The 2019 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) CLINICAL CONFERENCE
New Orleans, Lousiana
December 4 – 7, 2019
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The conference syllabus is now available. Please note that conference materials in PDF format require Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher to view.
Final presentations slides are now available.
 Conference Overview Download PDF File Size: 1.63 MD |
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Preconference Session:
Basics of HIV Management Session for Practitioners Who Are New to the Field
Moderated by Laura W. Cheever, MD, ScM
- Fundamentals of Antiretroviral Therapy
Michael S. Saag, MD
- Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy: What to Start and How to Monitor
Steven C. Johnson, MD
Plenary Lectures
- HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau Updates
Laura W. Cheever, MD, ScM - Investigational Approaches to Antiretroviral Therapy
Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD - Treating HIV in 2019: Interactive Cases From the Clinic(ians) and Panel Discussion
Michael S. Saag, MD - Antiretroviral Therapy and Pregnancy in 2019: Current Recommendations and Controversies
Jean R. Anderson, MD - Best Practices in HIV Care: Providing Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Nonbinary People
Linda Wesp, PhD, APRN, FNP-C - Opioid Use and Substance Abuse Disorder
R. Douglas Bruce, MD, MA, MS
Friday, December 6, 2019
Plenary Lectures
- Inflammation and Its Role in HIV Pathogenesis and Aging
Sara Gianella-Weibel, MD - Neurocognitive Disorders in HIV
Victor Valcour, MD, PhD - Renal Disease and Kidney Transplant
Jayme E. Locke, MD, MPH - Cardiovascular Disease in HIV
Heidi M. Crane, MD, MPH - Commom PrEP Questions: A Case-Based Discussion
Hyman M. Scott, MD, MPH - Drug Pricing and Generics: Impact on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Programs
Tim Horn
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Plenary Lectures
- Ending the HIV Epidemic: Reaching the Unsurpassed and Out of Care Panel Discussion
Moderated by Laura W. Cheever, MD, and John T. Brooks, MD
Selected Summaries
A Multidisciplinary Intervention to Address Patients in Care who are Not Virally Suppressed
Paula Seal
Two-Pronged Attack: HIV Testing in a South Florida Healthcare System
Elizabeth Sherman
CrescentCare’s Immediate ART Continuum
Lorna Seybolt
Implementing a Program to Improve Patient Retention and Viral Suppression in a Community-Based Ryan White Clinic
Michelle Ogle, MD
The Undetectables Project
Andre Brutus, MD
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): Syphilis, Chlamydia, and Gonorrhea
Kimberly A. Workowski, MD
As a participant of the CLINICAL CONFERENCE and a recipient of funding through your Ryan White–funded clinic or program, you are encouraged to take the information and resources you obtained from the Clinical Conference and develop local trainings for those who were unable to attend.
Conference resources accessible:
- PowerPoint slide guide for use in updating your clinic and program staff and colleagues
- Updated eSyllabus with final lecture material and cases
- Archived podcasts
Be sure to complete the evaluations only at the end of each day when you have time to do so without interruption. If you begin an evaluation and stop before completing it, or if your evaluation session times out, you will need to reenter your responses from the beginning.
- Wednesday, December 4 and Thursday, December 5, 2019
- Friday, December 6, 2019
- Saturday, December 7, 2019
The Overall evaluation form will be activated in your IAS–USA account under My Activities on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Please note that you are required to complete the overall evaluation and posttest in order to claim CME credits, ABIM MOC points, Nursing or Pharmacy credits, or a certificate of participation for this conference. You may complete and submit an online evaluation and continuing education form by January 15, 2020. For more information about claiming credits and points for this conference, visit the FAQ page.