Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation on the U.S./Mexico Border Focus on HIV, STDs, TB, Addiction & Family Planning Concerns

 (This webinar is offered at two different times. Each webinar is the same and will be 1.5 hours long. Webinar will be conducted via Adobe Connect)   Webinar 1: 9 a.m. Pacific / 10 a.m. Mountain / 11 a.m. Central / 12 p.m. Eastern Webinar 2: 12 p.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Mountain / 2 p.m. Central / 3 p.m. Eastern   Registration is required. To receive registration materials email Joel Peisinger at jpeisinger@mednet.ucla.edu. Please indicate Webinar 1 or Webinar 2 in the subject line.   At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: ·         Discuss the importance of understanding ACA implementation for Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico, and how it will impact border communities and people living with HIV, TB, and other conditions ·         Utilize U.S. Federal training centers as ACA implementation resources ·         Review key dates for ACA implementation ·         Explain how the ACA will extend new insurance benefits through case discussions ·         Improve HIV patients’ engagement (linkage and retention) in high-quality HIV care as systems change ·         Obtain information and referral resources for ACA implementation in the border region   Sponsored by: The U.S./Mexico Border AETC Steering Team (UMBAST) * The Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education & Training Center * Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center * Mountain Plains AIDS Education & Training Center * Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center * South Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center * California & Dallas HIV/STD Prevention Training Centers * Cardea Services * Curry International Tuberculosis Center * Heartland National TB Center * U.S./Mexico Border Health Commission * Migrant Clinicians Network