Session III – Capacity Building Assistance for High Impact HIV Prevention: Addressing Social Determinants to Improve Linkage-to-Care and Retention for HIV Prevention and Treatment

Speaker:

Viraj Patel, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine; Clinical Champion of PrEP Implementation, Montefiore Health System, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Objectives: 1. To understand how social determinants of health (SDH) impact HIV linkage and retention in care. 2. To learn about screening tools for SDH. 3. To understand strategies to implement SDH screening to improve linkage and retention Sponsored by: Cicatelli Associates Inc., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Grant No. 1U65PS004408-1), Clinical Directors Network, Inc. (CDN) Date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017, 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST