(Part 1 of 4) Chronic Pain in People With HIV: An Evidence-Based, Practical Approach
Overview Assessment of Needs Chronic pain is common in people with HIV (PWH), and has been associated with adverse HIV-related outcomes. This talk will provide a brief summary of the evidence base behind the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of chronic pain in PWH, and will then focus on a practical approach to management. Management approaches (more…)
The Elements of Taking a Sexual History
Overview Assessment of Needs The IAS–USA offers this state-of-the-art activity on the evolving challenges of managing HIV disease as part of a nationwide continuing medical education (CME) effort for physicians. Taking a sexual history from patients is a necessary first step towards providing necessary counseling. A sexual history allows clinicians to identify those individuals at (more…)
(Part 2 of 4) Medical Cannabis in People With HIV: What’s the Evidence
Overview Assessment of Needs Medical cannabis is now legal in the majority of US states. Most individuals seeking medical cannabis do so for pain, which is common in people with HIV (PWH), and there has been increasing interest in understanding the role of cannabis in reducing opioid prescribing and treating opioid use disorder. This talk (more…)
PEP to PrEP Transitions: Evidence and Innovations
Overview Assessment of Needs The IAS–USA offers this state-of-the-art activity on the evolving challenges of managing HIV disease as part of a nationwide continuing medical education (CME) effort for physicians. This webinar will focus on strategies for transitioning patients from postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) to preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in clinical practice. We will review trends in (more…)
(Part 3 of 4) Opioid Use and HIV/Hepatitis C Made Easy: A Practical Implementation of the Evidence
Overview Update: This webinar has been rescheduled to Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Assessment of Needs Opioid use disorder is a growing crisis among people in the US, and people with HIV (PWH) are particularly affected. This talk will summarize the current knowledge in the field (eg, epidemiology, neurobiology) and will present a real-world, stepwise approach (more…)
(Part 4 of 4) More Than One Problem: Mental Illness as a Contributing Factor of Pain and Substance Use in People With HIV
Overview Assessment of Needs Mental illness encompasses a large array of syndromes from mood disorders to thought disorders to personality disorders, which can directly impact pain and substance use. This talk will provide a general overview of the interrelated aspects of mental illness, pain, and substance use among people with HIV (PWH). Additionally, this talk (more…)
HIV Drug Resistance: The 4th Decade
Overview Assessment of Needs The IAS–USA offers this state-of-the-art activity on the evolving challenges of managing HIV disease as part of a nationwide continuing medical education (CME) effort for physicians. Antiretroviral therapy has dramatically reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infection. The emergence of drug resistance had limited the effectiveness of many (more…)
Managing Gonorrhea and Its Complications: A Case-Based Approach
Overview Assessment of Needs The IAS–USA offers this state-of-the-art activity as part of a nationwide continuing education effort for physicians. The rates of gonorrhea continue to increase in the United States as does the extent of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance. In this webinar, we will consider the epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, including the re-emergence of disseminated (more…)
Optimization of Antiretroviral Therapy
Overview Assessment of Needs The IAS–USA offers this state-of-the-art activity as part of a nationwide continuing education effort for physicians on the evolving challenges of managing HIV disease. This webinar will discuss the goals of antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV who are currently in care and are successfully treated. Further, this webinar will (more…)
Cases From the Clinic: Managing the Care of Patients Who Are Highly Treatment Experienced With Limited Treatment Options
Overview Assessment of Needs The IAS–USA offers this state-of-the-art activity as part of a nationwide continuing education effort for physicians on the evolving challenges of managing HIV disease. Although more uncommon with contemporary regimens, clinicians may be presented with patients in whom various regimens and drug classes have failed and who are not virally suppressed. (more…)