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From Conversation to Care: Case Studies in Adolescent and Adult HIV Prevention
Sunday, September 28, 2025
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Howard University
Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library (Room 138)
501 W. Street NW, Washington, DC 20059
Hosted in partnership with the Washington DC Pharmacy Association
Free event, open to all!
Lunch will be provided at 1pm!
Conversations can be the turning point in preventing HIV, but knowing how to start them makes all the difference. During this session, you’ll discover how motivational interviewing can transform sensitive discussions into meaningful care opportunities.
Speaker:
Venise R. De Etoulem, PharmD, AAHIVP
Dr. Etoulem is a residency-trained pharmacist practicing at Whitman-Walker Health pharmacy, a VytlOne-managed site in Washington, DC. She specializes in HIV/Hepatitis C treatment and HIV prevention (PrEP/PEP) for underserved and LGBTQ+ populations. She also serves as Research Pharmacist of Record for Whitman-Walker Institute, managing investigational drugs in HIV clinical trials.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate motivational interviewing techniques to initiate HIV prevention conversations with both adult and adolescent patients.
- Develop a "warm hand-off" referral map and implement protocols linking patients to local HIV testing centers, youth health clinics, and harm-reduction organizations.
- Design tailored strategies for navigating insurance benefits and patient-assistance programs to support PrEP/PEP initiation.
Activity-Type: Knowledge-based
UAN: 0215-0000-25-046-L02-P
This event has been approved for 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEU). Participants must sign in and attend the entire session. No partial credit will be issued. Participants will complete the program evaluation online within 15 days for transmission to the CPE ® Monitor System.
The National Pharmaceutical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of Continuing Pharmacy Education.
