Committed to improving the health of vulnerable women, children, youth, and families - including those infected and affected by HIV - and to building capacity in the communities and systems that serve them.

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About the Rutgers-UMDNJ Integration

The François Xavier Bagnoud Center at UMDNJ will be transferred to Rutgers, effective July 1, 2013. As a result of this integration, you will see changes to this website. Learn more about the Rutgers-UMDNJ Integration.

Latest Resource on PrEP

"CDC's Interim Guidance on the Use of PrEP in Heterosexually Active Adults: Implications for Clinical Practice," is a webinar hosted by the François Xavier Bagnoud Center at UMDNJ and CDC's Elimination of Mother-to-Child (EMCT) Stakeholders Group and presented by Deborah Cohan, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco and Dawn Smith, MD, Biomedical Intervention Implementation Officer, National Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC on December 12th 2012. Click here to view the material.

Perinatal Guidelines Resource

This archived webinar sponsored by CDC’s Elimination of Mother-to-Child (EMCT) Stakeholders Group, in collaboration with the Franҫois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center and AETC National Resource Center entitled, "What’s New in the Guidelines: Recommendations for Use of ARV Drugs in Pregnant Women," was presented by Heather Watts, MD, Medical Officer, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch. She reviews the latest updates to the Perinatal Guidelines published on July 31, 2012. You'll find the Webinar Here.

FXB AETC local performance site unveils new preceptorship curriculum

The FXB AETC local performance site preceptorship curriculum has now been updated and includes two self study learning modules. The new resources engage learners on the topics of HIV 101 and an introduction to HIV antiretroviral therapy. They can be used on their own or as part the broader preceptorship learning experience. Click here to learn more about the AETC preceptorship program.

SN Receives Grant to Help Educate Nurses to Serve Children in Foster Care

The Foundation of UMDNJ received a $300,000 grant from the Rosanne H. Silbermann Foundation for the Child Health Program (CHP) at the School of Nursing's François Xavier Bagnoud Center. The grant will be used to develop a child welfare curriculum to meet the physical and mental health needs of children in New Jersey's foster care system. Children in foster care often experience developmental, behavioral and mental health problems requiring specialized nursing skills. Established in 2000, the CHP has managed health services for hundreds of foster-care children throughout New Jersey since 2007—with exceptional outcomes in the areas of immunization, mental health, dental screening and well-child care.

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