3039.0 Innovations in HIV Testing

Monday, November 8, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
The purpose of this session is to examine the research that has been conducted related to HIV testing in among differing populations. The findings of the presentations shared will enhance testing strategies and opportunities. In addition to understanding factors that are associated with testing success, opportunities associated with substance abuse treatment centers will be addressed. This session will examine HIV testing among high school students, routine testing in the Veteran Affairs System, and among African American men who have sex with men. These oral sessions will highlight future intervention opportunities.
Session Objectives: Demonstrate how routine rapid HIV testing works in a VA system Discuss opportunities for HIV testing in substance abuse treatment facilities Analyze factors associated with testing among high school students with a history of substance abuse
Moderator:
Michael Kennedy, MGA, MPH, CHES

8:30am
Communicating the Call to Action for HIV Testing: CDC-INFO
Amy Burnett, MPH, Elizabeth Harris, PhD and Rasaan Jones, MPH
     
8:45am
Determinants of the availability of HIV testing services in substance abuse treatment facilities in the United States, 2007
Mesfin S. Mulatu, PhD, MPH, Dionne C. Godette, PhD, Kimberly R. Thomas, MPH, CHES and Shubha Rao, MD, MPH
     
9:00am
Determinants of HIV testing among high school students with a history of substance use in the United States, 2007
Shubha Rao, MD, MPH, Alexandra B. Balaji, PhD, Sonia Singh, PhD, MHS, Mesfin S. Mulatu, PhD, MPH and John Beltrami, MD, MPH&TM
  
9:15am
Examining Strategies for Identifying and Testing At-Risk African American (AA) Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Who Are Unaware of Their HIV Status - “The African American MSM Testing Project”
Donna H. McCree, PhD, MPH, RPh, Greg Millett, MPH, Chanza Baytop, MPH, DrPH, Melanie Thompson, MD, Jonathan Ellen, MD and Sandra Kupprat, BA, MS, MA
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: HIV/AIDS
Endorsed by: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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