2021

Jun
15

Hepatitis B Prevention and Management: What Happens When the Guidelines Fail Us

Overview Assessment of Needs This state-of-the-art activity is part of a nationwide continuing education effort for physicians on the evolving challenges of managing relevant viral infections and concomitant diseases and comorbidities. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global health concern. In this webinar, we will review the epidemiology of HBV infection and the ways (more…)

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Jun
22

Nothing Without Us: Civil Society Solutions to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Overview Assessment of Needs The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented disruption in life as we know it, affecting not only the public health of communities worldwide but our economic and social wellbeing. Similar to some 40 years ago, the (more…)

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Jun
29

COVID-19 Vaccines and the Viral Variants: New Aspects of Vaccine Research

Overview Assessment of Needs This state-of-the-art activity as part of a nationwide continuing education effort for physicians on the evolving challenges of managing relevant viral infections and concominant diseases and comorbidities. This webinar will provide the latest data regarding COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine development process, and clinical trials, including the latest emerging issues and the likely (more…)

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Jul
13

Prevention of HPV-Related Anal Cancer in Persons With HIV: How Should We Screen and Will Vaccines Make a Difference?

Overview Assessment of Needs This state-of-the-art activity is part of a nationwide continuing education effort for physicians on the evolving challenges of managing relevant viral infections and concomitant diseases and comorbidities. This webinar will provide a review of the prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related anal cancer in persons with HIV. Additionally, we will explore various (more…)

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Jul
27

The Role of the Microbiome in Modulation of Inflammation and Impact on Disease in HIV and COVID-19

Overview Assessment of Needs In this webinar, we will first provide an overview of the microbiome and review its role in human health and disease. We will then discuss both previous and new data demonstrating the critical role of the microbiome in HIV transmission and pathogenesis, and will what mechanisms underlie the impact of the (more…)

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Aug
3

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Crucial Conversations, and Effective Messaging for Patients and Healthcare Teams

Update: After reviewing the richness of questions that have come in during the preregistration process, the speakers will be extending the live Question-and-Answer Session for an additional 15 to 30 minutes in hopes to address as many questions from the audience. If you did not submit your questions prior, you will be able to do (more…)

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Aug
17

Bacteriophage Therapy: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend

Overview Assessment of Needs Widespread antibiotic use in clinical medicine and the livestock industry has contributed to the global spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens. Bacterial viruses, or bacteriophages, are promising therapeutic agents against multi-drug resistant microbes. This webinar will discuss the management of multi-drug resistant infections and the recent advancements in treatment with the use (more…)

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Sep
7

Rapid Review of New Scientific and Clinical Data Presented at the International AIDS Society (IAS) 2021 Conference

Note: To accommodate members of our community, a 2nd date has been added. For those unable to attend the originally scheduled date of September 7, 2021, you can now register for the 2nd live broadcast on September 14, 2021. Note, attendees who register and attend both live activities may only claim continuing education credits for (more…)

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Sep
14

Rapid Review of New Scientific and Clinical Data Presented at the International AIDS Society (IAS) 2021 Conference

Note: To accommodate members of our community, a 2nd date has been added. For those unable to attend the originally scheduled date of September 7, 2021, you can now register for the 2nd live broadcast on September 14, 2021. Note, attendees who register and attend both live activities may only claim continuing education credits for (more…)

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Sep
21

Sleep Disorders and Sleep Assessment in People with HIV

Overview Assessment of Needs Sleep disorders are woefully underdiagnosed, especially in people with HIV. Addressing poor sleeping patterns for people with HIV may help improve overall health, including issues of hypertension and obesity to some degree. This webinar will discuss common sleep disturbances and approaches to improve sleep. Specifically in people with HIV, this (more…)

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