10.29.2024 HCV Navigation Training with a Panel of Navigators (In-person)

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 1:30-3:30pm

Training Overview:

This training delves into the pivotal role of navigation in supporting people who are living with hepatitis C (HCV). Participants will explore how navigators can build supportive relationships, implement practical strategies to foster engagement in HCV care, and utilize these connections to advance broader personal wellness goals. The session will feature a panel of experts from End Hep C SF’s Community Navigator program, sharing insights and best practices. While a basic understanding of HCV is beneficial, this training is designed to be accessible to all, with accommodations available for those new to the topic.

Learning objectives:

  1. Explain how navigation integrates into the HCV care continuum.
  2. Identify three ways in which navigation can be tailored to meet the needs of people living with HCV.
  3. Recognize three navigation strategies that can enhance engagement and build rapport with people living with HCV.
  4. Determine one person-centered navigation approach that could elevate HCV services at your organization and outline the next steps for its implementation.

CEUs will not be offered for this training.

Facilitator:

Jordan Akerley (They/Them/Theirs). Strategic Director, End Hep C SF

Location:

25 Van Ness, Room 610

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Equity Statement

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is committed to leading with race and prioritizing intersectionality, aiming to become an anti-racist institution. Participants in SFDPH activities must adhere to professional conduct standards and respect diverse identities. Discriminatory behavior will not be tolerated, and offenders may be removed and barred from future events. 

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Cultural Competency: Structural Frameworks to Address Health Disparities

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This session focuses on enhancing care and client interactions by taking into account structural factors that can and do effect patient health outcomes. By looking beyond individual patient behaviors that are often attributed to cultural differences, we can develop strategies and care plans that better serve patients without ignoring the various contributors to individual patient health.

Opioid Overdose Recognition and Response 2024-2025

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This module provides a foundational understanding of how the body reacts to an overdose and how the naloxone nasal spray works to reverse a drug overdose to save someone’s life. By the end of the module, you will be able to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose using naloxone.

Learning Objectives

After completing the course on “Opioid Overdose Recognition and Response,” the learner will be able to:

  • Identify the drugs, and other risk factors, that can lead to overdoses.
  • Determine the type of drug overdoses that can be reversed by naloxone.
  • Recognize the signs of an opioid overdose.
  • Respond to an opioid overdose.
  • Administer naloxone.

Affirming Trans Access to Housing

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Description:

The goal of this training module is to build better awareness, and enhance cultural humility and equitable competencies for San Francisco-focused CBOs & providers engaged in providing services and programs in homelessness response and behavioral health systems centering, prioritizing, and including Transgender, Gender Non-Confirming, Intersex (TGNCI)+, and all gender expansive communities who need and access housing services.

This training is part of the city-wide initiative of “Ending Trans Homelessness”. The principle of ending trans homelessness by 2027 means that the existing trans homeless community would be stabilized and housed over the next five years, and any future trans people that become homeless would have the resources and support to get them housed quickly, making any instance of homelessness brief and rare.

During this training, participants will learn how to build welcoming and affirming environments for TGNCI+ people, the unique needs of TGNCI+ communities who are accessing services related to housing, and review policies in place to ensure TGNCI+ populations can safely access housing services.

Trainer: HSH Equity Office & Office of Transgender Initiatives

07.31.2024 2-3:30 pm – Panel Discussion: Supportive Supervision of People with Lived Experience (in-person)

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 2-3:30 pm

Training Overview:

Join us for an upcoming panel discussion on Supportive Supervision of People with Lived Experience. This panel will feature experts in the field who will provide insights, strategies, and best practices for engaging and supporting these vulnerable communities.

Our panelists will discuss the unique challenges and barriers facing people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness and will explore effective outreach methods, communication strategies, and engagement techniques. Whether you are a service provider, a community partner, or new to the field, this panel discussion will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts in the field and engage in a crucial conversation about how we can better support and partner with people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness. Register now to secure your spot at this important event.

Registration is open to all.

Moderators:

Emily Valadao, MPH & Andrew Reynolds (SFDPH)

Panelists:

TBD

Location:

25 Van Ness, Room 610

Equity Statement

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is committed to leading with race and prioritizing intersectionality, aiming to become an anti-racist institution. Participants in SFDPH activities must adhere to professional conduct standards and respect diverse identities. Discriminatory behavior will not be tolerated, and offenders may be removed and barred from future events. 

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STIs 101

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This module provides a foundational understanding of common STIs. At the end of this module, learners will acquire a baseline knowledge of common STIs, how they are contracted, symptoms, and treatment.

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HCV Worker Onboarding Series

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Description:

Welcome to the Academy’s HCV worker onboarding series. This series will provide you with a baseline knowledge of essential information you need for your role as a new worker. You can use this series as an onboarding tool or refresher training. This training includes 8.5 hours of training materials.

Learning Objectives:

  • Acquire baseline knowledge of essential information needed to work with clients.
  • Understand client needs and how to support clients compassionately. 
  • Increase knowledge of stigma and harm reduction principles.
  • Develop self-care practices.
  • Learn best practices to prevent HCV.

