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Getting to Zero: How Hospitals Can Use Rapid Tests to Virtually Eliminate Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission
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Description
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HRET is sponsoring free workshops for hospitals interested in implementing rapid HIV testing in labor and delivery units. Each daylong workshop targets one state and includes information on CDC HIV testing recommendations, point-of-care vs. laboratory testing, state laws, prophylaxis and treatment, referral and counseling, and reimbursement. Workshops are open to hospital staff in labor and delivery, nursery, emergency, laboratory, infectious disease, and pharmacy.
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Location
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| Columbia, SC United States |
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Sponsor
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| Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). SC HIV/AIDS Clinical Training Center. South Caarolina Hospital Association. |
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Contact
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| For more information contact Barbara Mooney, HRET, E-mail: bmooney@aha.org; Phone: (312) 422-2694; Fax: (312) 422-4568; or access the Web site: http://www.hret.org/ . |
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Notes
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The workshop is free. Free continuing education units are available. Registration deadline: December 1, 2009.
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Subjects
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HIV/AIDS Prevention
Hospitals
Perinatal Transmission
Rapid HIV Antibody Testing
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cdcnpin.org Conference Record #7085
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