Power
of
Knowledge
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Physicians, Nurses, Home Care and Nursing Home Providers, School Teachers, Counselors and School Nurses, Clergy, Social Workers, and Industrial Health Practitioners. Students in any health care field and the general public are welcome.
Mother-to-Child (Perinatal)
HIV transmission from mother- to- child during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or breastfeeding is called perinatal transmission. The testing of pregnant women and treatment for those who are infected have resulted in a dramatic decline in the number of children perinatally infected with HIV. The CDC reports perinatal HIV transmission is the most common route of HIV infection in children and is now the source of almost all AIDS cases in children in the United States. Most of the children with AIDS are members of minority races/ethnicities. The number of infants infected with HIV through mother-to-child transmission has decreased; this decreases is largely due to the use of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and labor.
HIV/AIDS Among African
Americans
In the United States, the HIV/ AIDS epidemic is a health crisis for African Americans. The 2002, HIV/AIDS was among the top 3 causes of death for African American men aged 25-54 years and among the top 4 causes of death for African American women aged 25-54 years. It was the number one cause of death for African American women ages 25-34 years. Race and ethnicity, by themselves, are not risk factors for HIV infection. Even though HIV testing rates are higher for African Americans that for other racial and ethnic groups, African Americans are more likely to face challenges
associated with risk for HIV
infection.
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Identify cultural perceptions which affect those at risk for HIV infection. |
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| PLANNING COMMITTEE: David Asher, Chair - Triangle AIDS Network, Beaumont Jennifer Scarborough - Triangle AIDS Network, Beaumont Connie Ward, R. N. , retired - Lamar State College, Orange. Denise Domingue - Jefferson County C. S. C. D. Michael Thomas, M. D. - Infectious Disease Specialist, Beaumont John Smith, retired Manager- Port Arthur Francis Mijares, Nurse Practitioner - Calder Place Family Practice, Beaumont Phillip Potter, retired Engineer- Silsbee Davis Franklin - Triangle AIDS Network, Beaumont Patti Burkhalter, Lamar University Community Health Intern Clay Hutchison - Triangle AIDS Network, Beaumont REMEMBER: THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IS STILL WITH US KNOWLEDGE IS THE POWER TO PREVENT AND TREAT HIV |
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| Continuing Education Credits CEU’s are pending for CJAD; Texas Certification Board of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Law Enforcement Personnel; and Social Workers. |
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CERTIFICATES WILL BE GIVEN ONLY AT THE END OF THE CONFERENCE!
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