Class Information
Clinical Symposium: Providing Comprehensive Health Care to Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
Event Details
Thursday, June 18, 2015
9:00AM - 4:00PM
New York University
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Overview
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the NYC STD Prevention Training Center are offering a free one-day clinical symposium on MSM health for clinical providers. The goal of the symposium is to address health disparities among the New York City MSM population. The symposium is provided in partnership with Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, the New York State Department of Health HIV, HCV and STD Clinical Education Initiative, and the New York/New Jersey AIDS Education and Training Center.
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Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners who provide direct clinical care to patients.
Non-Clinical Health Professionals: Thank you for your interest in learning more about providing comprehensive health care to men who have sex with men (MSM). While our upcoming symposium is designed for medical providers, we are committed to providing future education initiatives for non-clinical health professionals. Please click here if you are interested in receiving information about future NYC DOHMH training opportunities.
Registration
Online registration is REQUIRED. Please follow the instructions carefully to create a new account. NEW USERS must register with a valid email address. ou will be sent a temporary password upon registration, which you can later change to one you can easily remember. RETURNING USERS may login with your email and password.
Please note: Registration does not guarantee admission to the symposium. This is a clinical symposium intended for medical health professionals and as seating is limited, the providers listed above will receive priority for registration. Approved participants will receive a confirmation email. Please bring a copy of your confirmation email (either printed or on your phone) to the conference.
Continuing Education
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity provides 5.4 contact hours.
MSM Health Resource
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a City Health Information (CHI) bulletin on "Providing Comprehensive Health Care to Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)" - click on the link to access the full CHI.