Managing Occupational Exposures to HIV

NFID Co-Sponsors Videoconference on HIV Exposure in the Workplace

Videotape Now Available

Putting the Pieces Together: Managing Occupational Exposures to HIV, a live satellite videoconference, was broadcast Thursday, January 15, 1998. The conference was designed for physicians, nurses, occupational health professionals, infection control professionals, pharmacists, laboratorians, hospital administrators, and any others who may be responsible for developing policies on, or managing occupational exposures to HIV. The conference was sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the National Foundation for Infectious Disease (NFID) and the Public Health Training Network (PHTN).

Viewed by more than 34,000 individuals in the United States and Canada, the program received excellent feedback from the participants. Due to the overwhelming positive response, NFID also is offering this program on videotape.

The 2 1/2 hour broadcast provided physicians, nurses, occupational health professionals, hospital administrators, infection control providers, and many others with practical guidelines for managing occupational HIV exposure. Viewers learned how to incorporate public health service recommendations into their own policies and procedures on managing HIV exposure. Topics included potential occupational risk factors, steps to take if an exposure occurs, available treatments for the exposure, safety and legal issues, and guidelines for designing proper programs to manage HIV exposure.

Speakers included Denise M. Cardo, MD, acting chief, HIV Infections Branch, CDC; Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, director of the EPI Center, San Francisco General Hospital; Vikas Kapil, DO, MPH, CEO and medical director, Premier Mercy Corporation, Health Services and associate professor of occupational and environmental health, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine; Daniel Riedford, JD, Office of General Council, CDC; Michael S. Saag, MD, professor of medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; and Charles Schable, MS, chief, Serology Section, CDC.

A limited number of VHS videotapes are available from NFID for $30 each, including shipping and handling. To order, complete the order form below, include credit card information or a check/money order made payable to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, and mail to the address listed below. For more information, contact Charlotte Lazrus, NFID, at (301) 656-0003, fax (301) 907-0878, or e-mail: clazrus@nfid.org.

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