STOP HIV Now: Screen, Prevent, Treat
Infectious DiseasesSTOP HIV for certified state technicians (CSTs)
March 26, 2020
The accreditation for this activity has expired.
Primary Audience:
certified state technicians (CSTs)
Relevant Terms:
HIV, STI, Screening
David C. Griffith, MD
Clinical Associate
Division of Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. David Griffith attended medical school at the University of Maryland and completed a residency in combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester. He then completed a combined fellowship in pediatric and adult Infectious Disease at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is currently the medical director of the Johns Hopkins County HIV/AIDS program which provides HIV care in partnership with health departments across the state of Maryland.
In addition, Dr. Griffith practices at Johns Hopkins hospital in both the pediatric and adult HIV clinics as well as general infectious disease. He has a clinical and research interest in prevention and treatment of HIV in young adults.
Keisa Fallin-Bennett, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Department of Family & Community, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Keisa Fallin-Bennett is an associate professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She also serves as the director of the Transform Health initiative and its LGBTQ* clinic at UK. Dr. Fallin-Bennett earned her medical degree and master’s in public health at the University of Kentucky before completing her residency in Lawrence, Mass., and a faculty development and policy fellowship at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Dr. Fallin-Bennett's special interests are LGBTQ* health; treatment of and recovery from substance use disorders; medical student and resident education; and interprofessional teamwork.
| 1. | Explain the benefits of screening people for HIV infection. | 2. | Describe risk factors that give people higher chances of becoming infected with HIV. |
| 1. | Explain the benefits of screening people for HIV infection. |
| 2. | Describe risk factors that give people higher chances of becoming infected with HIV. |
Educational Support
This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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The program is jointly provided by the University of Kentucky and DKBmed in collaboration with Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.
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