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HIV Testing of Defendants of Felony Sexual Assault webcast

April 2008

In order to view the HIV Testing of Defendants of Felony Sexual Assault webcast, you should: 

  1. Download the most recent copy of Real Player from the Real website at: http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=rnwk
  2. Open the Real Player program and in the address line paste or type in the following address: rtsp://real.hvcc.edu/hiv
  3. When prompted for a user ID type in: hivdef
  4. When prompted for a password type in: view
  5. View the program 

If you have any difficulty viewing the program, please call HIV Education and Training Programs at 518-474-3045.
 
Additional information about the webcast is outlined below.
 
Objectives of the Webcast:
By the end of this broadcast, participants will be able to:

  • State the health and psychological benefits of enabling survivors of felony sexual assault to learn the HIV status of the person who is charged with committing the assault (the defendant);
  • Recall the specific circumstances under which a sexual assault survivor can request court-ordered HIV testing of the defendant;
  • Describe the process for obtaining a court order for HIV testing of the defendant;
  • Implement NYSDOH clinical guidelines that outline the HIV testing technologies to best address the window period in different testing scenarios;
  • Recall clinical guidance regarding continuation or discontinuation of post-exposure prophylaxis based on the results of the defendant’s HIV test;
  • Describe the confidentiality protections in place for the defendant’s HIV-related information; and
  • Describe how information about this new law will be disseminated within health, legal and correctional settings.

Panel of Presenters:
The panel of presenters included a clinical expert, legal expert and staff from the NYSDOH.
 
Who Should View the Webcast?
This session is intended for supervisors and staff that work with sexual assault survivors or defendants in the health care system, legal system, correctional system or social service system.  Staff from the following specific settings are encouraged to attend:

  • hospital emergency departments
  • rape crisis programs
  • local health departments
  • court  system
  • public defenders
  • criminal justice system
  • those interested in HIV policy