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RECORDING: HIV, Hep C, Opioid Use Disorder - Response (1/26/2021)

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Description

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After completing this learning session, attendees will be able to:

  • Describe the various treatment and supports for HIV, hepatitis C, and SUD patients in Connecticut
  • Understand how the role of legislation and advocacy improve access to care for HIV, hepatitis C, and SUD patients
  • Describe how health inequities, including systemic racism, are barriers to care, especially in the time of Covid-19

 

THIS IS A RECORDING OF A 1/26/21 Webinar. CME is NOT available for the playback recording of this learning session.

Targeted Populations

A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.

  • Adolescents (ages 13 to 17)
  • Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
  • Older Adults (ages 50 and over)
  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or LatinX
  • Women
  • People Experiencing Homlessness
  • People with Incarceration Experience

Materials

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Behavioral Prevention
  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • Treatment as Prevention (e.g., U=U)
  • Other biomedical prevention
  • HIV monitoring and lab tests (i.e. CD4 ad viral load)
  • HIV resistance testing and interpretation
  • Linkage to Care
  • Retention and/or re-engagement in care
  • Hepatitis C
  • Substance use disorders
  • Opioid use disorder
  • COVID-19