Combating the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Managing Barriers to Optimal Care

Slide Lecture with Audio

Sponsored by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC

Presenter/Q&A Cohost

Mehri McKellar, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Q&A Cohost

Charles Hicks, MD
Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Target Audience

This activity is designed for infectious diseases specialists, other physicians involved in the management of HIV/AIDS, along with nurses and related healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Outline the continuing epidemic of HIV as presented at recent meetings which highlight the issue of underdiagnosis and undertreatment
• Employ new and improved screening and diagnostic testing for HIV/AIDS
• Explain recent clinical data that supports the impact of earlier initiation of first-line ARV treatment on long-term outcomes in treatment-naive HIV patients
• Implement current treatment guidelines and recent data (ICAAC/IDSA) for optimal management of HIV patients, with focus on treatment initiation and selection

Activity Overview

The on-demand slide lecture with audio is available with html slides and the presentation transcript. To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must participate in the full activity, complete the 10-question post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. Participants who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form online at www.naccme.com, may immediately print their documentation of credit.

There is no fee associated with this activity.

Participants who have successfully completed the live version of this activity are not eligible to receive credit for this enduring material.

Release Date: June 9, 2010

Expiration Date: June 9, 2011  

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

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CME Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 1 contact hour. 

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 1 contact hour.

Independent Clinical Reviewer: John F. Toney, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Medical Director, Florida Infectious Disease Institute, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Medical Director, Southeast STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, CDC National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers, Director of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Clinical Research, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida

Nurse Reviewer: Melanie Steilen, BSN, RN, ACRN, Director of Nursing Education, Cicatelli Associates Inc., New York, New York, Director at Large, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Akron, Ohio.  

Planning Committee

The planning committee comprises, Charles Hicks, MD; Mehri McKellar, MD; Melanie Steilen, BSN, RN, ACRN; John Toney, MD, FACP, FIDSA; Mike Kearney, Donna Kruggel, Emilie McCardell, Greg Paladino, Randy Robbin, and John Savage, NACCME.

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest  

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All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.

The faculty has reported the following:
Dr. Hicks: Grant/Research Support— Argos, Gilead, Merck, Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Tibotec, ViiV; Consultant—Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, Merck, Tibotec, ViiV; Scientific Advisor—Myriad Pharmaceuticals
Dr. McKellar: Grant/Research Support—Tibotec Therapeutics
Ms. Steilen: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.
Dr. Toney: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Mr. Kearney, Ms. Kruggel, Ms. McCardell, Mr. Robbin, Mr. Paladino, and Mr. Savage have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

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The faculty has disclosed that no off-label/unapproved use(s) of drugs and/or devices will be discussed.

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Grant Support

Supported by an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.