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Overview
CME Credit Available: Maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Release Date: March 5, 2008
Expiration Date: March 5, 2009
This activity consists of audio and visual recording of 8 live presentations. To receive CME credit, please read the overview and follow the link to the presentation.
To view presentation, the learner should click on a presentation title. The Webcast will open in a separate window. The learner may view as many presentations in this activity as he/she chooses. Learner agrees that slides are for webcast viewing only. He or she will not copy, alter, or change these Webcast presentations in any way.
Once 1 or more presentations have been reviewed, learners may link to the CME evaluation from a link at the top of the main index of presentations. This is required for credit. Instructions for the evaluation are found on that page.
Needs and Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Design antiretroviral strategies that consider current data on:
- The pathogenesis of HIV as it impacts treatment approaches
- Drug-drug interactions among antiretrovirals and with other medications
- The appropriate initiation of antiretroviral therapy
- The management of complicated failure
- Interpreting of resistance test results and use of tropism assays in treatment
- The status of investigational antiretroviral drugs and the role of newly approved drugs in antiretroviral regimens
- Describe the incidence, diagnosis, and management of syphilis, trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, and other sexually transmitted diseases in HIV-infected patients
- Formulate appropriate management strategies for hepatitis C virus coinfections with HIV
CME Credit
The International AIDS Society–USA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
The International AIDS Society–USA designates this educational activity for a maximum of
6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicians who claimed CME credit for attending the live CME course on which this activity is based may not claim credit for participating in this activity.
Intended Audience
This online CME activity is designed for physicians who are actively involved in HIV/AIDS care. Specifically, these activities have been designed for physicians who:
- Have a solid, working knowledge of HIV disease management
- Provide comprehensive or specialty care for at least 10 patients with HIV/AIDS or are involved in HIV/AIDS clinical trials or investigations
- Have completed at least 10 hours of CME in the area of HIV/AIDS medicine in the past 2 years
This activity is also relevant to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other health professionals who provide care to people with HIV disease.
Course Faculty
Chairs
Michael S. Saag, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Center for AIDS Research
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Jeffrey L. Lennox, MD
Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Infectious Disease Program
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers
Laura H. Bachmann, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham Veterans Administration Medical Center
Birmingham, Alabama
David J. Back, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Paul E. Sax, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Clinical Director of HIV Program
Division of Infectious Disease
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Robert F. Siliciano, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director of MD-PhD Program
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Principal Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
Donna E. Sweet, MD, MACP
Professor of Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
David L. Thomas, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Disclosure of Financial Affiliations
In the interest of maintaining the independence of its continuing medical education (CME) 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 (ie; faculty, IAS-USA Board members, and program staff) to disclose any financial relationships that they (or their spouses or partners) have had with commercial companies within the past 12 months of the date of this Web-based CME conference. Any conflicts of interest of those parties are resolved prior to the education activity being delivered.
