May Trainings:
The Intersection of the Opioid Crisis and Hepatitis C:
May 5th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Format: 2-hour webinar
Description: The goal of this two-hour webinar for health and human services providers is to inform providers about the impact of the nation’s opiate crisis on the Hepatitis C (HCV) epidemic, so that they may better serve and address barriers for clients who are living with HCV and/or have a relationship with opioid use.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None
Hepatitis C RNA Point-of-Care Testing
May 12th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Format: 2-hour Webinar
Description: The goal of this 90-minute webinar is to provide service providers with the knowledge and practical skills needed to confidently describe the function of the new Cepheid GeneXpert Xpress hepatitis C (HCV) test— the first CLIA-waived point-of-care HCV RNA diagnostic test available in the United States. This webinar will provide service providers with practical strategies to support and engage clients while awaiting test results. This innovative test advances HCV care by producing RNA results in approximately one hour, enabling same-visit diagnosis and expediting engagement in treatment and care.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None
Ageism, Intersectional Stigma, and Sexuality among Older Adults Living with HIV
May 13th, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Format: 2-hour Webinar
Description: This 2 ½ hour session is aimed at increasing knowledge and awareness among social services providers of the effects of stigma and ageism on older adults living with HIV and building capacity to comprehensively assess sexual wellness. Participants will learn how stigma can directly and negatively affect health outcomes for people living with HIV including viral load suppression. Participants will learn how ageism manifests in healthcare and social services settings and how stigma affects sexual wellness amongst older adults. Lastly, participants will learn strategies to comprehensively assess sexual wellness amongst older adults living with HIV.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None
Older Women Living with HIV: Optimizing Mental and Emotional Health
May 14th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Format: 2-hour Webinar
Description:
The goal of this two-hour webinar is to inform providers working with older women living with HIV about their specific mental and emotional health needs, and how this relates to overall health.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None
Older Women Living with HIV: Sex, Health, and Vitality
May 20th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Format: 2-hour Webinar
Description:
The goal of this two-hour webinar is to inform providers working with older women living with HIV about unique characteristics of care, with an aim to improve health outcomes for this priority population.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None
Hepatitis C and Pregnancy
May 26th
Part 1: 10:00 am-12:00p
Part 2: 1:00 pm-3:00p
Format: Two part, 4 hour Webinar
Description: the goal of this two-hour webinar is to bring awareness to the topic of Hepatitis C among pregnant persons and people with the capacity to get pregnant, support non-clinicals providers in understanding the importance of promoting health among clients as it relates to Hepatitis C, and educate providers about the importance of linkages to care and reducing potential Hepatitis C transmission.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None
June Trainings:
Impact of HIV on Older Gay Men/MSM
June 2nd 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Format: 1 1/2-hour Webinar
Description: In this 90-minute webinar, health and human services providers will learn the most current epidemiological data regarding gay men and MSM living with HIV. Data will be used to explain the scope of the problem about why HIV is rising among older adults—specifically older gay men and MSM. Participants will analyze how data shapes and impacts our work with this vulnerable population.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None. It is recommended that participants previously attended “Overview of HIV.”
Adherence Issues for Older Gay Men/MSM Living with HIV
June 13th, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Format: 1 1/2-hour Webinar
Description: This 90-minute webinar for health and human services providers will take a deep look at understanding how we can support our clients who identify as older gay men and MSM living with HIV. We will focus on the challenges these clients may face regarding medication adherence, and linkage to and retention in care.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None. It is recommended that participants previously attended “Overview of HIV.”
Barriers to Care for Older Gay Men/MSM Living with HIV
June 14th, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Format: 1 1/2-hour Webinar
Description:
In this 90-minute webinar, health and human services providers will explore the current structures of providing secondary prevention to older gay men and MSM living with HIV. Participants will discuss how access to these secondary prevention strategies is frequently thwarted by homophobia, ageism, and societal stigmas. The issue of improving agency spaces for MSM PLWH will also be addressed.
Prerequisite: It is recommended that participants previously attended “Overview of HIV.”
Hepatitis C Overview:
June 17th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Format: 2-hour webinar
Description:
Social services providers are in a unique position to offer support to clients living with or at risk for Hepatitis C (HCV). This two-hour webinar provides an overview of HCV transmission, disease progression, testing and treatment.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None
Hepatitis C Jeopardy
June 24th, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Format: 2-hour Webinar
Description:
This 2 hour interactive webinar will be exactly what the title says – a Hepatitis C Jeopardy game, including prizes! In true Jeopardy style, we’ll provide the answers, and you’ll provide the questions. Come test your knowledge of Hepatitis C transmission, prevention, testing, care and treatment. It’s a great way to review or increase your knowledge base while having fun.
Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers, including case managers, social workers, patient navigators, and peer workers.
Prerequisite: None
