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Join us for the next HIV Learning Network session on October 13 @ Noon (Pacific): Positive Health Access to Services and Treatment (PHAST) Program: Past, Present and Future of Rapid Response and Engagement/Re-Engagement in HIV Treatment and Care, by Sandra Torres, MSW, PHAST/RAPID Social Worker, Ward 86, USCF.
Description: Rapid response to new HIV diagnoses is national key strategy to ending HIV in the US to improving linkage, engagement and retention in HIV care. Rapid HIV antiretroviral (Rapid ART) programs work to reduce the time it takes for people newly diagnosed with HIV to engage in HIV care and receive a prescription to begin ART, thereby dramtically reducing the time it takes for a person to achieve HIV viral load suppression. Acheiving viral suppression in a quicker time period helps to reduce HIV transmission, a key goal of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. In this session, we invited Sandra Torres, MSW, of the UCSF Ward 86 Positive Health Access to Services and Treatment (or PHAST) team to share their HIV rapid response model, and engage us in case discussions that demonstrate how the model can be applied to people receving new HIV diagnoses.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify three (3) barriers that patients face in engaging in HIV medical care
- List two (2) steps to creating a RAPID ART program
Physicians:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada School of Medicine and the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses:
Nurses may receive continuing education credit for this educational activity as the ANCC accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through its reciprocity agreement.
HIV Learning Network offers free CME for participants attending sessions, pending completion of the post-session evaluation.
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Join us for the next HIV Learning Network session on December 8 @ Noon (Pacific): HIV and Harm Reduction: A Cultural Approach, by Gigi J. Simmons, MD, Clinical Educator, Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.
Description: Harm reduction strategies help to lessen the harms associated with drug use and related behaviors to increase the risk of HIV infection. Harm reduction plays a significant role in preventing drug-related deaths and offering access to treatment, social services, and healthcare. Current narratives around harm reduction and recovery are dominated by a white lens, depicting white communities as the most vulnerable victims of the current opioid crisis. From 2015 – 2020, there was a 213% increase in overdose death rates for Black men – the largest increase experienced by any demographic group (Black Harm Reduction Network). In this session, Dr. Gigi Simmons will explore the history of HIV and harm reduction in the Black community, and examine how the media portrayal of HIV and harm reduction shape our views of how we approach harm reduction with Black people with HIV.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the meaning of constitutional rights
- Explore the history of HIV and harm reduction in the Black community
- Evaluate how the media portrays HIV and substance use, is it helpful or harmful?
Physicians:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada School of Medicine and the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses:
Nurses may receive continuing education credit for this educational activity as the ANCC accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through its reciprocity agreement.
HIV Learning Network offers free CME for participants attending sessions, pending completion of the post-session evaluation.
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Join us for the next HIV Learning Network session on January 12 @ Noon (Pacific): HIV and the Nervous System, by Guy Vandenberg, MSW, ACRN, Faculty, HIV Learning Network, Pacific AETC
Description: As opportunistic infections (OIs) have become less common with the advancement of HIV antiretroviral therapy, providers may have less exposure to patients presenting neurological disorders associated with advanced HIV infection. In this session, Guy Vandenberg will review which opportunistic infections can affect the nervous system, particularly for those aging with HIV. In addtion, he will review why initiation of HIV antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and OIs that affect the central nervous system requires a different approach.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- List the presenting signs and symptoms of at least 2 opportunistic infectious that affect the nervous system
- Perform a 5-minute neurological exam
- Describe at least two issues affecting the nervous system of people living with HIV as they age
- Explain why initiating HIV treatment for in patients with an OI of the CNS requires a different approach.
Physicians:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada School of Medicine and the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses:
Nurses may receive continuing education credit for this educational activity as the ANCC accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through its reciprocity agreement.
HIV Learning Network offers free CME for participants attending sessions, pending completion of the post-session evaluation.
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Join us for the next HIV Learning Network session on March 23 @ 12:00pm (Pacific) for Updates from CROI 2023, by Daniel Lee, MD, AAHIVS, HIVLN Clinical Director, and Clinical Professor of Medicine, Owen Clinic, UCSD.
Description: The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is a major platform for basic scientists and clinical investigators to present, discuss, and critique their research on human retroviruses and associated diseases, such as HIV and STIs. In this session, Dr. Daniel Lee, MD, AAHIVS, will distill the most important findings presented at CROI 2023, and help apply the most relevant data and strategies to future clinical practices for the prevention, treatment, and maintenance of HIV and other related infectious diseases.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the recent data about HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Implement the use of doxycycline for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STI) in their clinical practice.
- Utilize the latest data on the use of current and future long-acting injectable agents (Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine, Lenacapavir, Islatravir) in people with HIV (PWH) in clinical decision-making
- Learn new strategies in the management of antiretroviral therapy (ART) related weight gain.
Physicians:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada School of Medicine and the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses:
Nurses may receive continuing education credit for this educational activity as the ANCC accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through its reciprocity agreement.
HIV Learning Network offers free CME for participants attending sessions, pending completion of the post-session evaluation.
Presented By:
Pacific AETC Regional Office
Contact Email:
brian.abascal@ucsf.edu
Contact Number:
(415) 476-2434
Event Type:
Distance based learning
