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AIDS 2010 - eSymposium - ARV Therapies and Therapeutic Strategies
In addition to the On-Demand Web Symposium, the Web Symposium Slide Deck and a CME Newsletter are available for review and download. To download the Web Symposium Slide Deck or view the CME Newsletter page please click the corresponding link below:
About the Program
- Program Overview
- Target Audience
- Learning Objectives
- Course Director and Moderator
- Faculty
- Accreditation Statement
- Credit Designation
- Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
- Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
- Disclaimer
- Instructions for Participation and Credit
Program Overview
This 1.5 hour Internet symposium reviews and discusses the key studies on antiretroviral therapy presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference. The symposium features four well-known and recognized thought leaders in the HIV field, with three serving as presenting faculty/discussants and one as program moderator.
This program is certified for CME credit for US physicians by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower.
Program Note: While there is mutual recognition of CME credits between Europe and the US, an application has been submitted to the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) for approval to provide direct EACCME accredited continuing medical education for European participants.
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational need of physicians involved in the care of patients with HIV infection.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
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Explain the key new studies on ARV therapy presented at AIDS 2010
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Employ the advances in clinical management of HIV-positive patients presented and discussed at AIDS 2010
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Apply data presented and discussed at the AIDS 2010 regarding the treatment of ARV-naïve and experienced patients
Release Date: July 29, 2010
Expiration Date: July 29, 2011
Estimated time to complete the AIDS 2010 Web Symposium: 1 hour 30 minutes
Media: Internet
Course Director and Moderator
David Cooper, MD
Professor, University of New South Wales
Director of The National Centre in Epidemiology & Clinical Research
Sydney, Australia
Faculty
Jose Arribas, MD,
Senior Attending Physician, HIV Unit
Hospital de La Paz
Madrid, Spain
Jurgen Rockstroh, MD
Professor, University of Bonn
Bonn, Germany
Calvin J. Cohen, MD, MS
Research Director,
CRI New England
Clinical Instructor,
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower (Annenberg Center) and ViralEd, LLC. The Annenberg Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Annenberg Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
The Annenberg Center assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CME activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by the Annenberg Center for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. The Annenberg Center is committed to providing its learners with high quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in health care and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
The facultyreported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
Dr. David Cooper:
- Consulting Fees: ViiV; Gilead; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Merck & Co.; Tibotec; Tobira
Dr. Jose Arribas:
- Consulting Fees: Merck & Co.; Abbott; Tibotec; Janssen; Gilead; GlaxoSmithKline; Pfizer; Biogen; Avexa; Bristol-Myers Squibb; ViiV
Dr. Juergen Rockstroh:
- Contracted Research: Abbott; Merck & Co.; Roche
- Consulting Fees: Abbott; Bristol-Myers Squibb; BI; Merck & Co.; Roche; GlaxoSmithKline; Pfizer; Gilead: ViiV
Dr. Calvin Cohen:
- Contracted Research: Gilead; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Merck & Co.; Tibotec; ViiV
- Consulting Fees: Gilead; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Merck & Co.; Tibotec; Abbott
- Speakers Bureau: Gilead; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Merck & Co.; Tibotec
The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
The following planners and managers, Jan Hixon, RN, BSN, MA; Trace Hutchison, PharmD; Julia Kimball, RN, BSN; Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD; Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CCMEP; Patricia Staples, MSN, NP-C, CCRN and Gordon West, PhD, CCMEP, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The Annenberg Center, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM), ViralEd, LLC and Merck & Co. do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the Annenberg Center, PIM, ViralEd, LLC and Merck & Co. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Instructions for Participation and Credit
There are no fees for participating and receiving credit for this activity. During the period, July 29, 2010 through July 28, 2011, participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; 2) study the educational activity; and 3) complete the post-test and evaluation form.
To answer the questions, click on your selected choice for each answer then proceed to the next question. We recommend that you print a copy of your answers before you submit them to us. Once completed, click on the Submit Post-test at the bottom of the page. Your post-test will automatically be graded.
If you successfully complete the post-test (score of 70% or higher), your certificate will be made available immediately. Click on View Certificate and print the certificate for your records. If you received a score of 69% or less, you will receive a message notifying you that you did not pass the post-test. You may retake the post-test until successful.
You may complete the Post-test on-line at http://www.cmeuniversity.com/.
- Click on "Find Post-Test/Evaluation by Course" on the navigation menu
- Search by project ID 7438
- Upon successfully completing the Post-test and Evaluation form, your certificate will be made available immediately.
Supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
*This coverage is not sanctioned by the conference organizers and is not an official part of the conference proceedings
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