HIV and Hep C Co-infection

Friday, October 4 | 10 – 11:30 AM

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Description:

This 90-minute webinar from the Regional Training Center is for health and human service providers who work with people living with HIV and who need updated information about HIV/Hep C co-infection in order to provide effective services to their clients. More than 25% of people living with HIV in the United States are co-infected with the Hep C. Among people who acquired HIV as a result of injection drug use, the rates of HIV/Hep C co-infection may be as high as 90%. Hep C screening is recommended for all persons living with HIV.

Training objectives:

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

1. Recall basic information about the liver and Hep C, including transmission, prevention, course of illness, screening and treatment.
2. Counsel their HIV positive client about the importance of knowing their Hep C status.
3. Describe how co-infection with HIV and Hep C affects the progression of each disease.
4. Recall current trends and improvements in treatment for people who are co-infected with HIV and Hep C.
5. List at least three additional service needs of people with HIV who are also co-infected with Hep C.

Intended audience: 

All health and human service providers.

Prerequisite

Although there is no prerequisite for this training, it is strongly recommended that participants have previous training in HIV/AIDS.

Questions? Email rtc.contact@caiglobal.org

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