Community HIV Health Training

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Earners of this Credly badge have demonstrated an understanding of disease risk, HIV status, treatment initiation and adherence. They are able to effectively communicate with health care professionals about comorbidities, especially as part of aging, and understand testing and initiation of PrEP. Earners have gained knowledge of what to expect from HIV treatment, including RAPID Start. They understand the importance of bone health, the effects of age on HIV and how ART can support living long, healthy lives.


 

Earning Criteria

Earners must complete 3 of these designated educational activities:

  1. What is RAPID Start?
  2. Talking to your healthcare professional about your treatment preferences
  3. Testing and Treatment
  4. Video: Bone Health Is Important to Everyone!
  5. Video: A Long Life Ahead: Thinking About Age and HIV

Learn more about earning your Credly badge >


 

David Alain Wohl, MD

Professor of Medicine
Site Leader, Global HIV Prevention & Treatment Research Site
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

In response to the HIV pandemic, Dr. Wohl has focused his career on optimizing the treatment of HIV infection, including identifying the most effective therapeutic approaches and minimizing the adverse effects of therapy. Cognizant that HIV disproportionately affects the most vulnerable, he has worked to improve HIV care and prevention for often marginalized individuals such as the incarcerated, men who have sex with men, and those living in poverty. In addition to his research and administrative activities, Dr. Wohl maintains a large HIV continuity clinic at UNC. Dr. Wohl is an excellent teacher, and CME Outfitters is grateful to him for sharing his time and expertise on the topic.


 

 

Jonah K. Pierce, RN, ACRN

HIV Patient Care Coordinator
University of North Carolina Infectious Diseases Clinic
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Jonah Pierce, RN, ACRN, is the HIV Patient Care Coordinator at the University of North Carolina Infectious Diseases Clinic. He has been certified as an Aids Care RN (ACRN) for 12 years and received the Joanne Ruiz Achievement Award for Excellence in HIV Care. Recently, he was elected as Director-at-Large on the board of directors for The Association of Nurses in Aids Care.


 

Christina M. Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP

Founder and CEO, The Public Health Pharmacist, PLLCAssociate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Las Vegas, NV

Dr. Christina Madison is the Founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist, PLLC a public health consulting firm. She is a clinical pharmacist specializing in public health with a focus on infectious communicable diseases. As a past President of the Nevada Public Health Association, she has been asked to share her clinical public health and infectious disease expertise with local, state, and international media outlets, and NGOs.

 


 

Additional Resources

African Heritage PA Caucus
The African Heritage PA Caucus is an international unified vehicle of mentorship, giving rise to professional leaders charged with the continued empowerment of physician assistants of African heritage and the populations they serve.

Visit the AHPAC website here.

 

 


 

Questions about these Resources?

Call us at 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).

Community HIV Health Training
Event Date: 03/01/2022