Affirming Care for Immigrant Communities: Building Inclusive and Responsive Services
June 3, 2026This session equips participants with tools to create affirming, inclusive services for immigrant communities with a focus on respect, access, and trust across Maryland’s service systems.
Trauma-Informed Care: Practical Tools for the HIV Prevention Workforce
May 28, 2026This webinar provides an overview of trauma-informed care and its application across clinical and programmatic HIV settings. Participants will explore how trauma impacts health behaviors, engagement in care, and service delivery, and will be introduced to practical, evidence-informed tools that can be integrated into everyday practice.
Sex Work, Health, and Safety: Building Trust Through Community Engagement
This webinar will focus on the intersection of sex work, health access, and community safety. Participants will explore trust-building strategies and engagement approaches that support autonomy, reduce stigma, and promote safer service environments.
Simplify, Personalize, Suppress: Novel Oral ART for HIV Management
May 22, 2026Given persistent unmet needs in the management of virologically suppressed HIV, this program aims to strengthen clinicians’ knowledge of resistance, safety, adherence, and drug–drug interactions of current regimens and guidance on integrating novel oral regimens in development into individualized, guideline-based care. In this activity, an expert in infectious diseases discusses novel oral antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Real Talk, Real Impact: HIV Prevention and Sex Work
May 8, 2026This webinar explores the intersection of sex work, access to healthcare, and community safety. Participants will learn practical strategies for building trust, engaging respectfully, and supporting autonomy while working to reduce stigma and create safer, more inclusive service environments.
Creating Stigma-Free Services: Community-Based Settings
April 28, 2026Designed for outreach and community-based staff, this training explores how stigma shows up in everyday interactions and offers practical tools to foster welcoming, respectful environments that support engagement and retention.
Creating Stigma-Free Services: Clinical Settings
April 23, 2026This session focuses on reducing stigma in clinical settings serving people at risk of overdose, with an emphasis on improving patient experience, strengthening provider communication, and implementing systems-level changes that enhance engagement, retention in care, and overall health outcomes across Maryland.
Ketamine and Psychedelic Substances in Practice: What Providers and Communities Need to Know
April 15, 2026This advanced session explores the evolving landscape of ketamine and other psychedelic substances as they appear in clinical settings, community conversations, and personal use. Participants will examine current evidence, emerging models of care, ethical considerations, and how providers can engage in informed, nonjudgmental conversations while navigating Maryland’s legal and clinical context.
Targeting Viral Hepatitis: A Road Map for Providers
April 13, 2026Medscape Education, in partnership with HealthHIV and HealthHCV, is pleased to announce the release of an education curriculum featuring expert perspectives on the prevention and management of viral hepatitis.
Drugs in Our Community: How They Are Taken and the Effects They Have
February 24, 2026This 90 minute webinar offers a comprehensive overview of the common drugs used within our communities. Explore the range of substances used, as well as the variety of methods of how they’re taken. Participants will learn the risks associated with various methods of intake and associated behaviors, as well as health related risks including HIV and Hepatitis.
Maryland nPEP Standing Order Program Training for Pharmacists 2026
February 19, 2026The 2024 Maryland Legislative Session concluded with the approval of HB0127, which established the Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program (“The Program”). The Program authorizes pharmacists to dispense nPEP under certain circumstances. This module presents to pharmacists the clinical and administrative tasks necessary to prescribe and/or dispense nPEP under a standing order when requested.
Enhancing Care for Migrant Clients Living with HIV: Strategies for Support and Access
February 11, 2026This webinar will provide practical strategies to strengthen care and access for migrant clients affected by HIV, with a primary focus on African migrant communities.
