About the Program
Program Overview
The ARV Therapies and Therapeutic Strategies program is a comprehensive, independent review of the 24th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2017). This program consists of four components: (1) CME Internet Symposium: CROI 2017 Expert Review: a 1.5 hour Internet symposium that features an overview and discussion of key presentations and posters, selected by the expert faculty discussants; (2) Comprehensive Expert Review and Discussion of Key Presentations: an on-line, in-depth review of 8 of the key poster/presentations reviewed in the Internet symposium (3) Rapid-Fire Review of CROI 2017: a podcast that provides a brief, audio summary of the most essential data presented at the conference; and (4) From Conference to Clinic: Reviewing and Applying Data From CROI 2017: case-based dinner meetings during which the key data are reviewed, discussed and applied to patient care.
The Comprehensive Expert Review and Discussion of Key Presentations part of the program will feature HIV experts reviewing and discussing the most important studies on HIV therapy presented at CROI 2017. This review and discussion will provide a comprehensive overview of each of the posters and presentations selected. In addition, the faculty will provide unique insights into how knowledgeable experts review and analyze data from CROI and an in-depth understanding of the scientific quality and clinical relevance of the posters and presentations reviewed.
All online components of the program will be accessible at www.viraled.com.
This program is produced by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and ViralEd, Inc. It is not a session created by or presented at CROI 2017 and it is not sanctioned by the organizers of CROI 2017.
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses and other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with HIV infection.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
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Use data reported at CROI 2017 for counseling, testing and antiretroviral treatment to prevent HIV infection, especially in underserved communities
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Use in a clinical setting findings from key studies on HIV/AIDS diagnosis, management, and treatment presented at CROI 2017
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Employ strategies based on studies and data presented at CROI 2017 for helping HIV-positive patients in medically underserved communities link to and stay in appropriate and effective HIV care
- Discuss with patients and colleagues the studies and data on therapies for HIV/AIDS presented at CROI 2017 and use that discussion to decide on appropriate planning of therapy for patients with HIV/AIDS
Release Date: Feburary 24, 2017
Expiration Date: February 24, 2018
Estimated time to complete each Poster/Presentation: 15-30 minutes
Media: Internet
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Faculty
José Arribas, MD
Senior Attending Physician, HIV Unit
Hospital de La Paz
Madrid, Spain
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Jürgen Rockstroh, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine I
University Hospital
Bonn, Germany |
Richard A. Elion, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
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Paul Sax, MD, MD
Clinical Director
Division of Infectious Diseases
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
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Ian Frank, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical Therapeutics Program
Penn Center for AIDS Research
Perelman School of Medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Renslow Sherer, MD
Professor of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health,
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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Graeme Moyle, MD, MB, BS
Associate Director of HIV Research
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
London, United Kingdom
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Physician Continuing Medical Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and ViralEd, Inc. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. There will be 8 posters and presentations available for a total of 2.00 possible credit hours.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors,
planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to
control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent
conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of
this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved
according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to provideing its learners
with high quality CME activities and related materials that promote
improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary
business interest of a commerical interest.
Jose Arribas, MD
- Consulting Fees: Merck, Gilead
- Fees for Non-CME/CE Services Received Directly from a Commercial Interest: ViiV, Janssen, Abbvie, BMS,Gilead, MSD
Richard Elion, MD
- Consulting Fees: Gilead, ViiV
- Fees for Non-CME/CE Services Received Directly from a Commercial Interest: Gilead, Merck, Janssen
Ian Frank, MD
- Consulting Fees: Gilead
- Contracted Research: ViiV/GSK
Graeme Moyle, MD
- Fees for Non-CME/CE Services Received Directly from a Commercial Interest: BMS, Gilead, Merck, Tobira/Allergen, Teva, Mylan
Juergen Rockstroh, MD
- Consulting Fees: Abbott, Abbvie, Gilead, Janssen, Merck, ViiV
- Fees for Non-CME/CE Services Received Directly from a Commercial Interest: Abbot, Gilead, Merck
- Contracted Research: Gilead
Paul Sax, MD
- Consulting Fees: Abbvie, BMS, GSK/ViiV, Gilead, Janssen, Merck
- Contracted Research: Gilead, BMS, GSK/ViiV
Renslow Sherer, MD
The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouce/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of these CME activities:
The PIM planners and managers, Trace Hutchison,
PharmD, Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP, Judi Smelker-Mitchek, MBA, MSN, RN and Jan Shultz, MSN, RN, CHCP have nothing to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlableled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion
of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not
indicated by the FDA. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, ViralEd,
Inc., and Gilead Sciences Medical Affairs. 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 Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, ViralEd, Inc., and Gilead
Sciences Medical Affairs. Please refer to the official prescribing
information for each product for discussion of approved indications,
contraindications, and warnings.
Poster/Presentation Listing
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.
This program is produced by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and ViralEd, Inc. It is not a session created by or presented at CROI 2017 and it is not sanctioned by the organizers of CROI 2017.
This activity is
supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences Medical Affairs.
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