IAS-USA Board of Directors
Constance A. Benson, MD
Dr Benson received research grants awarded to University of California, San Diego from Gilead Sciences. Dr Benson served on advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Pfizer, and chaired Data and Safety Monitoring Boards for Johnson & Johnson Research, Ltd. (Australia) and Achillion. (Updated 02/15/08)
Judith S. Currier, MD
Dr Currier (3/12/07-2/15/08) received research grants to UCLA from Tibotec, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline and Theratechnologies and served as a consultant or received honoraria from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Merck, and Tibotec. In addition she serves on a data safety monitoring board for Koronnis and Achillion Pharmaceuticals. (Updated 02/15/08)
Carlos del Rio, MD
Dr del Rio (3/12/07–2/15/08) received research grants to Emory University from Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, the CDC and the NIH. He served as a consultant or received honoraria from Merck, Trinity Biotech and BMS. (Updated 02/15/08)
Joel E. Gallant, MD, MPH
Dr Gallant received research grants awarded to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer, Roche, and Tibotec, and honoraria from Abbott, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Monogram Biosciences, and Tibotec. He served as a scientific advisor or consultant to Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Panacos, Pfizer, RAPID Pharmaceuticals, Schering Plough, Tibotec, and Vertex. He is a member of Data Safety and Monitoring Boards for Abbott, Gilead, and Koronis. (Updated 02/15/08)
Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH
Dr Gulick received research grants to Cornell University from Gilead, Merck, Panacos, Pfizer, Schering, and Tibotec. He served as an ad-hoc scientific advisor or consultant to Abbott, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Monogram Biosciences, Pfizer, Schering, Trimeris, Virco, and Virostatics. He also serves as Chair of a DSMB for Koronis. (Updated 02/17/08)
Donna M. Jacobsen
Ms Jacobsen had no relevant financial affiliations to disclose. (Updated 02/15/08)
Douglas D. Richman, MD
Dr Richman served as a consultant to Anadys, Biota, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead, Idinex, Koronis, Merck, Monogram, Pfizer, Roche, and Tobira. (Updated 02/19/08)
Michael S. Saag, MD
Dr Saag received grants and research support from, and has been a scientific advisor to Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Monogram Biosciences, Panacos, Pfizer, Progenics, Roche, Tibotec, and Virco. (Updated 02/18/08)
Robert T. Schooley, MD
Dr Schooley served as a consultant to Achillion, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Koronis, Merck, Monogram, Pfizer, TaiMed, Tibotec, and Vertex. He had stock options for Archillion and Monogram. (Updated 01/15/08)
Paul A. Volberding, MD
Dr Volberding, during the period from 1/1/07 through 1/1/08, served on scientific advisory boards for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, Pfizer, and Schering, and was on the endpoint adjudication committee of Schering for an ongoing clinical trial. He received an unrestricted educational grant from GSK-Italy. (Updated 02/15/08)
Course Faculty and Staff
Below are the disclosures of financial relationships of the faculty and program staff of this Web-based CME conference.
Dr Bachmann had no relevant financial affiliations to disclose. (Updated 02/18/08)
Dr Back served as a consultant to or received honoraria from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Tibotec. He had stock options for Delphic Diagnostics Ltd. (Updated 02/18/08)
Dr Lennox received research support from Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer, Schering and Tibotec. He served as a consultant to or received honoraria from Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, Roche, and Tibotec. (Updated 02/18/08)
Dr Saag received grants and research support from, and has been a scientific advisor to Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Monogram Biosciences, Panacos, Pfizer, Progenics, Roche, Tibotec, and Virco. (Updated 02/18/08)
Dr Sax has served as a consultant for Abbot, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, and Tibotec, and has received grants and research support from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, and Pfizer. He received honoraria for teaching from Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Tibotec. (Updated 02/18/08)
Dr Siliciano had no relevant financial affiliations to disclose. (Updated 02/18/08)
Dr Sweet received honoraria from Archillion, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, Pfizer, and Tibotec. She also was on the speakers’ bureaus for Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, and Tibotec. (Updated 02/18/08)
Dr Thomas served as a consultant to Merck. (Updated 12/28/07)
IAS–USA CME Staff
Ms Jacobsen has no relevant financial affiliations to disclose.
Ms Wilson has no relevant financial affiliations to disclose.
Grant Support
This Webcast activity is sponsored by the International AIDS Society–USA and funded by the International AIDS Society–USA.
Funding for the live activity, upon which this activity was based came from the following commercial companies:
Substantial Grants from:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Tibotec Therapeutics
Abbott Laboratories
Gilead Sciences
Merck & Co., Inc.
Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals
Generous Grants from:
GlaxoSmithKline
Additional grant support for this course:
Roche Laboratories
Discussion of Investigational or Unapproved Usage
This activity presents an update on new research that may involve the use of investigational or unapproved drugs and therapies. Participants should consult the product information and other resources for comprehensive information on drugs and therapies discussed in the cases. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the opinions or recommendations of the International AIDS Society–USA.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Web-based CME conference activity, please contact the International AIDS Society–USA:
International AIDS Society–USA
425 California Street
Suite 1450
San Francisco, CA 94104-2120
Telephone: 415-544-9400
Fax: 415-544-9401
E-mail: registration2008@iasusa.org
