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Educational Forums

Currently Available Educational Forums

   
Committed to Living: Monthly forums to help improve the lives of those living with HIV.
   
TEAM: Peer-led education program for HIV positive individuals that teaches fundamentals for HIV treatment. Focuses on successful management of HIV through treatment and prevention education, support and advocacy.
   

Test Positive Aware Network offers monthly forums to help improve the lives of those living with HIV. The first Wednesday of every month (unless otherwise posted) is Committed to Living, a monthly educational forum for clients, from 7-9 pm, 5537 N. Broadway, Chicago IL (some exceptions, call ahead for dates and times).

Contact Derek Worley, Education Coordinator at (773) 989-9400, ext. 234 or Billy Minshall at ext. 232 for more information.

Committed to Living

Upcoming Committed to Living dates and topics:
Wednesday, January 6th
Committed to Living
Building your Care Team
Wednesday, February 3rd
Committed to Living
Legally Speaking: Public Benefits
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Wednesday, March 3rd
Committed to Living
 
Wednesday, April 7th
Committed to Living
 
Wednesday, May 5th
Committed to Living
 
Wednesday, June 2nd
Committed to Living
 
Wednesday, July 7th
Committed to Living
 
Wednesday, August 4th
Committed to Living
 
All programs begin at 7pm. Call TPAN at (773)989-9400 for locations.
*Topics subject to change

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TEAM

TEAM (Treatment Education Adherence Management) is a comprehensive program that provides peer-led education in HIV treatment and prevention and seeks to promote wellness and health outcomes in different modalities and for different targeted populations.

The TEAM core training is an 18-hour education training that teaches all about HIV in a class room setting here at TPAN. The approach consists of providing extensive treatment and prevention education, training and support for HIV-positive clients and individuals impacted by HIV and those at high risk. TEAM focuses on successful management of HIV disease, through early diagnosis and secondary prevention and adherence training. All clients of TPAN are offered the TEAM core training. In the past 5 years over 500 people have gone through the training.

After TEAM participants complete the training, continuing education is offered through monthly Committed to Living TEAM updates where invited industry professionals and guest speakers bring new and cutting edge HIV treatment and psychosocial information in an interactive forum.

TEAM programs are jointly funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago Community Trust, and Lloyd Fry Foundation.

Contact Derek (d.worley@tpan.com) or Louis (l.spraggins@tpan.com) at (773)989-9400 or Billy Minshall at ext. 232 for information and to see if you qualify for registration. A limited number of spaces are available


TEAM Dates 2010


January 26-28 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
March 8-12 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
April 13-15 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
May 18, 20, 21 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
July 6, 8, 9 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM

TEAM Overview

TEAM Training Curriculum

  • Introduction to the Immune System
  • HIV Disease Pathogenesis
  • HIV Life Cycle
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Current Antiretroviral Therapy
  • STDs and Prevention
  • Hep C and HIV Co-infection
  • Treatment Guidelines: Starting, Stopping and Changing Therapy
Six Updates
  • Clinical Trials
  • Adherence
  • Managing Side Effects
  • Prevention
  • Advocacy
  • Accessing Resources
Follow-up Sessions
  • Eight sessions tailored to each participant's needs

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Chicago Takes Off
Annual burlesque show where talented dancers strut their stuff in support of TPAN. March 6, 2010
Ride For AIDS
Two-day, 180-mile, bike-ride to raise monies for TPAN and Community Partners. July 10-11, 2010
LIFT
A coping and skills-building intervention for HIV-positive survivors of sexual abuse.


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