Pre-conference Intensive Workshops [National HIV/AIDS Update Conference (1999)]

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pre onference ad resuts of Project REACH will be highlighted. as wel a curricalum modules designed excltively for REACH. C0 d
nto -V workshop by Project REACH. Rhode Island Dept of Health. Providence. RI
i o000& Uing State-of-the-Art Information Technologies to Improve
tuesday, *advance rcglstvte aired ElV/AIDS Services. This innovative session is designed for
eae teen I{IV/AIDS service providers who would like to improve service
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ssin. am sw WIcoordination and communication among providers in their catch0001. Extending Lilt Expectancy: Implcations MWY in Later ment area. Coordinated by HIV Cybernall Project HRSA and
Years. This session will address unique phyical. social, psycho- TeraTechnologies Corporation
logical, educational and service issues that face an aging popula.. Group Support and Psychotherapeutic Tteatment for Persons
tion currently hving with HIV, and will also address younger per- Living with IV: An Intensive Skilis-Buding Workshop. This
sons whom recent treatment advances will allow to attain old age. session will allow participants to gain an understanding of bow
The session will also examine the needs of older caregivers. who historical changes in the manifestations of MTV impact client
often have responsibility for the care of elderly parents or children needs and issues and how distinct types of different group sucand grandchildren. In addition, this session will desciibe educa- tutes can be utilized to help perzons living with HIV. In addition
tional and service responses, identify resources and present i per- participants will learn methods of intervention in groups that arc
sonal perspective on IV in the later years. Coordinated by the unique to group treatment. Coordinated by the Office of AIDS
National iation on HIV Over Fifty (NAHO Programs and Policy, Los Angeles County. AIDS Project Los
0002. Care and Treatment for V. ositive Youth. Treatment advo. Angeles, and California School of Professional Psychology
cates and positive youth will facilitate this workshop, which will 0010. Harm Reduction for Clinkcans. This session will introduce linexplore the special implications of new treatment options for icians to the concepts of Harm Reduction and specific strategies
young people. There will be a special focus on the importance of to incorporate the concepts into clinical practice. Coordinated by
psychosocial support in helping youth adhere to regimens. the QCSF Positive Care Progra at SFG, UCSF Dept. of
Coordinated by Health Iildaives for Youth (HIFY) Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF Dept. of Medicine &
0003. lIV Disease: A Medical Update. 1999. This session will review Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
developments in the clinical aspects of HIV disease. Specific topics will include benefits/risks of antiviral therapies (including Iseslon 11 (2 pm-5 pm)
lipodystrophy). adherence data. immunc reconstitution, vertical
tranSmission, prcvention and post-exposure prophylaxis. 0011. Clinical and Research Implications for Inovative Models of
Facilitated by Lisa Capaldini, MD. San Francisco, CA. and Anita HIV/AIDS Castm This session will examine findings from the
Vaughn. Medical Director. Newark Community Health Centers, multisire evaluation of 27 innovative models of HIVIAIDS care
Newark, NJ funded by the HRSA Special Projects of National Significance
0004. Inovative Community-Based service Models for Women (SPNS) Progam from a number of perspectives. Major trends in
Living with HIVAIDS: Integrating Nursing, Psychosocial, the cross-cutting data will be prasented along with a clinical perand Medical Aspects of Can. This session will present service spective, alternate viewpoints and the context of managing serdelivery models for women living with HIV/AIDS from a group vices- especially in managed care settings. Coordinated by SPNS
of national demonstration projects funded by HRSA SPNS Program participants from a variety of programs
Program. Presenters will share four specific examples of innova- 0012. Current Issues for Social Work and ilY/AIDS. This session
ive programs for women living with HIVIAIDS. Covering various will explore curent issues that are relevant to social workers in
aspects of the continuum of care. Presenters will represent the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Coordinated by the National Association
programs from California. New York. St. Louis, and Detroit of Social Workers
00.t HIV and the Immune System. This session is designed for 0013. Nursing and Current Issues in the HIYIAIDS Epidemic
providers and other interested persons who want to increase their Current issues that confront nurses and the nursing profession in
basic knowledge. or who want to leant more about the basic func- providing care for persons livinc with 11EV/AIDS. Coordinated by
rioning of the immue system. Presented by William Cortrell, Jr., the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
MD. Sacramento. CA 0014. Medical Update. This update will give another medical provider
0006. Substance Users and 8W/IAiDS: Current Issues. This session perspective on the management and treatment of persons living
will update participants on the social, polihical and treatment with HIVIAIDS. Presenter ThA
issues that affect clients/patients and providers. Coordinated by 001$. Hawinag and Services for People Living with lIY/AIDS. This
Michael German. PhD. MPH. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, session will address current and ongoing issues in providing bousUniversity of Washington. Seattle. WA ing for persons living with 8WV/AIDS. Topics to be included are
0007. Relating, Exchanging and Capacity Building for lIV development, services related to housing, effects of drug use and
Prevention, This session will focus on how to effe~ctively I) enroll screening criteria. Coordinated by Paul Lambros. Executive

minority community-based organizations and other CBOs into a Director, Plymouth Housing Group. Seattle. WA
unique capacity-building program called Project REACH; 0016. Skills Building for HIVIAIDS Educators. This session will
2) evaluate and continually assess the capacity and training needs address education issues from the perspective of cultural diversiof CBOs; 3) develop and implement training and workshops to ty. Coordinated by Jenna Delgado. Prototype Cross Training.
address identified needs; 4) conduct unique intern opportunities Culver City. CA
that directly fund CBOs through innovative gmats-in-aid through 0017. Transitioning and Future Planning for HIV-Posstive Youth.
this capacity-building program; and 5) market and promote the "Aging out" of youth serviceC. transitionin; into adult care and
importance of capacity building. Process and outcome methods planning for school and employment have become important