{"id":4107,"date":"2025-11-07T10:22:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/?page_id=4107"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:10:21","slug":"101series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/101series\/","title":{"rendered":"First Fridays: 101 Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">NCHTEC&#8217;s First Friday series is intended to provide foundational HIV knowledge for nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals new to Ryan White clinics, and to ensure that more experienced professionals stay up-to-date on changes in best practices and approaches to HIV service delivery. \u00a0You can view the session details below and click on the links to register. Registration will provide you with an iCal\/Outlook calendar file for the entire series. All sessions are from 9am-10am EST and will be archived for later viewing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>*and a couple of 2nd Fridays \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Nov 14* \u00a0HIV 101 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/g-Jf268Z1iY?si=x3npl47bkMwOf-bF\">(Click to view the archive)<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In this session geared towards clinic-based nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals, participants will learn the basics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including its epidemiology, natural history, and general principles of engagement in care and adherence to treatment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Objectives:<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Define key terms: HIV, CD4 cell, AIDS, viral load, ARV, adherence, and undetectability<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Describe who is living with HIV in the US and who is at risk for acquiring HIV<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Outline how HIV infects someone and what happens in the body after infection<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Describe the process of getting tested and what happens when someone enters HIV care<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Explain U=U and what it means for people with HIV<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><b>Dec 5 \u00a0HIV 201 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U-ZMwTVaiE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Click to view the archive)<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In this session geared towards clinic-based nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals, participants will learn more advanced details about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its management, with a focus on the most common opportunistic conditions that develop in advanced HIV disease.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Objectives:<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Name and describe 3 opportunistic infections affecting people with advanced HIV.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Explain how antiretroviral medications work to halt HIV replication in cells of the body.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">List the steps of the HIV care continuum.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Define \u201cU=U\u201d and \u201cstatus neutral.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><b>Jan 9* \u00a0FAQs in HIV Care <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IEJzVKCqjN8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Click to view the archive)<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In this session geared towards clinic-based nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals, participants will discuss commonly encountered questions that people with HIV have for their clinical care providers and outline approaches to addressing those questions using patient-specific data and best practices in HIV care.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Objectives:<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Improve knowledge to address common questions patients have about HIV medications, adherence, and complications<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Recognize some \u201cred flag\u201d issues that should prompt you to discuss the patient\u2019s question with a pharmacist or the patient\u2019s provider<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><b>Feb 6 \u00a0Primary Care for People with HIV <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eu9Wh09IK4M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Click to view the archive)<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In this session geared towards clinic-based nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals, participants will learn how to optimize care for people living with HIV by incorporating evidence and best practices from internal medicine, geriatric medicine, preventive medicine, and public\u00a0health.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Objectives:<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Identify where to find key resources guiding delivery of primary care for people with HIV.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Name at least 2 vaccines whose eligibility requirements differ for people with HIV.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Outline how bone density screening guidelines differ for people with HIV.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Explain the results of the REPRIEVE study and the implications this has for HIV care.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><b>Mar 6 \u00a0STIs 101 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sSW8oHto7SU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Click to view the archive)<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In this session geared towards clinic-based nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals, participants will review the basics of the sexually transmitted infections that are most commonly encountered in HIV clinical settings.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Objectives:<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Describe STI trends in the United States.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Explain the signs and symptoms of major STIs in terms that clients can understand.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Explain the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of syphilis and a rationale for annual testing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><b>Apr 3 \u00a0DoxyPEP<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kIPjx_KNy9I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>(Click to view the archive)<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In this session geared towards clinic-based nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals, participants will learn about the evidence supporting doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis (\u201cdoxyPEP\u201d) to reduce the incidence of chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Objectives:<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Describe the demographics of persons with bacterial STIs (bSTIs) in the United States.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Outline the evidence behind the use of doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against bSTIs.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Formulate an approach to discussing doxyPEP with patients who could benefit.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><b>May 1 \u00a0Hepatitis B 101 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BnzYGTm2APw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Click to view the archive)<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In this session geared towards clinic-based nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals, participants will learn more about hepatitis B virus (HBV), an important cause of chronic liver disease and liver cancer among people with HIV.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Objectives:<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">List at least 3 risk factors for HBV infection.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Explain how to interpret lab testing for people with acute, chronic, and latent HBV infection.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Name some practical steps people with HBV can take to protect their liver health.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/LARc6TJdmr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Jun 5\u00a0 Syphilis 101<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div>In this webinar, participants will learn about the transmission of syphilis and its disease course, how to recognize common clinical manifestations, how diagnostic tests for syphilis work, and how to interpret those results for treatment monitoring purposes. The overall goal for this presentation is to provide participants with a better functional understanding of syphilis diagnosis and management that they can use to better counsel patients and clients they serve.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Objectives<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Explain the signs and symptoms of syphilis in terms that a patient or client can understand.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Explain the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of syphilis and a rationale for annual testing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCHTEC&#8217;s First Friday series is intended to provide foundational HIV knowledge for nurses, care partners, and non-prescribing professionals new to Ryan White clinics, and to ensure that more experienced professionals stay up-to-date on changes in best practices and approaches to HIV service delivery. \u00a0You can view the session details below and click on the links &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/101series\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about First Fridays: 101 Series\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87904,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-4107","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87904"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4107"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4237,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4107\/revisions\/4237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/nchivtraining\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}