| Announcing 2013-2014 Program Schedule |
Greetings!
Our 2013-14 program schedule is now available. As a federally-funded center, MATEC offers targeted HIV training to healthcare professionals and other providers. To register for a training session, find the program on the left column and click on the date.
Please note that MATEC has implemented a cancellation policy. If you are unable to attend a program, you must cancel within a specified time frame otherwise you will be charged a fee. Please see individual program listings for details. Go to www.matec.info to check out our full schedule as new programs are added throughout the year. Please feel free to share the information with your staff and colleagues. We look forward to a new year of learning! MATEC Illinois Site Director Ricardo A. Rivero, MD, MPH |
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Adherence Counseling Practicum |
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| Multidisciplinary Core Seminar on HIV |
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| HIV Test Counseling
Test Counseling Practicum
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Cultural Competency HIV Care |
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Cultural Competency LGBTQ |
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Routine HIV Testing Tips, Trick, & Trends (more dates TBA) |
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| In partnership with  | | Center for Conflict Resolution |
Conflict Management and Learn about the mediation process and its place in the Part A services grievance procedure and enhance your conflict management skills. Providers from Part A funded agencies are encouraged to apply. This program is offered free of charge. |
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| | Adherence Counseling: A Client-Centered Approach |
Intended Audience: Primary care physicians (Internal Medicine, Family Practice, OB), Physician Assistants, Nurses, Social Workers, and Case Managers
Purpose: To help nurses and other health professionals acquire the knowledge and skills needed to help patients achieve and maintain lifelong adherence to antiretroviral therapy to effectively control HIV disease.
Objectives:- Explain the importance of adherence to antiretroviral therapy
- Identify factors that affect adherence to treatment regimens
- Describe antiretroviral drugs and how they are used in HAART regimens
- Explain client-centered counseling techniques
- Describe the RIME/EARS model of Patient Adherence Counseling
- Apply client-centered adherence counseling techniques to actual client cases
Adherence Counseling Practicum In this half day workshop, participants practice performing client-centered adherence counseling with simulated clients. |
| Multidisciplinary Core Seminar on HIV Care |
| Intended Audience: Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Mental Health Providers, Substance Abuse Professionals, Social Workers, Case Managers, and Public Health Professionals.
Purpose: To help nurses and other health professionals acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide optimum care to patients based on recent advances in the management of HIV disease.
Objectives: - Identify current trends in the epidemic and implications for patient care
- Describe the clinical course of HIV and common manifestations associated with it
- Describe laboratory tests used to diagnosis HIV and assess a patient's status
- Explain current recommendations for managing the primary care of patients with HIV
- Explain the guidelines for the use and monitoring of antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV
- Describe the common legal, emotional, and psycho-social issues that affect patient care
- Identify patient issues/concerns that affect the primary care of persons with HIV infection
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Intended Audience: Primary care physicians (Internal Medicine, Family Practice, OB), physician assistants, nurses, and other care providers. This program does not provide test counselor certification for the Illinois Dept of Public Health or the Chicago Dept of Public Health
Purpose: To help providers improve their HIV test counseling skills to reduce HIV transmission and promote early diagnosis.
Objectives:- Assess a patient's risk for HIV infection
- Identify ways patients/clients can reduce their risk
- Describe techniques for client-centered counseling
- Demonstrate pretest and posttest counseling for rapid HIV testing
HIV Test Counseling Practicum
In this half-day workshop participants practice performing
client-centered HIV test counseling with simulated clients.
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| Cultural Competence in HIV Care
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Intended Audience: Primary care providers (physicians, nurses, physician assistants, dentists), mental health providers, abuse professionals, social workers, case managers, health educators, and public health professionals.
Purpose: To help health professionals improve their ability to manage the care of patients/clients from diverse cultures
Program Topics: This intensive two-day worshop uses interactive exercises and group discussions to help participants explore cultural issues and learn to be more culturally competent.
Topics include: Honoring diversity, how cultural issues affect care, cultural and cultural competence, skills for cultural competence, how we learn about culture, capacity-building for providers |
| Cultural Competence with LGBT Clients |
Intended Audience: Primary care providers (physicians, nurses, physician assistants, dentists), mental health providers, substance abuse professionals, social workers, case managers, health educators, and public health professionals.
Purpose: To help health and social service providers improve their ability to provide culturally competent services to patients
or clients with diverse sexual orientations and identities.
Program Topics: This one-day workshop uses exercises and group discussions to help participants learn to work more effectively with LGBT clients
Topics include: - Cultural terms and diversity within in LGBT,communities
- Culture, cultural competence, homophobia/heterosexism, and basic concepts of sexuality
- Societal perceptions about LGBT individuals and ways LGBT clients experience heterosexism
- Cross-cultural communication skills to improve interactions with LGBT clients and co-workers
- Experiences of LGBT clients and how to be more culturally competent when providing services
- Things you can do to improve cultural competence in your own practice/agency
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Routine HIV Testing:
Tips, Tricks & Trends in Testing |
Intended Audience: Individuals who are currently conducting routine HIV testing and those who wish to learn more about integrating HIV testing into routine care.
Purpose: This one day training will highlight best practices in routine HIV screening. Participants will share experiences and obstacles they have faced and their strategies for success.
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- Discuss best practices and sustainability of routine HIV screening
- Describe advances in HIV testing technology
- Review legal Issues and confidentiality regarding HIV screening
- Discuss barriers an strategies regarding implementation of routine screening
- Examine linkage-to-care challenges
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| | | Participants from Part A funded agencies may attend the programs listed in this email free of charge. Participants from all other agencies will be charged a nominal or reduced registration fee. Other MATEC programs may carry fees.
MATEC programs do not provide test counselor certification for the Illinois Dept. of Public Health or the Chicago Dept. of Public Health. |
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