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Mpox Update in Connecticut

Details

Starts at: May 2, 2023 12:00pm ET
Ends at: May 2, 2023 1:00pm ET
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Description

The Connecticut Department of Public Health and the New England AIDS Education Training Center are teaming up to provide an update on the Mpox Outbreak. After nearly a year since its initial emergence into our country, Mpox has demonstrated our ability to address new virologic threats and help keep our communities safe. This webinar will provide an update on the integration of Mpox into routine sexual health care, the ACIP's recommendation for vaccination, new evidence of presymptomatic transmission, Mpox's impact on people living with untreated HIV, and more.

Intended Audience

Healthcare providers and any frontline staff who work directly with populations highest at risk for contracting Mpox.

Contact

Person: dante.gennaro@yale.edu

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)
  • American Indian or Alaska Native
  • Asian
  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or LatinX
  • Women
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual
  • Transgender, Non-Binary, Other Gender
  • People Experiencing Homlessness
  • People with Incarceration Experience
  • Immigrants or Refugees
  • People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)

Topics

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

  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • Other biomedical prevention
  • MPOX
  • Stigma or discrimination
  • Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
  • Community linkages
  • Care coordination
  • Quality Improvement