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Web-Based CME Conference: Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 2009 International AIDS Society–USA
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| Overview | Activity Objectives | Assessment of Needs | Intended Audience | CME Accreditation |
| Faculty | Disclosure of Financial Interests | Grant Support | Drug and Product Disclaimer | Contact |
 

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Overview

Activity Objectives

Assessment of Needs

Intended Audience

CME Accreditation

Faculty

Disclosure of Financial Interests

In the interest of maintaining the independence of its continuing medical education activities, and in accordance with the policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the International AIDS Society–USA requires all persons with control of content (eg; authors, reviewers, Editorial Board members, and the staff of the Cases on the Web program) to disclose any financial interests that they (or their spouses or partners) have with commercial companies within the past 12 months.

Faculty

Cases on the Web Editorial Board

The members of the Cases on the Web (COW) Editorial Board are volunteers and are not compensated for their role in overseeing the program. Listed below are the COW Editorial Board members and their financial interests with commercial companies within the past 12 months from the date of disclosure.

Michael S. Saag, MD — Editor-in-Chief
Professor of Medicine
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr Saag has received grants and research support from and has been a scientific advisor to Ardea Biosciences, Inc, Avexa Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co, Inc, Monogram Biosciences, Inc, Pain Therapeutics, Inc, Pfizer Inc, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Tibotec Therapeutics, and Tobira Therapeutics. (Updated 08/10/10)

Marshall J. Glesby, MD, PhD — Coeditor
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Dr Glesby has no relevant financial interests to disclose. (Updated 09/01/09)

Judith A. Aberg, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine

Dr Aberg has been a scientific advisor to Gilead Sciences, Inc, Merck & Co, Inc, Tibotec Therapeutics and ViiV Healthcare. She participates in multicenter clinical trials from Gilead Sciences, Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co, Inc, Pfizer Inc, Schering-Plough Corp, Theratechnologies Inc, and Tibotec Therapeutics. Dr Aberg currently holds nonsalaried contracts for pending multicenter clinical trials with Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. (Updated 03/25/10)

Roger J. Bedimo, MD, MS
Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dr Bedimo has been a scientific advisor to Abbott Laboratories, Merck & Co, Inc, and Tibotec Therapeutics. He has received grants and research support from Abbott Laboratories, Merck & Co, Inc, and Tibotec Therapeutics. (Updated 10/08/09)

Meg D. Newman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Dr Newman has no relevant financial interests to disclose. (Updated 09/01/09)

Paul E. Sax, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Dr Sax received grants and research support from GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co, Inc, and Tibotec Therapeutics. He served as a consultant to or contributed to CME program materials for Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co, Inc, Pfizer Inc, and Tibotec Therapeutics. (Updated 09/14/09)

Staff of the Cases on the Web

Donna M. Jacobsen — Executive Director/President

Ms Jacobsen has no relevant financial affiliations to disclose. (Updated 08/12/10)

IAS–USA Board of Directors

The nonstaff members of the IAS–USA Board of Directors participate in a volunteer capacity. They are not compensated for their roles in governing/overseeing the IAS–USA. Listed below are the IAS–USA Board of Directors and their financial interests with commercial companies within the last 12 months from the date of disclosure.

Constance A. Benson, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego

Dr Benson has received research grants awarded to the University of California San Diego from Gilead Sciences, Inc. She has served on scientific advisory boards for GlaxoSmithKline, ViiV Healthcare, and Merck & Co, Inc, and has chaired a data and safety monitoring board for Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Updated 08/09/10)

Judith S. Currier, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California Los Angeles

Dr Currier has received research grants awarded to the University of California Los Angeles from Merck & Co, Inc, and Schering-Plough Corp. (Updated 08/11/10)

Carlos del Rio, MD
Professor of Medicine
Emory University

Dr del Rio has received research grants awarded to Emory University from Merck & Co, Inc, Schering-Plough Corp, and Sanofi Pasteur. (Updated 08/10/10)

Joel E. Gallant, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
The Johns Hopkins University

Dr Gallant has served as a consultant to Abbott Laboratories. He has been a member of data and safety monitoring boards and endpoint adjudication committees for Gilead Sciences, Inc, and Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. He has been a member of scientific or clinical advisory boards for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Inc, Merck & Co, Inc, Tibotec Therapeutics, and ViiV Healthcare. Johns Hopkins University has been the recipient of research grants or contracts from Gilead Sciences, Inc, for research conducted by Dr Gallant. (Updated 08/10/10)

Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Dr Gulick has served as a consultant to Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Inc, MedImmune, LLC, ViiV Healthcare, and ViroStatics and as an investigator for research study grants (to Weill Cornell) from Pfizer Inc, Schering-Plough Corp, and Tibotec Therapeutics. (Updated 08/10/10)

Douglas D. Richman, MD
Professor of Pathology and Medicine
University of California San Diego

Dr Richman has been a consultant to Biota, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CHIMERx, Gen-Probe Inc, Gilead Sciences, Inc, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Merck & Co, Inc, Monogram Biosciences, Inc, Myriad Genetics, Inc, and Theraclone Sciences. He has been on an endpoint adjudication committee for Schering-Plough Corp and has been the recipient of research grants or contracts from Merck & Co, Inc. Dr Richman has been a stock options holder of CHIMERx and Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc, and a stock shareholder of Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Updated 08/09/10)

Michael S. Saag, MD — Editor-in-Chief
Professor of Medicine
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr Saag has received grants and research support from and has been a scientific advisor to Ardea Biosciences, Inc, Avexa Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co, Inc, Monogram Biosciences, Inc, Pain Therapeutics, Inc, Pfizer Inc, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Tibotec Therapeutics, and Tobira Therapeutics. (Updated 08/10/10)

Robert T. Schooley, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego

Dr Schooley has served as a consultant to Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Gilead Sciences, Inc, Inhibitex, Inc, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc, Tobira Therapeutics, and Laboratory Corporation of America. He has stock options for Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Updated 08/10/10)

Paul A. Volberding, MD
Marvin Sleisenger Professor of Medicine
Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Dr Volberding has served on data and safety monitoring boards for Merck & Co, Inc, and TaiMed Biologics, and on an endpoint adjudication committee for Schering-Plough Corp. He has served on scientific or clinical advisory boards for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Inc, Pfizer Inc, and Tobira Therapeutics. (Updated 08/10/10)

Grant Support

Drug and Product Disclaimer

Contact Information

 

 

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