Testing, Treatment, and Prevention: The Clinician’s Role in Ending the AIDS Epidemic in New York State
Objectives
At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to:
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Describe the epidemiology of HIV at the national, state, and local level.
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Discuss the Governor of New York’s three point Plan to End AIDS.
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Describe the New York State HIV Testing Law, current HIV screening strategies, and diagnostic algorithms.
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Describe HIV antiretroviral therapy treatment recommendations, adherence, treatment as prevention, and best practices.
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Discuss the NYS guidance for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and implementation.
This training is open to New York State clinical providers, such as physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists and pharmacists.
Continuing Medical Education Credits
The School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The School of Public Health, University at Albany designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nurse Education Credits
The University at Albany School of Public Health is an Approved Provider of continuing nurse education by the Northeast Multi-State Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This offering is approved for 1 nursing contact hours.
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