NECA AETC June 2024 Update
Welcome to the Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education & Training Center's monthly newsletter, bringing you everything you need to know about our work — from webinars and panels to the latest guidelines and more!
This month:
Podcast: NECA In the Know - Episode 145: PrEP & People Who Use Drugs
Online: Incorporating Trauma-Informed Care for People with HIV (June 4)
Hybrid: 15th Annual Infectious Disease Update (June 7)
Online: Behavioral Health Along the HIV Care Continuum (June 20)
Online: Webinar: Puberty Blockers and ARVs for Gender Diverse Adolescents (June 27)
Online: Motivational Interviewing Overview and Skills-building Intensive (June 27)
Online: The Indigenous HIV/AIDS Syndemic Strategy: Weaving Together the National HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Plans (NAHEWD, June 7)
Online: Bridging HIV, HIV prevention, & substance use disorders in pregnancy (NAHEWD, July 12)
Event: HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day #HLTSAD (June 5)
Event: National HIV Testing Day #HIVTestingDay (June 27)
Resource: NECA AETC Service Portal
Resource: NECA AETC Mobile App
NECA in the Know: A podcast for healthcare providers in the HIV field
Episode 145: PrEP for People Who Use Drugs
NECA in the Know: A podcast for healthcare providers in the HIV field
This week, Marianna sits down with Dr. Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack to talk about PrEP (or pre-exposure prophylaxis) for people who use drugs (PWUD). Learn about the uptake, eligibility, and how you as a provider can bring more treatment to people with HIV.Take a peek below and find the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you get your podcasts.
Online: Incorporating Trauma-Informed Care for People with HIV (June 4)
When: Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Presenter:
Giovanna Giacobbe, MSW, Senior Training and Consultation Specialist, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling Professions Rutgers-School of Health Professions
Overview:
Participants will learn the core concepts of psychological trauma and how trauma can affect people with HIV. They will explore how TraumaInformed Care can enhance services to clients and how it can help to prevent trauma and retraumatization. Lastly, participants will have the opportunity to explore various self-care strategies for clients and staff.
Learning objectives:
Outline how trauma can affect people with HIV. Highlight how TraumaInformed Care can help to prevent trauma and retraumatization.
List and describe strategies to prevent secondary traumatic stress in staff.
Identify self-care and coping strategies for both clients and providers.
Acknowledgement:
Funding for this presentation was made possible by U1OHA29291 from the Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Registration:
Questions? Contact Laurie Sadofsky at las2363@cumc.columbia.edu.
Hybrid: 15th Annual Infectious Disease Update (June 7)
When: Friday, June 7, 2024, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Target audience:
Primary care providers (internists, family practitioners, infectious diseases specialists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Accreditation (CME pending):
Accreditation statement: Weill Cornell Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Weill Cornell Medical College 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 this activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.5 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Upon successful completion of this course, Weill Cornell Medical College will submit your completion data to ABIM via ACCME's Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) for MOC points.
Location:
In-person: 1300 York Avenue, New York, New York, 10065, United States
Online: Virtual attendance via ZOOM registration fee to be paid to Weill Cornell Medicine inclusive of admission to program and course materials.
Registration:
Registration fee: $30 (in-person and online)
Registration is free for residents, fellows, and medical students
Any registration fees to be paid to Weill Cornell Medicine inclusive of admission to program and course materials
(Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees)
Questions? Contact Robert Walsh at row4003@med.cornell.edu.
Online: Behavioral Health Along the HIV Care Continuum (June 20)
When: Thursday, June 20, 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Presenter:
Robert Remien, PhD, Clinical Director for Behavioral Health, NECA AETC Director, HIV Center for Clinical, and Behavioral Studies, Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology, NY State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University
Learning objectives:
Describe the role that mental health plays in HIV prevention and health outcomes.
Identify comorbid mental health conditions in the HIV context.
Integrate mental health screening and treatment into HIV prevention and primary care.
Details:
This presentation will cover the connection between mental health and HIV from prevention through treatment. The link between depression and ART adherence will be highlighted. Mental health screening tools and their optimal use by care team members will be described.
Presented by NY Links and Columbia University HIV Behavioral Health Training.
Registration:
Questions? Contact Laurie Sadofsky at las2363@cumc.columbia.edu.
Online: Motivational Interviewing Overview and Skills-building Intensive (June 27)
When: Thursday, June 27, 2024, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presenters:
Dottie Dowdell, MHS, Chief Executive Officer at Creative Training and Development
Prantik Saha, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Overview:
The purpose of the Motivational Interviewing (MI) training is to build the knowledge and skills of HIV care team members to enhance the collaborative process of communication with clients designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific health-related goal.
