WEB064-2024

Live and recorded on Jan 25, 2024, 12 pm - 1 pm Eastern

Topic: Making Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure Management Easy: Practical Advice from the NCCC PEPLine

By Erin R. Lutes, MS, RN, PHN, CNS and Rebecca Martinez, MS, RN FNP-C

Member: $25  

Non-Member: $45

Join now to become AOHP member to enjoy the FREE live webinar member benefit. Click here to download the membership application form or join online. 

Topic Overview:

Join us for an engaging and informative webinar designed to enhance your understanding of blood-borne pathogen exposure management, with a specific focus on HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Gain a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles guiding the management of blood-borne pathogen exposure. Learn best practices for prevention, immediate response, and follow-up procedures.  Explore the medications prescribed for HIV PEP, covering what to prescribe, how to prescribe, and effective monitoring strategies. Learn effective strategies for de-stigmatizing risk assessments related to blood-borne pathogens. This webinar aims to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of blood-borne pathogen exposure management and enhance patient care. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with experts in the field and elevate your expertise in these critical areas.

Save your spot now for a session filled with valuable insights, practical tips, and interactive learning!

Objectives:

1. Describe basic principles of blood borne pathogen exposure management. 


2. List medications prescribed for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis: what to prescribe, how to prescribe, monitoring, and common side effects 


3. Become comfortable with person-first language and de-stigmatizing risk assessments 


4. Practice/learn a shared decision-making approach to cases that are not straightforward 


5. Address commonly asked questions

Speaker Bio:

Erin Lutes is a Clinical Nurse Specialist with a specialty in public health and HIV. She has worked for the SF Department of Public Health and has provided expert consultation and education to NCCC callers about HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and bloodborne pathogen exposure management since 2014. She has a special interest in harm reduction and reducing HIV-related stigma.

Rebecca Martinez is a family nurse practitioner who has worn many hats over her nursing career. Since graduating from the UCSF School of Nursing in 2014, she has done stints in primary care, research, HIV and hepatitis prevention, and substance use disorder education and management. Currently, she works at UCSF in a clinical role at the Office-based Buprenorphine Induction Clinic, and in a consultant role at the UCSF National Clinician Consultation Line, where she provides both HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and blood borne pathogen exposure consultation.

Requirements for Completion: Successful completion of this activity includes submitting an accurate registration, making necessary payment, and reviewing all activity slides and the webinar presentation. Completion of the evaluation form is required.

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Disclosures: AOHP does not guarantee, warrant, certify, verify, and/or authorize the content of this seminar, and/or any subsequent use of the information presented at this webinar. This webinar is not a clinical/medical service but is intended for educational purposes only. Planners of this educational activity have no real or apparent financial, professional or personal conflict of interest to disclose. Faculty/presenter disclosure is stated following each presenter’s bio-sketch. AOHP has implemented a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest before the delivery of this educational activity.

Commercial or Sponsor Support: N/A
 

Continuing education Contact Hour: This activity awards one (1) contact hour.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 17664.

Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about healthcare products or services of a commercial company with which she/he has a financial, professional or personal relationship.

The planners and presenter(s)/author(s) of this education activity have disclosed no relevant financial, professional or personal relationships with any commercial companies about this activity.

Non-Endorsement of Products: The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare's accredited provider status refers only to continuing education activities and does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service or company referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to the activity.