Institute of Human Virology Hosts HIV/AIDS Education and Training Courses

January 19, 2006

IHV Partners with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's AIDS Administration

2006 Training Calendar (600KB, 12 pgs.)

(BALTIMORE, MD) - The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) will offer more than 50 HIV/AIDS education and training courses in 2006 at a dozen sites across Maryland. The classes, designed for health care professionals, will cover topics related to HIV/AIDS prevention, testing and case management. Specialized subjects include HIV in the African American, Latino, faith-based and sexual minority communities, as well as in the criminal justice system.

The courses include basic classes such as "HIV Resources: What You Need to Know," and more involved advanced classes such as "HIV Counseling Skills Level III," which covers addiction as related to HIV/AIDS risks and counseling strategies.

IHV's AIDS Education & Conference Center has been approved as a continuing education provider for nurses and social workers. Upon completion of a class, participants will be awarded certificates and Continuing Education Units (CEU).

The HIV/AIDS training course is sponsored by the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene's AIDS Administration in partnership with the Region III STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

IHV is one of the local host sites for the Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC). AETC is a regional organization that designs and administers HIV/AIDS classes through its network of host universities.

IHV is a center of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) and affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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