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Upcoming Events. HIV and Alcohol: What Clinicians Need to Know March 14 th , 2012 Sherry Larkins , PhD; Program Director, Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center 9:00am - 11:30am LA County Division of HIV & STD Programs (Formerly OAPP)

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  1. Upcoming Events HIV and Alcohol: What Clinicians Need to Know March 14th, 2012 Sherry Larkins, PhD; Program Director, Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center 9:00am -11:30am LA County Division of HIV & STD Programs (Formerly OAPP) Register Online: http://tinyurl.com/HIVandAlcohol

  2. Upcoming Events Last Tuesday Series: HIV and Mindfulness March 27th, 2012 Bram Conley, MA, MS; 9:00am -10:30am Cobb Building Room 281, Charles Drew University, 1731 East 120th St, LA 90059 1.5 CEs available for RNs, LCSWs, MFTs Register Online: http://tinyurl.com/HIVandMindfulness

  3. Upcoming Events Nurses and Mental Health Providers Save the date! Coping with Hope 2012 HIV, Healthcare Reform and Mental Health California Endowment 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Thursday, May 17th, 2012

  4. Charles Drew University Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center For more information on our trainings: Jennifer McGee, MPHc Program Coordinator Jen@HIVtrainingCDU.org 323-357-3402 Training Calendar: www.HIVtrainingCDU.org

  5. In 2012, I have been forgetting to… • workout • Eat green veggies • Floss • 1 and 2 • 1 and 3 • 1 and 2 and 3 • Not me! I do 1, 2 and 3 daily!

  6. How many patients visited your clinic last year? • Less than 500 • 500 to 1,000 • 1,000 to 3,000 • 3,000 to 5,000 • More than 5,000 • Not applicable

  7. Beatrice • Beatrice is a 28 year old African American mother of 2 who comes to your clinic irregularly. She presents no risks for HIV. • She has worked off and on, but 2 years ago she lost her job and recently her unemployment insurance ran out. • She comes to the clinic to see her primary care provider because she has a bad cold and is ‘anxious.’ Her son also has a cold. • Beatrice is HIV+, but has never been tested.

  8. Would your clinic automatically test Beatrice for HIV? • Yes • No • I’m not sure. • Not applicable

  9. Which best describes how you test patients with UNKNOWN HIV status? • Every patient, every visit. • Every patient, at least yearly. • Only new patients, at intake. • Only if risk factors are present. • Only if patient brings it up. • Not at all. • Does not apply/Other/Unsure

  10. What types of HIV testing are available at your clinic? • Whole blood EIA • Rapid HIV testing – blood • Rapid HIV testing – oral • Confirmatory Western blot • Two or more of the above • Unsure/Other/Not applicable

  11. Does your organization have policies in place regarding routine HIV testing? • Yes, for all new patients • Yes, for all patients at risk • No • I don’t know. • Not applicable/Other

  12. How does your clinic typically respond when patients test positive for HIV? • We treat them for all HIV care at our clinic. • We provide primary HIV care, but refer for HIV specialty care and services • We provide HIV referral information • Other • Not applicable

  13. Our staff have been adequately trained to provide HIV testing services • Strongly agree • Agree • Neutral • Disagree • Strongly disagree • Not applicable

  14. Antonio • Antonio is a 32 year old man who has sex with men. He comes to your clinic because he has an earache. • He knows he is HIV positive but fell out of HIV care 2 years ago. • He will opt-out of routine HIV testing and will offer “I already know I’ve got it. I don’t need it.”

  15. Does your clinic have a protocol in place to re-engage Antonio back into HIV care? • Yes • No • I’m not sure.

  16. Our staff have been adequately trained to provide HIV referral and reengagement services • Strongly agree • Agree • Neutral • Disagree • Strongly disagree • Not applicable

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