2017 HIV Summit and 5K Northern Lights Fun Run set for Sept. 15
The 2017 Northern Michigan HIV Summit for health care professionals and the public is set for 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, at Kirkbride Hall in The Village at Grand Traverse Commons.
Participants also are invited to stay for the Northern Lights 5K Fun Run and Walk at 8 p.m. The run charts a course through area neighborhoods to Grand Traverse Bay and back to the Commons.
Thomas Judd Care Center Manager David Rushlow said the free HIV Summit will offer information on advances in HIV treatment and prevention, and the urgent need for testing in northern Michigan. Continuing education credits are available.
Topics will include the impact of health care reform on the care of patients with HIV, strategies for reducing perinatal HIV transmissions in Michigan, and what it means to age successfully with HIV. A lunch will be provided. Registration is required.
The Northern Lights Fun Run/Walk helps raise awareness of the need for improved HIV testing and care across northern Michigan. Participants will receive a “glow-in-the-dark” swag bag. The registration fee for the run is $20, however there is a discount for those who attend the HIV Summit.
To learn more and register for either event, click here or call 844-820-2995.