
Faculty: Steve Wood, BS, Senior Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV
Description: This module will assist those interested in becoming a trainer of Community Health workers develop the necessary skills to facilitate meaningful sessions.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop effective presentation skills
- Recognize the importance of health literacy in the training process
- Develop effective time management processes
Faculty: Donna Sweet, MD, MACP, AAHIVS
Course Description
This course provides an overview of ARV therapies for optimal HIV treatment in primary care and HIV care settings.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Describe current HIV treatment guidelines and recent updates, including key considerations for optimal HIV treatment in primary care and HIV care settings.
Explain the process of early treatment start/rapid start protocols, outlining the steps involved and the rationale for initiating antiretroviral therapy promptly.
Identify recommendations on first-line and second-line antiretroviral regimens
Discuss laboratory studies to obtain at baseline and while monitoring response to therapy
Module 13 Objectives:
To describe and discuss:
- Best practices for utilizing the enrollment services available through the Maryland Health Connection and Regional Connector Entities
- Types of issues or problems that clients may encounter when applying for a qualified health plan or expanded Medicaid
NOTE: You must review ALL screens in this webinar in order to receive a completion and your certificate.
This course will teach participants basic strategies and skills to assess their existing board and identify and recruit new board members. This course also will help participants to identify opportunities for cultivating relationships with potential board members, as well as discuss key board member onboarding activities.
Faculty:
Alan McCord
Reilly O'Neal
Melissa E Badowski, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, BCIDP, BCPS, FIDSA, AAHIVP
Jenna Homsi
Guest Presenter: Megan Canon, MPH - Biomedical Intervention Coordinator, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Course Description
This course provides an overview on the science behind PrEP and its effectiveness in preventing the transmission of HIV.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify communities or individuals who are possible candidates for PrEP.
- Recognize PrEP disparities in various communities.
Module 2: HIV Testing, Assessing Risk, and Maintaining Serostatus Negative
Faculty: Jonathan Appelbaum, MD, FACP, AAHIVS
Course Description:
This course provides information on screening and diagnosing HIV, risk identification, short behavioral interventions, a status-neutral care approach for HIV services, and the importance of sexually transmitted infection screening and HIV treatment.
Educational ObjectivesUpon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
Explain the provision of HIV-related services through a status neutral care approach
Explain how to identify HIV risk
Identify appropriate short behavioral interventions
Describe screening for and diagnosing HIV infection
UAN#: JA0007322-9999-24-021-H01-P
Faculty: Steve Wood, BS, Senior Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV
Description: This module will assist those interested in becoming a trainer of Community Health workers develop the necessary skills to facilitate meaningful sessions.
Learning Objectives:
- Define adult learning principles
- Learn best practices of adult learning principles
- Deliver instructional teaching that meets the specified learning objectives
Faculty: W. David Hardy, MD, AAHIVS
Course Description
This course provides considerations for managing common co-infections and opportunistic infections among PWH.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Identify effective strategies for managing common co-infections among people with HIV, including HCV/HBV, STIs, COVID-19, and Mpox
Develop comprehensive management approaches for common opportunistic infections among PWH
Faculty: Sara Engel, MS, CHES, Rochester Institute of Technology
Narrator: Steve Wood, BS, Senior Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV
Description: STI basics for Community Health Workers in Maryland.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the current state of STI (STD) infections
- Identify the reasons for rising rates of STIs
- Recognize patient risks and basic clinical facts associated with reportable STIs
- Describe how sexually transmitted infections are related to an increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV