Provider Alert! Webinar series: Several Aspects of HIV Prevention in Healthcare Settings

Date: June 11, 2021

Attention: Primary Care Providers, Emergency Care Providers, and others involved or interested in HIV prevention and care

Webinar Dates: The events are held online from June 8 to July 14

Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event.

Call to action: The Texas Collaborative for HIV Education & Prevention (TCHEP) is hosting a series of webinars dedicated to several aspects of HIV prevention in healthcare settings, including routine HIV screening, biomedical HIV prevention strategies, stigma and bias, status neutral approach to HIV prevention, cultural humility, and other topics.

How this impacts providers: Speakers, detailed agendas, schedule of webinars, presentations, and a registration link can be found at: https://tchep.org/webinars/. Previously held webinars are viewable from this site.

Schedule of Webinar Series*:

June 10: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Fighting HIV Stigma to End the HIV Epidemic: Evidence Based Solutions for Healthcare in Texas

June 16: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
A Status Neutral Approach: Redefining HIV Prevention and Care in Texas Healthcare Settings

June 22: 11:30 am – 1:00pm
Critical Partnerships to Ensure Successful Routine HIV Screening Programs in Healthcare Settings and Linkage to HIV Medical Care: The role of Nurses, Social Workers, Navigators and Educators in Texas Healthcare Settings

June 23: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies – PrEP and nPEP: Essential Tools to End the HIV Epidemic in Texas

June 30: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Cultural Humility: Improving Patient Trust and Health Outcomes

Date TBD
Financing HIV Prevention Services in Primary Care: Routine HIV Screening, PrEP, and nPEP (subject to modification)

July 14: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Financial Benefits and Barriers to Routine HIV Screening in Emergency Departments: Best Practices in Texas

*Check website, https://tchep.org/webinars/ for the most current information.

Next steps for providers: Interested providers should register at https://tchep.org/webinars/  or https://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers/provider-events.

If you have any questions, please email Provider Network Management at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.

For access to all provider alerts, log into:
www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers.