Seventeen slide power point presentation outlining the mission and activities of the AETCs. Updated to include complete information on the National Centers. Follow the link above to access the program description via the AETC NRC website.

This is an HIV Meds Updates post (series of updates that provide brief reports and analysis of new findings related to common therapies used by HIV clinicians) as part of the AETC blog ShareSpot. This latest post examines drug-drug interactions between HCV protease inhibitors and ARVs.
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In February, 2012, CDC hosted a consultation to consider the recommendations of workgroups organized to consider revision of various aspects of the HIV surveillance case definition. Workgroup participants were experts in HIV case surveillance, laboratory testing, or clinical care. In addition, the consultation included representatives from relevant national and international organizations. This report is a summary of their findings.
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This report provides a snapshot of CDC data on the state of the U.S. HIV epidemic today and includes updates on the steps the DHAP has taken to reduce and prevent new infections throughout the United States. These steps include: supporting prevention programs, tracking the HIV epidemic, supporting prevention research and raising awareness. Read the Annual Report

A wealth of Tuberculosis-specific educational materials and resources, in diverse formats, exist for the TB healthcare professional or those individuals interested in increasing their knowledge of TB. These educational materials were developed by the CDC-funded TB Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers (RTMCCs). The resources include print, audiotape, videotape, CD-based tools, and MP3 files. A total of 183 products are available. Follow the link above to access the files.

More information on the RTMCCs

For additional TB training and education materials

CDC's Guide to Writing for Social Media was written to provide guidance and share the lessons learned in more than three years of creating social media messages in CDC health communication campaigns, activities, and emergency response efforts. In this guide, you will find information to help you write more effectively using multiple social media channels, particularly Facebook, Twitter, and mobile phone text messaging. Some of the topics covered:

	How to incorporate the principles of health literacy in your messages.
	How social media should be part of your overall health communication efforts.
	Separate chapters on writing for Facebook, Twitter, and text messaging.

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Jacob Nielsen, commonly known as the "guru" of webpage usability, offers quick examples of how to make a timeline tweet (Twitter post) more punchy, credible, and viral. He takes it through 5 rounds of re-design to illustrate the process. Follow the link above for examples.

For more information on improving message alerts sent through social networks, read:

Streams, Walls, and Feeds: 109 User Experience Guidelines for Improving Notifications, Messages, and Alerts Sent through Social Networks and RSS

This knowledge-based program is designed to enhance physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, social workers and other healthcare providers' competence related to the National AIDS Strategy, injection safety, early treatment, STD, Latent TB and Cancer guidelines, PAPs statistics in NJ, and possible drug interactions with antiretroviral therapy in the HIV-Infected population. The state of New Jersey remains number five in the United States for reported cases of HIV/AIDS. This conference will introduce clinicians to the latest documented treatment strategies for HIV/AIDS patients. Some of the learning objectives include: identifying and implementing strategies to improve PAP screening rates among HIV-infected women in New Jersey, incorporating newly-approved testing options for early diagnosis and treatment of STDs, identifying potentially harmful interactions between antiretroviral and other medications, and more. CE/CME credits are available. Register early for discounted rates: $50.00 until Friday, May 25, 2012, and $60.00 starting May 26, 2012 and on-site. Pre-registration will close at 4:30 PM on Friday, May 25, 2012. Please note: online registration is no longer available. You can mail, fax or phone in your registration. Details are provided within the links below.

Registration form

Download the program brochure and agenda

For more information contact Michelle Thompson, Program Coordinator at ccthomps@umdnj.edu or call 973-972-1293.

Learning objectives for this webinar are: discuss the importance of retaining mobile populations in continuous care, review a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model for migrant populations, obtain bilingual HIV/STD referral fact sheets for Mexico and HIV fact sheets for 6 Central American countries, and learn how to utilize US federal training centers and Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) as continuity of care resources for mobile patients travelling within the US and across the US border. This webinar is offered at two different times; each webinar is the same and will be 1.5 hours long. CE/CME credits are available. The times are as follows:

Webinar 1: 12 p.m. Eastern / 11 a.m. Central / 10 a.m. Mountain / 9 a.m. Pacific

Webinar 2: 12 p.m. Pacific / 3 p.m. Eastern / 2 p.m. Central / 1 p.m. Mountain

Registration is required. Please indicate which webinar you would like to attend when registering.

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This live webinar is for clinicians who provide care for men who have sex with men (MSM). The webinar will review critical diagnostic and management challenges for specific STDs of concern, with an overview the epidemiology of STDs among MSM. Recommendations specific to helping MSM establish and maintain sexual health and components of the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines and additional resources relevant to clinicians working with MSM will also be discussed. The webinar will conclude with a live question and answer session. CE/CME credits are available. Participation in the webinar is on a first come, first serve basis and will be limited to the first 3,000 participants that log in.

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The learning objectives of this free TA webconference include: understanding the purpose and definitions of HAB Core Measures as well as HAB expectations for using the measures, learning strategies to effectively integrate HAB Core measures into your QM program, and learning how other grantees have integrated the HAB measures. This call will be facilitated by NQC consultant Jane Caruso.

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On the agenda for this call:

Peer Presentation - Julia Schleuter, The SPOT

Risk Factors for Dropping Out of Care - Lisa Hightow, UNC Chapel Hill

Campaign Updates

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This presentation will begin by reviewing data on the prevalence of substance use disorders in women of different ages, women from several cultures, and lesbian and straight women. The presentation will also review findings on consequences of substance use for women's physical and mental health, vulnerability to trauma, and familial and social consequences of abuse. Additionally, we will review several prevention and early intervention models of relevance to women. Finally, we will consider what is known about assessment and treatment models for substance use in women within a recovery oriented /comprehensive care model that emphasizes the value of case management. The presenter for this iTraining webinar is Dr. Anne Helene Skinstad from the University of Iowa.

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As a follow-up to the training exchange held in 2009, The AETC National Resource Center is partnering up again with the Pacific AETC and Center of Excellence for Transgender Health to host a webinar that will address various clinical issues for transgender patients through a lively case-study discussion. The speaker panel will include:

JoAnne Keatley, MSW, Pacific AETC and the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

Maddie Deutsch, MD, Pacific AETC

Anita Radix, MD, New York/New Jersey AETC

Tonia Poteat, PhD, PA-C, MPH, Southeast AETC