Instructions:

  1. Complete the self-paced training series by clicking on the “enter” button for each course. After you complete each course, you will see the updated status on your learner dashboard. Make sure you have your cookies enabled on your computer in order to track your completion status.
  2. Once you have completed your onboarding or refresher training, go to your learner dashboard. In the completed courses section, enter a date range and click on “print transcript.”
  3. Save your transcript as a pdf and upload it to the Training Record Upload tab found at the bottom of this page. If you have already completed any of the following courses, you do not have to retake the training. Your completion should already be recorded on your transcript. Just make sure that the date range you choose include the dates when you have completed the course.
  4. On completion of the series and submission of transcript record, a course administrator will review your record. Once approved by the administrator, you will receive a certificate of knowledge in the role.

STIs 101

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HCV 101 (pending)

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Sexual Health and Sex Positivity

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De-escalation and Conflict Management

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Holistically Whole: Trauma-Informed Care

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Harm Reduction and Beyond

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Reducing Stigma Against People Who Use Drugs

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Staying Resilient and Delivering Patient Care

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Engagement Strategies to Reach Transgender & Homeless Populations

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August 26th – 30th HCV/HIV/STI Overdose Prevention Test Counselor Pre-Training

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Upcoming In-Person Training: August 26th – 30th

This online course provides the information that forms the foundation for the HCV/HIV/STI Overdose Prevention Test Counselor Training you will be attending soon. The live trainings and the Pre-training course are built on almost 30 years of experience talking with people about stopping the transmission of HIV.

This online course is separated into reading modules, followed by a 32-question quiz. There is no time limit to complete the reading or quiz. You need at least 80 percent of correct responses in order to be eligible to participate in the in-person training. If you do not pass on the first try, you can retake the quiz one more time after reading the material again.

Learners are not able to self-enroll in the pre-training course at this time. Instead, your site coordinator should have registered you for this program and you should have received an email notification from the SFDPH Center for Learning and Innovation saying you have been enrolled in this course. If you have not yet received this email notification, please reach out to your site coordinator first to ensure they have submitted an application for your registration in this program.

If you are a learner seeking to register yourself in this program and are unsure of who your site coordinator is, or you believe you are at a site without a coordinator, please contact Todd Watkins at todd.watkins@sfdph.org or Saadhana Deshpande at saadhana.deshpande@sfdph.org.

05.31.2024 10-11:30 am – Panel Discussion: Effective Outreach and Engagement with People Who Use Drugs and People Experiencing Homelessness (in-person)

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Friday, May 31, 2024 10-11:30am

Training Overview:

Join us for an upcoming panel discussion on Effective Outreach and Engagement with People Who Use Drugs and People Experiencing Homelessness. This panel will feature experts in the field who will provide insights, strategies, and best practices for engaging and supporting these vulnerable communities.

Our panelists will discuss the unique challenges and barriers facing people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness and will explore effective outreach methods, communication strategies, and engagement techniques. Whether you are a service provider, a community partner, or new to the field, this panel discussion will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts in the field and engage in a crucial conversation about how we can better support and partner with people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness. Register now to secure your spot at this important event.

Registration is open to all.

Moderators:

Emily Valadao, MPH & Andrew Reynolds (SFDPH)

Panelists:

TBD

Location:

25 Van Ness, Room 610

Equity Statement

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is committed to leading with race and prioritizing intersectionality, aiming to become an anti-racist institution. Participants in SFDPH activities must adhere to professional conduct standards and respect diverse identities. Discriminatory behavior will not be tolerated, and offenders may be removed and barred from future events. 

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HIV Services Onboarding Series

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Description:

Welcome to the Academy’s HIV services onboarding series. This series will provide you with a baseline knowledge of essential information you need for your role in HIV services. You can use this series as an onboarding tool or refresher training. This training includes 8 hours of training material.

Learning Objectives:

  • Acquire baseline knowledge of essential information needed by someone working in HIV services.
  • Develop baseline knowledge around understanding client needs and how to support clients compassionately. 
  • Increase knowledge of serving clients with HIV.
  • Learn best practices to prevent HIV.

Instructions:

  1. Complete the self-paced training series by clicking on the “enter” button for each course. After you complete each course, you will see the updated status on your learner dashboard. Make sure you have your cookies enabled on your computer in order to track your completion status.
  2. Once you have completed your onboarding or refresher training, go to your learner dashboard. In the completed courses section, enter a date range and click on “print transcript.”
  3. Save your transcript as a pdf and upload it to the Training Record Upload tab found at the bottom of this page. If you have already completed any of the following courses, you do not have to retake the training. Your completion should already be recorded on your transcript. Just make sure that the date range you choose include the dates when you have completed the course.
  4. On completion of the series and submission of transcript record, a course administrator will review your record. Once approved by the administrator, you will receive a certificate of knowledge in the role.

LINCS HIV Infection and AIDS CDC Training

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Boots on the Ground Part 1: Foundational Epidemiology

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Integrating PrEP and PEP into Partner Services

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DoxyPEP STI Prevention

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Increasing HIV Prevention & Treatment in Black Communities

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Harm Reduction and Beyond

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Reducing Stigma Against People Who Use Drugs

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Staying Resilient and Delivering Patient Care

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STIs 101

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