Methamphetamine and HIV: What Clinicians Need to Know -- Training Exchange

Description: This teleconference-based training exchange was held on September 24, 2007. Presentation audio is synchronized with the presenter's slides.

Multimedia Presentation
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Educational Objectives

At the end of this training exchange, participants will be able to:

	Understand the epidemiology, neurobiology and medical consequences of methamphetamine (MA) use
	Comprehend the links between the HIV and MA epidemics
	See how the brains of MA users and MA -abstainers are different from nonusers
	Grasp the evidence for behavioral interventions that reduce MA -related risk behaviors
	Describe specific interventions HIV clinicians can use to improve health outcomes for MA users
	Utilize a "Tips for HIV Clinicians" fact sheet and other instruments in a "Meth Toolkit"

Target Audience

AETC faculty, staff, and other professionals working with populations affected by methamphetamine.

Workgroup Members

	Tom Donohoe, MBA (Workgroup Leader) -- Pacific AETC, UCLA LPS
	Veronica Jones, BA (Workgroup Coordinator) -- AETC NRC
	Supriya Modey, MPH, MBBS (Workgroup Coordinator) -- AETC NRC
	Robert Carroll, PhD(c), RN, ACRN -- Northwest AETC
	Marla Corwin, LCSW, CAC III -- Mountain Plains AETC
	Thomas E. Freese, PhD -- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, UCLA
	Brianne R. Fitzgerald, RN, MPH -- New England AETC
	Susan Kingston -- Public Health Department, Seattle and King County, Washington
	Andrea Norberg, MS, RN -- AETC NRC
	Beth Ruthowski, MPH -- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center
	Steven Shoptaw, MD -- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, UCLA
	Gregory Victorianne -- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, UCLA
	Milton Wainberg, MD -- NY/NJ AETC

Workgroup Products

	Methamphetamine and HIV: What Clinicians Need to Know File Information: PPT 7 MB Date: 08/24/2007 Source: Members of the Substance Abuse: Stimulants Workgroup; AETC National Resource Center; Mountain Plains AETC; New England AETC; Northwest AETC; New York/New Jersey AETC; Pacific AETC; Addiction Technology Transfer Centers and Public Health Department, Seattle and King County, Washington Description: 59 slides with speaker notes.
	Getting the Discuss Started with Methamphetamine Users: Essential Health Messages for Providers File Information: PDF 237 KB Date: 08/2007 Source: AETC Substance Abuse: Stimulant Worgroup Description: 1 page handout.

Additional Resources

	AETC Substance Abuse Topic page
	Tips for HIV Clinicians Working with Methamphetamine Users File Information: PDF 54K Date: 02/2007 Authors: Tom Donohoe, MBA and Tom Freese, PhD Source: Pacific AETC and Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center Description: 2-page fact sheet for clinicians working with methamphetamine users. Includes practical information on patient communications and drug interactions.
	I use crack (or other stimulants). What can I do to protect myself from infection? Patient information flyer, MATEC
	I inject drugs. What can I do to keep myself from getting other infections? Patient information flyer, MATEC
	I inject drugs. What can I do to keep myself from getting other infections? What can I do to keep my drug/sex partners from getting HIV? Patient information flyer, MATEC
	I use heroin. What can I do to prevent overdose? Patient information flyer, MATEC