The 28th Annual Update in STD/HIV/AIDS is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Wynfrey Hotel at Riverchase Galleria Mall in Birmingham, AL. The brochure and mail-in registration form is available by download by clicking here.
The AL/NC PTC has integrated a number of training programs with the National Training Center for Integrated Hepatitis HIV/STD Prevention Services. The NTC for Integrated Hepatitis HIV/STD Prevention Services presents six new webinars for front line workers. Visit www.knowhepatitis.org for more information about these training programs.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Alabama/North Carolina STD/HIV Prevention and Training Center (PTC) is a regional collaboration between a group of nationally respected experts in STD training and research. The center is comprised of faculty and staff from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), the University of North Carolina (UNC), the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) and [...]
Saturday, March 27, 2010
In addition to scheduled trainings the AL – NC STD | PTC offers clinical preceptorships that can be scheduled at your convenience throughout the year in Birmingham, AL, Greensboro, NC or Raleigh, NC. Preceptorships are an opportunity to acquire hands-on skills from experienced STD clinic staff in a state of the art setting. For additional [...]
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Alabama – North Carolina STD | HIV PTC in association with The University of Kentucky’s CECentral.com presents STD | HIV Update 2010. Nine (9) separate training courses are offered with 1 hour of CE available for each course. A module covering syphilis is in development and will be available soon. The courses are all [...]
Tue, Oct 2, 2012
The 28th Annual Update in STD/HIV/AIDS is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Wynfrey Hotel at Riverchase Galleria Mall in Birmingham, AL. The brochure and mail-in registration form is available by download by clicking here.
Fri, Jul 20, 2012
LOUISIANA: “HIV, Hepatitis C Often Go Hand in Hand, Experts Say”
Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (07.14.12):: Maki Somosot
New Orleans and Baton Rouge are among the 10 US cities that have the highest HIV rates, according to recent surveillance reports. In 2006, 7 percent of Louisiana residents with hepatitis C virus were co-infected with HIV. However, actual co-infection rates are probably higher since HCV is usually underreported, said Dielda Robertson, epidemiologist and adult viral hepatitis prevention coordinator at the state Office of Public Health.
About 25 percent of people with HIV in the United States also have HCV, according to CDC.
The combination is more difficult to treat than other co-infections, said Dr. Nathan Shores, assistant professor of clinical medicine and associate medical director of liver transplants at Tulane Medical Center. Medications for HCV are more toxic than for other types of hepatitis, and HCV-related liver transplants are generally not as successful as hepatitis B-related transplants.
The co-infection also is difficult to treat due to a shortage of hepatologists, Shores said. There are just five certified hepatologists in Louisiana and about 200 in the nation. Many HIV clinics do not test for HCV, and screening is often based on risk.
People taking HIV therapy who are at risk for HCV should get tested as early as possible, Shores said. Early testing and treatment can help people avoid medication toxicity problems associated with treating late-stage disease, he said.
Monday, October 11, 2010