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HIV Care in the COVID-19 Era: Differentiated Delivery Models Beyond Telemedicine

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In this call between colleagues, expert faculty discuss what they learned during the COVID-19 pandemic about how healthcare professionals and healthcare systems need to be creative when it comes to HIV care and service delivery to find solutions that go beyond telemedicine and further expand the reach of care, including for the most vulnerable populations.

Pharmacists: 0.50 contact hour (0.05 CEUs)

Physicians: Maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Nurses: 0.50 Nursing contact hour

Released: July 30, 2021

Expiration: July 29, 2022

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Monica Gandhi

Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine
Director, Center for AIDS Research
Medical Director, Ward 86 HIV Clinic
University of California, San Francisco 
San Francisco, California

Jurgen Rockstroh

Jurgen Rockstroh, MD

Head of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Medicine 
Department of Medicine I
University Hospital Bonn
Bonn, Germany  

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC
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Supporters

This program is supported by an educational grant from

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Janssen Therapeutics Division of Janssen Products

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers who care for persons living with HIV in the time of COVID-19.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Describe evidence supporting the feasibility and efficacy of differentiated models of HIV service delivery utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine
Director, Center for AIDS Research
Medical Director, Ward 86 HIV Clinic
University of California, San Francisco 
San Francisco, California

Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Jurgen Rockstroh, MD

Head of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Medicine 
Department of Medicine I
University Hospital Bonn
Bonn, Germany  

Jürgen K. Rockstroh, MD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from Abivax, Galapagos, Gilead Sciences, Merck, and ViiV and fees for non-CME/CE services from Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck, and ViiV.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Jennifer M. Blanchette, Ph.D.

Clinical Editor
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Jennifer M. Blanchette, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Edward King, M.A.

Vice President, Editorial
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Edward King, MA, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Margaret McLaughlin, PhD

Margaret McLaughlin, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS

Scientific Director

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Julie Skowronski, FNP-BC

Julie Skowronski, FNP-BC, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Jennifer Swanson, MEd

Associate Managing Editor, Hematology/Oncology
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Jennifer Swanson, PharmD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

Credit Designation

CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Designation

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.5 contact hours.

Credit Designation

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 0.5 contact hours (0.05 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Universal Activity Number - JA4008176-0000-21-137-H02-P.

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Upon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 100% or better and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 60 days.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.5 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from July 30, 2021, through July 29, 2022:

1. Register online at http://www.clinicaloptions.com.
2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
3. Study the educational activity online or printed out.
4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must receive a test score of at least 100% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the posttest confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "CME/CE Manager" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.


Goal


The goal of this activity is to improve clinicians’ competence in providing optimal HIV care despite the changing impact of COVID-19 on patient management.