Description
November 20, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm
Description:
Drs Benowitz & Pladsen will describe the current HIV cluster in Penobscot County, and the links between HIV and SUD risks. They will describe efforts currently underway to help address HIV testing and treatment in that community, and will describe whey it is important that all providers in Maine have an increased awareness of HIV risks, particularly in those involved with treating individuals with SUD. They will also introduce key concepts of HIV testing and prevention for providers across the state.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the history & current status of the Penobscot County HIV cluster
- Describe the links between HIV & SUD epidemiology & risks
- Outline the role of SUD treatment providers, ED providers, and primary care providers in testing & prevention of HIV
Presenter:
Isaac Benowitz, MD
Courtney Pladsen, DNP, FNP-BC
Audience:
Prescribing clinicians and their teams
Continuing Medical Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Contact Hours
1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category I contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contact hours for Alcohol and Drug Counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
1 contact hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
