Date/Time
Date(s) - Sep 20, 2012
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Location
Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education & Training Center

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 On September 20 from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM PDT, the Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education & Training Center (TX/OK AETC) is hosting a webinar training, entitled:

“HIV
101:  HIV Screening, Treatment & Referral Overview”

Registration closes on September 16th

Click here to view more details and for registration information.

Participants will learn about the epidemiologic trends among various sub-populations based on age, gender, and demographic locations. The training will go over virology/pathogenesis, testing, linkage to care and treatment options. Guidelines for testing and treatment will be discussed briefly.

*CEs are not available. However, Certificates of Attendance are available upon request.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1.  Interpret HIV epidemiology.
2. Recognize HIV pathogenesis.
3. Identify testing and treatment guidelines.
4. Describe some of the benefits and risks in HIV/AIDS
   treatment and care.

SPEAKER INFORMATION:

Dr. Muhammad Akbar is board certified in Internal Medicine and
Infectious Diseases.  Dr. Akbar has been in HIV clinical care since
2003. He currently runs a fulltime HIV/AIDS clinic at Parkland Hospital’s
Southeast COPC. Dr. Akbar is a member of ISA/HIV/MA, AAHIVM.

GROUP PARTICIPATION:

If you are planning to view these trainings in a group setting,
each person must register.  This will ensure that each person receives
log-in information.

Questions:  Please email questions about this training to Ashley Tijerina.