Basic Training on HIV, STDs, Viral Hepatitis, & TB

Overview of HIV Infection and AIDS

This half-day to full-day (depending on site) training is designed to give the participant a basic understanding of HIV infection and AIDS.

Topics to be covered:

  • HIV transmission;
  • HIV prevention strategies;
  • Course of HIV infection and AIDS;
  • Importance of early detection;
  • Treatment to slow down HIV infection; and
  • Treatment to prevent opportunistic infection.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: All health and human service providers.

Date Location Registration Center
January 12 Manhattan Cicatelli
January 15 Syracuse REACH
January 27 Manhattan NDRI
February 18 Bronx ACRIA
March 4 Manhattan Cicatelli
March 8 Syosset CPHE
April 6 Rochester CHBT
April 13 Brooklyn ACRIA
April 27 Johnson City STAP
May 4 Manhattan NDRI
May 13 Queens ACRIA
May 27 Hawthorne ARCS
June 10 Smithtown CPHE

OASAS: The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute is an OASAS Certified Education and Training Provider. This course is approved for initial credentialing and renewal of CASAC, CPP and CPS for 3.0 clock hours.*

*Course are not approved for initial credentialing for CPS.

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HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Law

This half-day training provides information about New York State's HIV Confidentiality Law (Public Health Law Article 27-F). This training is designed to meet provider requirements for initial and annual confidentiality training.

Topics to be covered:

  • Basic components and intent of the law;
  • Rules concerning confidentiality;
  • Disclosure and signed releases;
  • Penalties and sanctions for violation of the law;
  • Documentation and record keeping;
  • Workplace policy and procedure requirements; and
  • Information about regulations regarding HIV case reporting and partner notification as it relates to confidentiality issues.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: All newly hired health and human service providers.

Date Location Registration Center
January 13 Albany PDP SUNY Albany
January 15 Manhattan Cicatelli
January 20 Newburgh ARCS
January 22 Syracuse REACH
January 22 Bronx ACRIA
January 26 Rochester CHBT
January 27 Manhattan NDRI
February 22 Hempstead CPHE
April 1 Hawthorne ARCS
April 6 Smithtown CPHE
April 15 Buffalo ARC
April 27 Johnson City STAP
April 29 Manhattan ACRIA
May 11 Rochester CHBT
May 19 Manhattan Cicatelli

CNE: The School of Public Health, University of Albany, is an approved provider of continuing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurse's Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This program is being presented in joint sponsorship with the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. (Contact Hours: 4.0 hours; Approval Code 6VKSFE-PRV-06-007)

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HIV & STDs

This half-day or full-day (depending on site) training will provide health and human services providers with basic information about:

  • Diagnosis and treatment of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs);
  • Effects of STDs on transmission of HIV;
  • Importance of early identification and treatment of STDs as a strategy to reduce HIV transmission; and
  • Benefits of early identification and treatment of STDs for people living with HIV infection.

Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that participants have previous knowledge of or training on basic HIV/AIDS information.

Audience: All health and human service providers.

Date Location Registration Center
January 20 Albany PDP SUNY Albany
March 5 Manhattan Cicatelli
April 22 Hawthorne ARCS
May 14 Manhattan Cicatelli
June 3 Syracuse REACH
June 8 Johnson City STAP
June 8 Rochester CHBT
June 11 Manhattan NDRI

OASAS: The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute is an OASAS Certified Education and Training Provider. This course is approved for initial credentialing and renewal of CASAC, CPP and CPS, unless otherwise noted. 3.0 clock hours.*

*Course are not approved for initial credentialing for CPS.

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Overview of TB and the TB/HIV Connection

This half-day training will discuss tuberculosis (TB), a serious disease which can occur in persons with HIV infection.

This training will cover basic aspects of tuberculosis including:

  • Epidemiology;
  • Difference between infection and active disease;
  • Screening for and prevention of TB;
  • Transmission;
  • Basic treatment issues; and
  • Connection between HIV and TB

Prerequisite: None

Audience: All health and human service providers

Date Location Registration Center
June 11 Manhattan Cicatelli

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How to Provide Mandatory Annual Confidentiality Updates

This three-hour training is a capacity building session for program managers of hospitals, health care facilities, community-based organizations and other organizations that must comply with New York State's HIV Confidentiality Law, Public Health Law Article 27-F. This training will provide the skills, strategies and resources needed to develop and update their organization's HIV confidentiality policies and procedures and conduct the required annual staff in-service on HIV confidentiality.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

  • State the major requirements of the New York State HIV Confidentiality Law;
  • Conduct an annual review and update of their agency's HIV confidentiality policies and procedures;
  • Develop agency-specific HIV confidentiality policies and procedures that meet legal requirements if the agency does not currently have them;
  • Access model policies and procedures, employee attestations, sample slide sets and other resources to help them conduct the agency's annual HIV confidentiality staff in-service;
  • List three options for conducting the HIV confidentiality staff in-service efficiently and effectively, including combining with HIPAA training; and
  • Conduct a simple, straightforward, annual in-house staff in-service on HIV confidentiality.

Prerequisite: Participants should have basic knowledge of Article 27-F and their agency's current HIV confidentiality policies and procedures.

Audience: Program directors, program managers, and supervisors who are responsible for (i) developing and updating their organization's HIV confidentiality policies and procedures and/or (ii) conducting their organization's annual HIV confidentiality staff in-service.

Date Location Registration Center
February 25 Manhattan LAC

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It's Time: Integrate Viral Hepatitis into Your Work

This two-day training will help to increase providers' confidence, knowledge and skill levels in integrating a range of viral hepatitis services into an already compact workday.

As a result of this training, participants will learn basic facts about Hepatitis A, B, and C including:

  • Epidemiology;
  • Transmission;
  • Spectrum of illness;
  • Prevention strategies;
  • Vaccine recommendations;
  • Treatment options;
  • Skills in offering viral hepatitis prevention and harm reduction messages;
  • Practical tips, models, and tools for integrating hepatitis screening, counseling, vaccination, treatment and referrals for care into your current work setting; and
  • Resources for support in work.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: Health and human service providers working in the following settings: substance use programs, correctional settings, and public health clinics.

Date Location Registration Center
April 8-9 Amityville CPHE
May 5-6 Manhattan NDRI
June 8-9 Hawthorne ARCS
June 9-10 Manhattan Cicatelli

OASAS: The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute is an OASAS Certified Education and Training Provider. This course is approved for initial credentialing and renewal of CASAC, CPP and CPS, unless otherwise noted. 13.0 clock hours.*

*Course are not approved for initial credentialing for CPS.

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