Learning objectives:
Understand the prevalence of personality disorders among those in HIV care.
Appreciate how personality disorders can affect HIV care including engagement, adherence, and retention.
Review approaches to effectively working with clients with personality disorders.
Acknowledgement:
Funding for this presentation was made possible by U1OHA29291 from the Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Registration:
Questions? Contact Laurie Sadofsky at las2363@cumc.columbia.edu.
Online: Puberty Blockers and ARVs for Gender Diverse Adolescents (June 27)
When: Thursday, June 27, 2024, 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET
Presenter:
Mabel Yau, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Learning Objectives:
Recognize gender identity and expression, sex assigned at birth, and sexual orientation
Distinguish between transgender patients and intersex patients.
Provide initial management strategies for appropriate and competent care to transgender. and intersex youth.
Discuss guidelines for puberty blockade and gender affirming hormone therapy.
Discuss mental health related to the transgender experience.
Discuss fertility and surgery.
Credits:
The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education to physicians. The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This 1.0-hour class may be used for CE credits for the NYS Peer Worker Certification Program in HIV, HCV, Harm Reduction, PrEP, and Criminal Justice offered through the NYSDOH
Acknowledgement:
Funding for this presentation was made possible by U1OHA29291 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with zero percent financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Registration:
Questions? Contact Ola Osunkayode at olapeju.osunkayode@stonybrook.edu
Upcoming sessions — NAHEWD 'Bridging HIV & SUD: Innovations in the Field Webinar Series
The following are upcoming sessions in NAHEWD's Bridging HIV & SUD: Innovations in the Field webinar series:
Friday, June 7, at 12 pm ET: The Indigenous HIV/AIDS Syndemic Strategy: Weaving Together the National HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Plans
Presented by Cody Knight, MPH, CPH, this creation can be thought of as an Indigenous pathway – complementary to the national strategies – allowing Indigenous stakeholders to formulate their own response to the syndemic in their communities by incorporating local governance and Indigenous knowledge. We encourage the Indigi-HAS as a process-based roadmap for all stakeholders to guide the development of policies, services, programs, initiatives, and other actions to achieve the nation’s vision of ending the syndemic by 2030.
Friday, July 12, at 12 pm ET: Bridging HIV, HIV prevention, & substance use disorders in pregnancy
Presented by Dominika Seidman, MD, MAS, this session will describe ways to integrate HIV care/prevention, substance use treatment, and pregnancy care. This session will describe a program in San Francisco that aims to integrate these often-siloed components of care.
Event: HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day #HLTSAD (June 5)
Description: First observed in 2014, it's a day to honor long-term survivors of HIV and raise awareness about their needs, issues, and journeys. The selection of June 5 for this annual observance coincides with the anniversary of the first official reporting of what became known as the AIDS epidemic on June 5, 1981.
Event: National HIV Testing Day #HIVTestingDay (June 27)
Description: National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) was first observed on June 27, 1995. This is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status, and get linked to care and treatment.
NECA AETC Service Portal
The Northeast AIDS Education Training Center (NECA AETC) now has a self-service portal that allows you to download your AETC training information using the email address that you register for trainings. The portal allows you to access your attendance records yourself as well as the best person to contact regarding specific NECA AETC trainings. NECA AETC Self-service trainings and transcript portal instructions:
Sign up for myNECA using the email address you use to sign up for NECA AETC trainings and create a profile.
NECA AETC Service Portal
The Northeast AIDS Education Training Center (NECA AETC) now has a self-service portal that allows you to download your AETC training information using the email address that you register for trainings. The portal allows you to access your attendance records yourself as well as the best person to contact regarding specific NECA AETC trainings. NECA AETC Self-service trainings and transcript portal instructions:
Sign up for myNECA using the email address you use to sign up for NECA AETC trainings and create a profile.
Once you create a profile you can login into the system and track your past and upcoming trainings.
Note: The portal will only bring up trainings attached to this email address unless your records have been merged.
Contact Nadine Nader at nn69@cumc.columbia.edu for more information.
Are You Using NECA AETC Mobile Apps?
Developed with funding from the Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center Program, these four mobile apps are designed for practicing clinicians to provide information on HIV medications and drug interactions with commonly co-prescribed primary care medications and HIV-HIV combinations.Four tabs at the bottom of each app include:
HIV-Primary Care Interactions
HIV-HIV Interactions
Drug Metabolism
Common Web Resources
The Common Web Resources tab contains links to external websites and phone numbers for information and national warmlines that provide clinical support with HIV care, substance use, Hepatitis C, and COVID‐19.
Download links for Android and iPhone versions of these apps can be found the NECA AETC Mobile Apps page
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