3 CEUs. Cost $50—Shannette Owens

October 4  (Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm)

This course will provide information on the following:

• Prevalence, natural history, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HIV
• A full discussion of how the virus replicates in the blood cell and pharmacological approaches to slow HIV replication
• Counseling procedures will be presented with information on the best prevention methods including negotiating condom use and approaches to educate the public on how to employ prevention methods
• A portion of the training will discuss mother to child transmissions with attention to special concerns with this group and the effects of stigma