Module

HIV Coinfection

Source: Hepatitis Annual Update 2004

HIV Coinfection


Program Director: John P. Phair, MD

Faculty:

  • Raymond T. Chung, MD

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 06/24/04

Expiration Date: 06/23/05


Physicians: maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Pharmacists: 2 contact hours (0.2 CEUs)

Registered Nurses: 2.4 Nursing CE credits

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the diagnostic modalities for patients coinfected with HBV or HCV.

  • Review the approach to treatment of coinfected patients, including management of antiretroviral therapy.

  • Discuss the complications of therapy for HBV and HCV coinfection in patients with HIV (including flares).


Content includes:

  • Epidemiology of HCV/HIV Coinfection
  • Diagnosis of HCV Infection in HIV-Seropositive Individuals
  • HCV: Pathogenic Interactions
  • Natural History of HCV and HIV
  • Antiviral Therapy for HCV Infection in HIV-Coinfected Patients
  • HBV-HIV Coinfection: Scope of the Problem
  • HBV: Genomic Reorganization and Viral Life Cycle
  • HBV Diagnosis and Screening
  • Treatment Options in HBV-HIV Coinfection
  • Toxic and Metabolic Liver Disease
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