Faculty
Grant Ellsworth, MD, MS
Weill Cornell MedicineRajesh T. Gandhi, MD
Harvard Medical SchoolJeffrey L. Lennox, MD
Emory University School of MedicineMichael S. Saag, MD
University of Alabama at BirminghamDawn K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMelanie A. Thompson, MD
Thacker & Thompson, MDPanelists
Meredith E. Clement, MD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences CenterKhalil G. Ghanem, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineKimberly A. Workowski, MD
Emory UniversitySpecial Panelists
James Curran, MD, MPH
Emory University School of MedicineJonathan Kaplan, MD
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionHarold Jaffe, MD
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDavid Rimland, MD
Emory University School of MedicineMelanie A. Thompson, MD
Thacker & Thompson, MDApril 8, 2022
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM ETFor in-person attendees, there is a special panel session at the close of the course:
Special Panel Session: 40 Years Later: Looking Back at the Beginning of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Atlanta, Georgia. From the Perspectives of People Who Were There From the Beginning
Moderators: Jeffrey Lennox, MD, and Michael Saag, MD
Panelists: James Curran, MD, MPH, Jonathan Kaplan, MD, Harold Jaffe, MD, David Rimland, MD, and Melanie Thompson, MD
Agenda
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Program Description
This live course will consist of an in-person component as long as it is safe and practical to do so. There will also be a simultaneous virtual component for those unable to travel.
This live course will focus on recent advances in HIV medicine including updates from CROI 2022, new antiretroviral formulations and strategies, key assessments for older people with HIV, new advances for screening and treating for anal dysplaxia, and implementing new guidelines for preexposure prophylaxis. This course will feature 2 case-based panel discussions on antiretroviral therapy and controversies and management of sexually transmitted infections.
For in-person attendees, there is a special panel session at the close of the course, “Looking Back at the Beginning of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Atlanta, Georgia.”
For those attending in person, proof of vaccination and wearing a mask at all times during the course will be required, as well as any other measure(s) the IAS–USA sets forth to help us ensure our attendees are safe.
Assessment of Needs
Rapid advances in HIV disease management and COVID-19 information require the ongoing attention of practitioners involved in direct patient care. This course will address the implications of new information on strategies for the clinical management of HIV, COVID-19, and sexually transmitted infections. Information will be presented through a mix of didactic lectures, clinically relevant cases, and expert panel discussions developed and led by an expert faculty of HIV/AIDS clinicians and researchers.
Learning Objectives
After participating in the activity, learners will be better able to:
- Implement the latest recommendations for initiating and changing antiretroviral therapy in particular clinical circumstances, such as comorbid conditions, coinfections, pregnancy, and issues in older patients
- Describe the most current data from recent scientific conferences, including research on new and investigational antiretroviral drugs and approaches and COVID-19
- Describe the current epidemiology, clinical presentations, and management of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adults with HIV infection
- Describe how and when to conduct frailty and cognition assessments for older patients with HIV
- Describe how to screen for anal cancer and what the real-world implications are in your practice
Conflicts of Interest
In the interest of maintaining the independence of its continuing education activities, and in accordance with the policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the IAS–USA requires all persons with control of content (eg, faculty, IAS–USA Board members, and program staff) to disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies (previously defined as “commercial interests”) that they or their spouses or partners have had within the past 24 months. Any real or apparent conflicts of interest of those parties are resolved prior to the continuing education activity being delivered. Individuals who refuse to disclose financial interests may not participate in an IAS–USA continuing education activity.
The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Registration
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for physicians who are actively involved in the medical care of people with HIV infection and:
- Have a solid, working knowledge of HIV disease management
- Provide comprehensive or specialty care for patients with HIV infection
- Are currently active in HIV or COVID-19 research
This activity is also relevant to nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistants, registered pharmacists, and other health professionals.
Representatives and employees of commercial companies (eg, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, medical products, advertising, insurance, investment, and communications firms) must contact the IAS–USA regarding registration procedures.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation requests must be made 8 or more days before the date of an activity. All refunds will be processed minus a $15.00 processing charge. Regrettably, any cancellation requests received within a week before the course will not be eligible for the partial refund.
Continuing Education Credits
CME Credits
The International Antiviral Society–USA (IAS–USA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The IAS–USA designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Nursing Credits
Educational Review Systems is an approved approver of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State Nursing Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider # 5-115. This program is approved for 5.25 hours of continuing nursing education.
Educational Review Systems is also approved for nursing continuing education by the state of California, the state of Florida and the District of Columbia.
Pharmacy Credits
Educational Review Systems is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 5.25 contact hours (0.525 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 14 days after the event and no later than 60 days after the event. Please know that if accurate e-Profile information is not provided within 60 days of the event, credit cannot be claimed after that time. The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days.
UAN # 0761-9999-22-293-L02-P
Grant Support
This activity is part of the IAS–USA national educational effort that is funded, in part, by charitable contributions from ineligible companies. Per IAS–USA policy, any effort that uses grants from ineligible companies must receive grants from several companies with competing products. Funds are pooled and distributed to activities at the sole discretion of the IAS–USA. Grantors have no input into any activity, including its content, development, or selection of topics or speakers. Generous support for this activity has been received from the following contributors.
PLATINUM SUPPORTERS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Merck & Co, Inc.
ViiV Healthcare
SILVER SUPPORTER
Janssen Therapeutics
BRONZE SUPPORTER
Theratechnologies, Inc.
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