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Course Description

Objective

This conference is designed for physicians, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health care professionals and will provide the information they need to meet the existing and emerging challenges of diagnosing and treating today's HIV patients. Experts will present the latest information on diagnosing and treating persons with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in the primary care setting and answer questions from attendees. Workshops will present emerging strategies for dealing with specific problems in HIV and STI care today and offer the opportunity for experienced clinicians to debate specific approaches to treatment.

This conference will focus on the clinical and public health aspects of HIV/AIDS and STIs. Consequently, this conference is also intended for health professionals from public health agencies.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the current approach to antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection.
• Describe the role of non-medical determinants in fueling the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
• Describe current conceptualizations of personality pathology, especially those typical to chronic HIV care.

Statement of Need

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are more than 1,000,000 million people living with HIV infection in the United States and about 24% of them are unaware of their infection. Experts estimate that approximately 750,000 people in the United States are infected with HIV and use the clinical care delivery system. Typically, these patients receive regular HIV care through their primary care clinician. With advances in treatment modalities, more Americans who are infected with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections are living an improved quality of life. However, with longer survival come long-term side effects of medications, increased medication management, greater need to maintain long-term adherence, and continued need for prevention of transmission.

Continuing Medical Education Credit

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint sponsorship of the Rochester Academy of Medicine and the University of Rochester Medical Center. The Rochester Academy of Medicine (RAM) is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Rochester Academy of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6 American Medical Association PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy Statement

It is the policy of the Rochester Academy of Medicine (RAM) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all sponsored or jointly sponsored educational activities. All individuals who are in a position to control the content of the educational activity (course/activity directors, planning committee members, staff, teachers, or authors of CME) must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest(s) as well as the nature of the relationship. Financial relationships of the individual’s spouse or partner must also be disclosed, if the nature of the relationship could influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CME. The ACCME describes relevant financial relationships as those in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest. Individuals who refuse to disclose will be disqualified from participation in the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CME activity.

Continuing Nursing Education Credit

Registered nurses and nursing assistants who attend the entire conference will earn 6 units of continuing medical education credit and will receive a CE certificate via email after the conference. Those clinicians can then present their certificates to their employers or accrediting agencies as proof they engaged in this continuing medical education activity.

Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit

The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York (PSSNY) has approved this program for 6.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit or 0.6 CEUs. This is PSSNY program number 0170-9999-13-036-L02-P.