Please see the information below for 2 new webinars to be produced by the National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center.

The National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center at Howard University College of Medicine and Meharry Medical College presents the following webinar:
The Way Forward: Delivering HIV Cultural Competent Care
Date: Tuesday , August 25, 2009
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST)
Presenter: Jesus Felizzola, MD, MHSA, MA
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants,
Case Managers, Social Workers and Outreach Workers
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
1. Discuss basic principles of cultural competence with HIV.
2. Evaluate the need for integrating cultural principles into the medical management of patients with HIV/AIDS.
3. Examine the role of cultural competency in engagement and retention of patients in HIV care.
Free, pre-registration is required at the following website:
http://nmaetc.virtualforum.com/pif.asp?Prog_ID=09082501&securitycode=2tNswv
For More Information Please Contact: Dr. Keisha Watson at (202) 865-8146
NMAETC Funding provided by Health Resource and Services Administration
Grant No. H4AHA00066

The National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center at Howard University College of Medicine and Meharry Medical College presents the following webinar:
Medical Management of HIV
Date: Friday, August 28, 2009
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST)
Presenter: Faria Farhat, MD
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants,
Case Managers, Social Workers and Outreach Workers
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
1. Understand epidemiology and routes of transmission of HIV.
2. Understand laboratory tests available for diagnosis of HIV.
3. Review treatments available for HIV infected people.
Free, pre-registration is required at the following website:
http://nmaetc.virtualforum.com/pif.asp?Prog_ID=09082802&securitycode=3Ry9jy
For More Information Please Contact: Dr. Keisha Watson at (202) 865-8146
NMAETC Funding provided by Health Resource and Services Administration
Grant No. H4AHA00066
Denise Mandley
Office Manager
NMAETC
Howard University College of Medicine
1840 7th Street, NW
Second Floor
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 865-8146 Direct
(202) 667-1382 Fax