Challenges Facing a Rural Opioid Epidemic-Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C

Course overview

This course addresses challenges facing a rural opioid epidemic for the treatment and prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C. This course includes: current epidemiological trends in HIV and HCV among PWID, barriers that prevent rural PWID from accessing HIV and HCV testing and treatment, the efficacy of HIV and HCV treatment among PWID, optimizing HIV and HCV treatment outcomes among PWID, current best practices in HIV and HCV prevention among PWID, and Learning from Scott County, Indiana: Addressing Risks in Ohio and North Carolina.