Managing Patients in the Border Region

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Location

	Esplendor Resort 1069 Camino Caralampi Rio Rico, AZ 85648
	Reservations: 800-288-4746 Phone: 520-281-1901
	For the group rate, indicate that you are with the Pacific AETC group when you call for reservations.

Event Sponsors

	Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center
	Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center
	Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center
	California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center

Course Objectives

Participants will be able to:

	Discuss the latest trends and treatments for TB, STDs, HIV, hepatitis C and substance abuse.
	Review the relationship--and examine the impact and needs--of these epidemics locally.
	Develop clinical interviewing skills to better treat and refer clients with multiple diagnoses.
	Obtain treatment directories and share local resources and referral networks.
	State 3 evidence-based prevention strategies to address STD and HIV transmission.
	Discuss the rationale for including a risk assessment in patient care.

Clinical Track Objectives

	Review current treatment options for STDs.
	Discuss research relating to vaccines for HPV.
	Review diagnosis and current treatment options for TB and LTB1.
	List differential diagnoses of common STD syndromes.
	Discuss diagnostic testing options and recommended treatment of STDs.
	Learn about strategies to address drug resistant TB on both sides of the border.
	Review the Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Pregnant Women.

Program/Case Management Track Objectives

	Gain familiarity with the issues and concerns of the transgender community.
	Obtain the Tips Sheet for HIV Providers Working with Methamphetamine Users.
	Understand how methamphetamine use interacts with risk for HIV.
	Understand which patients are eligible to receive a Binational TB Card.
	Identify 3 strategies to facilitate continuity of care for patients moving between the United States and Mexico.
	Learn about HIV resources available to patients returning to Mexico.
	Review online training resources for clinicians.
	Understand HIV medical case management model for rural communities along the border.

Agenda

Friday, June 12

1:00 - 3:00 PRE-EVENT FOCUS GROUP: What Are Border Clinicians' Future Training Needs?
MDs, Nurses, NPs and PAs only. Requires confirmation.

3:30 - 4:00 Registration
4:00 - 4:30 Welcome and Overview
4:30 - 5:00 Challenges at the Border: Violence as a Co-Morbidity
5:00 - 6:00 Practical Implementation Issues for Routine HIV Testing - an Overview
6:00 - 6:15 BREAK
6:15 - 7:50 DINNER (Arizona-Sonora TB Binational Treatment Program)
7:45 - 8:30 Continuum of Care for HIV Patients Returning to Mexico

Saturday, June 13

7:00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45 Local Epidemiology
8:45 - 9:30 HIV Medical Update and Clinical Manifestations
9:30 - 9:40 BREAK
9:40 - 10:25 Diabetes as a Co-Morbidity
10:25 - 11:10 Using Risk Assessment to Drive an STD/HIV Prevention Hybrid
11:10 - 12:25 Diseases Without Borders: Current diagnosis and treatment of syphilis, genital herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HPV infections
12:25 - 2:00 LUNCH (Update on HIV in Mexico, Local Resources)

Break-out Sessions:

Clinical Track
2:10 - 3:10 Puentes de Esperanza: TB Treatment for Border Populations
3:10 - 3:20 BREAK
3:20 - 4:10 Practical Approaches to STD Management: Challenging Case Studies
4:10 - 5:20 Management of the HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfected Patient
5:20 - 5:30 Conclusion and evaluation

Program/Case Management Track
2:10 - 3:00 Update on Substance Abuse Trends
3:00 - 3:50 Working with Transgender Communities
3:50 - 4:00 BREAK
4:00 - 4:55 HIV Case Management at the Border
4:55 - 5:20 Web-based Training for Clinicians
5:20 - 5:30 Conclusion and Evaluation

Please contact Joel Peisinger at JPeisinger@mednet.ucla.edu if you would like additional information.