Mpox Disease Intervention
The goal of this training is to prepare staff of local health departments to perform effective disease intervention interviews for mpox. This training builds on the Essential Interviewing Skills for Disease Intervention (EISDI) course and aims to apply course skills and knowledge to the complexities and nuances specifically related to mpox.
Training Format
This training includes:
- Live webinar: 4 hours,
- Self-study material: approximately 3.5 hours, and
- Learning collaboratives: two sessions, 2 hours each
You must complete the 3.5 hours of self-study before attending the live webinar.
Learning Collaboratives (LCs) include presentations from subject matter experts and small-group interactive skill development activities. Participation in the learning collaboratives is optional and registration is separate. Participation in self-study and live training is recommended as a pre-requisite for the learning collaboratives, but not required.
Upcoming Training & Registration Dates
Registration closes 7 business days prior to the training date at 5 PM. You must register for the live webinar and each learning collaborative separately.
Live Webinar
- April 24, 9 AM – 1 PM | Registration is open
- May 22, 9 AM – 1 PM | Registration will open April 3
You must complete the 3.5 hours of self-study before attending the live webinar.
Learning Collaboratives
- Shake it Off! Getting Comfortable with Interviewing
- March 27, 9 AM – 11 AM | Registration is open
- May 8, 9 AM – 11 AM | Registration will open April 3
- June 5, 9 AM – 11 AM | Registration will open May 1
- Sexual History Inventories for Transgender Clients
- April 3, 9 AM – 11 AM | Registration is open
- May 22, 9 AM – 11 AM | Registration will open April 3
- June 12, 9 AM – 11 AM | Registration will open May 1
Training Team Contact
Register on VTA+ Learn
Note: Please use Google Chrome to access the VTA+ Learn registration page and website.
Training Course Information
Audience/Who Should Register: Local Health Jurisdiction (LHJ) and state employees who will be facilitating disease intervention interviews for mpox with members of the public.
Length of Training: This training includes one blended training (3.5 hours of self-study and 4 hours of a live webinar) and 2, two-hour learning collaboratives. For the blended training, you must complete approximately 3.5 hours of self-study on VTA+ Learn before attending the live webinar.
Learning Objectives:
- Communicate accurate information about mpox symptoms, transmission, prevention, treatment, and services.
- Demonstrate awareness of the lived experiences of gay, bi, other men who have sex with men (MSM), including transgender men, and other trans people as it relates to mpox.
- Demonstrate a sex-positive, person-centered approach to taking a sexual history for mpox.
- Use motivational interviewing and health coaching tools to support clients in seeking vaccination, screening, or treatment for mpox.
- Examine personal and structural biases to reduce stigma during mpox interviews.
Accommodations: Our goal is to create trainings that are accessible to people with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation or tell us about an accessiblity barrier, please email us at vta.uc.accessibility@gmail.com.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs):
UCSF Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Action is an approved provider of continuing education by the California State Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 17635. This training is approved for up to 7 continuing education hours (or 0.7 CEUs). Board requirements prevent us from offering CE credit to people who arrive more than 15 minutes after the start of the training or leave the training early. Therefore, partial credit will not be awarded. For nurses pursuing continuing education units: in your Post-Course Assessment, fill out the questions about continuing education units and provide your license number. For questions about CEUs, please email: vta.uc.continuingeducationunits@gmail.com.
Cancellation and Refund Policies: Please notify program team 48 hours before training date if you would like to cancel or reschedule. Classes are free of charge and no refund will be provided.
