Class Information
This free symposium is sponsored by the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Division of Disease Control and the New York City STD Prevention Training Center. Clinical providers such as physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners who work in the Bronx are welcome to attend. *Priority is given to clinical providers; non-clinical providers will be placed on the waitlist.*
Continental breakfast will be provided. Please click here to view the Bronx Symposium flyer.
Registration
Registration is REQUIRED. Space is limited. If you have never used this registration system before, you must create a new account using a valid email address. Please note that your registration does not guarantee a spot in the course. Approved attendees will receive a confirmation email from domain @health.nyc.gov (please allow 1-2 business days).
Location
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Sign-in begins at 8:30AM
Hostos Community College
Savoy Manor Building
120 East 149th Street
Bronx NY 10451
Topics
- STD/HIV Epidemiology
- How to Take a Routine Sexual History
- STD/HIV Clinical Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines
Continuing Education
CME (physicians): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and NYC STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers. 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 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE (nurses): 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 3.0 contact hours.
Non-MD CME: available for physician assistants and nurse practitioners
Parking & Directions
Off street and metered parking are available as well as parking at the Bronx Terminal Market Garage, located at 651 River Ave New York, NY 10451, at an average cost of 10$ for 10 ten hours. For directions to campus please click the link below or following the copy and paste from the website.
http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/About-Hostos/Our-Campus/Directions-to-Hostos-Community-College
Hostos Community College is located at a safe and busy intersection just steps from the subway station and bus stop.
By subway: take the IRT trains to 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard) and the Grand Concourse.
By bus: take the Bx1 or cross-town Bx19 to 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard) and the Grand Concourse.
By car:
From Manhattan, take the FDR Drive north to the Willis Avenue Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway (87N). Proceed north to Exit 3. Take the right fork in the exit ramp to the Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard).
From Queens, take the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway. Continue north to Exit 3. Take the right fork in the exit ramp to the Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard).
From Westchester, take the Major Deegan Expressway south (87S) to Exit 3. Turn left at the light. Turn left again at Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149thStreet (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard).
From New Jersey, take the George Washington Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway south to Exit 3. Turn left at the light. Turn left again at Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard).