Course Descriptions
Brown University - Providence, RI.
Target audience: HIV care providers, including physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician’s assistants, case managers and social workers.
CME/CNE/CEU provided.
Incorporate HIV prevention into routine HIV care, through risk assessment and STD screening and treatment
Use brief behavioral counseling to assess patients’ readiness for behavior change and develop a risk reduction plan
Refer patients to partner service through state and local health departments
| June 2012 |  |
| This is a half day course. It will begin at 8AM and conclude at 1PM. | |
Boston (MGH) and Hinton State Laboratory Institute - Boston, MA.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate improved skills in sexual history-taking and patient examination
- Demonstrate improved skills in lab specimen collection and results interpretation
- Demonstrate improved skills in diagnosis and management of STDs frequently encountered in outpatient settings
| June 18-20, 2012 | |
Clinical courses feature approximately 12 hours of pre-course self-study followed by 3 days of on-site training that includes case discussion, clinical skills practicum, and hands-on laboratory instruction (wet mount). Interested in devoting 3 consecutive days to training? Register for the Boston (MGH) site. | |
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) - Boston, MA.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate improved skills in sexual history-taking and patient examination
- Demonstrate improved skills in lab specimen collection and results interpretation
- Demonstrate improved skills in diagnosis and management of STDs frequently encountered in outpatient settings
| May 21-23, 2012 | |
Clinical courses feature approximately 12 hours of pre-course self-study followed by 3 days of on-site training that includes case discussion, clinical skills practicum, and hands-on laboratory instruction (wet mount). Interested in devoting 3 consecutive days to training? Register for the Boston (MGH) site. | |
Boston (MGH) and Hinton State Laboratory Institute - Boston, MA.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate improved skills in sexual history-taking and patient examination
- Demonstrate improved skills in lab specimen collection and results interpretation
- Demonstrate improved skills in diagnosis and management of STDs frequently encountered in outpatient settings
| October 1-3, 2012 | |
Clinical courses feature approximately 12 hours of pre-course self-study followed by 3 days of on-site training that includes case discussion, clinical skills practicum, and hands-on laboratory instruction (wet mount). Interested in devoting 3 consecutive days to training? Register for the Boston (MGH) site. | |
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) - Jamaica PLain, MA.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate improved skills in sexual history-taking and patient examination
- Demonstrate improved skills in lab specimen collection and results interpretation
- Demonstrate improved skills in diagnosis and management of STDs frequently encountered in outpatient settings
| November 5-7, 2012 | |
Clinical courses feature approximately 12 hours of pre-course self-study followed by 3 days of on-site training that includes case discussion, clinical skills practicum, and hands-on laboratory instruction (wet mount). Interested in devoting 3 consecutive days to training? Register for the Boston (MGH) site. | |
- Hartford, CT.
Can't devote three consecutive days to training? Register for the Hartford course site, which offers one day of didactic lecture, case discussion, and lab instruction (wet mount), followed by two days of hands-on training at a time that is convenient for you.
| June 26, 2012 | |
| Clinical courses feature approximately 12 hours of pre-course self-study followed by 3 days of on-site training that includes case discussion, clinical skills practicum, and hands-on laboratory instruction (wet mount). | |
- Hartford, CT.
Can't devote three consecutive days to training? Register for the Hartford course site, which offers one day of didactic lecture, case discussion, and lab instruction (wet mount), followed by two days of hands-on training at a time that is convenient for you.
| August 28, 2012 | |
| Clinical courses feature approximately 12 hours of pre-course self-study followed by 3 days of on-site training that includes case discussion, clinical skills practicum, and hands-on laboratory instruction (wet mount). | |
- Hartford, CT.
Can't devote three consecutive days to training? Register for the Hartford course site, which offers one day of didactic lecture, case discussion, and lab instruction (wet mount), followed by two days of hands-on training at a time that is convenient for you.
| October 30, 2012 | |
| Clinical courses feature approximately 12 hours of pre-course self-study followed by 3 days of on-site training that includes case discussion, clinical skills practicum, and hands-on laboratory instruction (wet mount). | |
Boston (MGH) and Hinton State Laboratory Institute - Boston, MA.
Target Audience
This training is reserved for infectious disease fellows.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate improved skills in the differential diagnosis of STDs, including less prevalent STDs
- Describe the atypical manifestations of STDs
- Demonstrate improved skills in managing complications and sequelae of STDs, including those in pregnant women and neonates
| December 3-6, 2012 | |
This program features 13 hours of didactic lectures and case discussions, along with 5 hours of on-site clinical training which includes a hands-on laboratory (wet mount) and clinical skills practicum. | |
Hinton State Laboratory - Boston, MA.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the procedure for proper specimen collection and testing
- Demonstrate the proper techniques for examining and interpreting specimens
The target audience for this course is clinicians and laboratorians who perform or plan to perform lab testing for STDs.
| May 23, 2012 | |
Laboratory courses integrate lectures on methodology, interpretive techniques, observations and demonstrations with hands-on exercises using clinical specimens. | |
Hinton State Laboratory - Boston, MA.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the procedure for proper specimen collection and testing
- Demonstrate the proper techniques for examining and interpreting specimens
The target audience for this course is clinicians and laboratorians who perform or plan to perform lab testing for STDs.
| October 3, 2012 | |
Laboratory courses integrate lectures on methodology, interpretive techniques, observations and demonstrations with hands-on exercises using clinical specimens. | |
OBJECTIVES
• Demonstrate updated knowledge in diagnosis and management of STDs frequently encountered in outpatient settings
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
1-4 hours of didactic lecture.
TOPICS
Keeping it Real: Responding to the Sexual Health Needs of Adolescents
**Other Hot Topics by request**
Ask, Screen, Intervene
A four-part training focused on incorporating HIV prevention into the medical care of persons living with HIV. Request a training for your site! Up to 6 hours of free continuing education credits available.