West Virginia HIV outbreak educational series slated for February
Department of Medicine Advanced Practice Professional to present
The Mid Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and West Virginia state health officials, will offer a series of lectures taking place in February to help educate providers on topics surrounding the outbreak of HIV cases in West Virginia.
Providers can earn continuing medical education credits for attending, and there a total of three topics in the series. Topics include:
- “Compassion Fatigue: The Stress of Caring Too Much” with Elizabeth Coffey, MA, State Opioid Response Director, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
- “HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis” with Kayleigh Burner, MSN, NP-C ,APRN, WVU Medicine, Infectious Diseases
- “Primary Care of Person with HIV” with Melody Wilkerson, DNP, FNP-BC, FANP, associate professor at Georgetown University and West Virginia DHHR consultant
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named the current HIV outbreak in West Virginia as the most concerning in the United States as we see increased cases in populations of people who inject drugs paired with low testing rates,” said Burner. “Our hope is to provide support and accessible, relevant education to the state’s healthcare providers who are caring for their communities and are already stretched thin from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The sessions take place over Zoom and all are offered at no charge. Times and dates vary, review the events calendar for additional details.
To see complete information for the sessions, visit the Mid Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center site.