2nd Annual Area 8 HIV Conference
The South Florida Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center will be partnering with the North Florida Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center, the University of Miami, the University of Florida and Nova Southeastern University to host the 2nd Annual Area 8 HIV Conference: Together Towards Tomorrow – Ending the HIV Epidemic. This conference will be virtual.
The two-day virtual conference will take place on Thursday, June 3rd from 9:00AM to 5:00PM EST and Friday, June 4th from 9:00AM to 4:30PM EST. We encourage, physicians, nurses, case managers, social workers, mental health counselors, primary care professionals, specialty care providers, administrative personnel, students, researchers and community leaders to attend this conference.
Main Conference Agenda
Topics and speakers for June 3rd.
Presentation Title |
Speaker(s) |
|---|---|
| Welcome/Housekeeping | 9:00am EST |
Martia West, MHP |
| Opening Remarks | 9:02am EST |
Hansel E. Tookes III, MD |
| COVID-19 Vaccines: Progress and Challenges | 9:10am EST | Dushyantha Jayaweera, MD |
| The Alphabet Soup of Interprofessional Approaches to HIV Prevention and Treatment – Panel Discussion | 11:30am EST | Marylee Worley, PharmD; Elizabeth Sherman, PharmD; Andrea Levin, PharmD; Mark Schweizer, DDS |
| Coping with HIV, COVID-19 and Isolation | 11:30am EST |
Marisa Echenique, PsyD |
| Lunch & ZOOM Q/A Session Part I | 12:30pm EST |
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| Transgender Inclusive Healthcare | 1:30pm EST | Laura Beauchamps, MD |
| Implementation of a Rapid Access to Care Program for People with HIV in Miami-Dade County | 2:30pm EST | Carla Valle-Schwenk and David Goldberg, MA |
| Provider Resilience During COVID-19 | 3:50pm EST | Sonya O. Brown-Boyne, LMHC |
| Closing Remarks | 4:50pm EST | Tivisay Gonzalez (AETC) |
| Zoom Q/A Session Part 2 | 5:00pm EST |
Topics and speakers for June 4th.
Presentation Title |
Speaker(s) |
|---|---|
| Welcome/Housekeeping | 9:00am EST |
Martia West, MHP |
| Opening Remarks | 9:02am EST |
Michael A. Kolber, PhD, MD |
| HIV and Long Lasting ARVs: Focus on Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine | 9:10am EST | Marylee Worley, PharmD |
| The Impact of Mental Illness on the HIV Population and Care | 10:30am EST | Elisa Diaz, PsyD |
| Retention and Engagement in Transgender Health | 11:30am EST | Howard Grossman, MD |
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Lunch & ZOOM Q/A Session Part I | 12:30pm EST |
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HIV, COVID-19, Oral Health: Women and Transgender Populations | 1:30pm EST |
Mark Schweizer, DDS |
| Policing Mental Health and the Intersection of Healthcare – Panel Discussion | 2:40pm EST | Hansel E. Tookes III, MD; Adam L. Burden II; Major Ransom Carter; Sonya O. Brown-Boyne, LMHC |
| Closing Remarks | 4:20pm EST | Tivisay Gonzalez (AETC) |
| Zoom Q/A Session Part 2 | 4:30pm EST |
Continuing Education Information
Accreditation: The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The North Florida AIDS Education and Training Center is a Florida Board of Nursing, Clinical Social Work, Marriage, Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Pharmacy, Psychology, and Dentistry approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50‐21098. This program meets the requirements for up to 11.0 general contact hours. CE Broker Course Tracking number: 20-859372. Participants must attend at least 70% of the activity to obtain continuing education credits. For questions regarding CE, please contact our Continuing Education Coordinator at [email protected].
