Using HIV Treatment Guidelines in the Real World: A Critical Review and Discussion

 

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About the Program


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.

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Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:

  • Describe HIV epidemiologic and demographic trends that form the basis for HIV prevention, HIV testing, and HIV treatment guidelines
  • Apply major guidelines to the identification of individuals at risk for HIV infection and to determine the appropriateness of using PrEP in individual patients
  • Describe the research findings that support current HIV treatment guidelines
  • Provide effective antiretroviral therapy to a variety of different patient types

Release Date: May 12, 2020

Expiration Date: May 12, 2021

Media: Internet

Estimated time to complete each Module:  15-30 minutes

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Faculty

Joseph Eron, MD
Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 

Richard A. Elion, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
George Washington University Medical Center
Washington, DC
Paul Sax, MD
Clinical Director
Division of Infectious Diseases
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Renslow Sherer, MD
Professor of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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Joint Accreditation Statement

Jointly-Accredited-Provider-TM_1000x636 In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and ViralEd, Inc. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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Credit Designation

Case 1 (HIV and COVID-19):
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Case 2 (HIV Prevention/PrEP):
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Case 3 (HIV and Pregnancy): 
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Case 4 (Individualizing Antiretroviral Therapy):
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Case 5 (Rapid Initiation of ART in a Person Who Injects Drugs (PWID)):
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Case 6 (New Trends in PEP and PrEP):
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Case 7 (New ART, 2-Drug Regimen):
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Case 1 (PrEP - 2+1+1 Dosing, Weight Gain):
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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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 providing 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 commercial interest.

The faculty 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 these CME activities:

Richard Elion, MD

  • Consulting Fees: Gilead, ViiV
  • Fees for Non-CME/CE Services Received Directly from a Commercial Interest or thier agents: Gilead, ViiV

 

Joseph Eron, MD

  • Consulting Fees: Gilead, Merck, ViiV
  • Contracted Research: Gilead, ViiV, Janssen

Paul Sax, MD

  • Consulting Fees: Gilead, GSK/ViiV, Janssen, Merck
  • Contracted Research:Gilead, GSK/ViiV, Merck
  • Other (Editorial Boards): Medscape, UpToDate, NEJM Journal Watch, Open Forum ID

Renslow Sherer, MD

  • Nothing to Disclose

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 PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose.

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Method of Participation and Request for Credit

There are no fees for participating and receiving CME/CE credit for this activity. During the period, May 12, 2020 through May 12, 2021, participants must read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures and study the educational activity.

If you wish to receive acknowledgment for completing this activity, please complete the evaluation on http://www.cmeuniversity.com/. On the navigation menu, click on "Find Post-test/Evaluation by Course" and search by course ID 15184. Upon registering and successfully completing the activity evaluation, your certificate will be made available immediately.

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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 planners of this activity 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 planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

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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.

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Computer System Requirements:

This program requires a modern web browser (Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome). Certain educational activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation, or printable version of their content.  These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software.  That software may be: Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, Windows Media Player and Real Networks Real One Player.

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This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences Medical Affairs

 

 

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