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Cases and Controversies in HIV in 2019: A European Perspective

Watch this video to learn unique perspectives across Europe on PrEP, rapid ART initiation, ART in women, and options for switching ART.

Pharmacists : 1.75 contact {hours} ({0.175} CEUs)

Physicians : maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 {Credits}

Registered Nurses : 1.70 Nursing contact {hours}

Released: September 04, 2019

Expiration: September 03, 2020

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Esteban Martínez

Esteban Martínez, MD, PhD

Team Leader Consultant & Associate Professor of Medicine
Infectious Diseases Unit
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

Chloe Orkin

Chloe Orkin, MBChB, FRCP, MD

Professor of Infection and Inequities
Dean for Healthcare Transformation
Queen Mary University of London
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
London, United Kingdom

Jurgen Rockstroh

Jurgen Rockstroh, MD

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

Provided by

Jointly provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and Clinical Care Options, LLC
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Supporters

ViiV Healthcare

Target Audience

This program is intended for HIV specialists, infectious diseases clinicians, hepatologists, gastroenterologists, registered nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with HIV infection and/or viral hepatitis.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Apply the results of recent clinical studies and evolving treatment guidelines on the timing and choice of first-line ART and switch strategies, and managing treatment-experienced HIV-infected patients
  • Effectively prevent or manage drug–drug interactions, adverse events, and other complications associated with HIV, ART, and comorbidities
  • Apply evidence-based strategies for the use of ART as prevention

Disclosure

The Annenberg Center assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CME/CE activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by the Annenberg Center for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. The Annenberg Center 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 a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME/CE activity:

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Esteban Martínez, MD, PhD

Team Leader Consultant & Associate Professor of Medicine
Infectious Diseases Unit
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

Esteban Martínez, MD, PhD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from Gilead Sciences, Janssen, MSD, and ViiV and funds for research support from MSD and ViiV.

Chloe Orkin, MBChB, FRCP, MD

Professor of Infection and Inequities
Dean for Healthcare Transformation
Queen Mary University of London
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
London, United Kingdom

Chloe Orkin, MBChB, FRCP, MD, has disclosed that she has received funds for research support, consulting fees, and fees for non-CME/CE services from Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, MSD, and ViiV.

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, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck, and ViiV and fees for non-CME/CE services from AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck, and ViiV.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Megan Cartwright, PhD

Senior Clinical Editor

Megan Cartwright, 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.

Jenny Schulz, PhD

Associate Managing Editor, Hepatitis
Clinical Care Options, LLC

Jenny Schulz, 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.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation Statement

The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement

Annenberg Center for Health Sciences is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Credit Designation

1.7 contact hours may be earned for successful completion of this activity.

Accreditation Statement

The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Credit Designation

This program is assigned ACPE Universal Activity 0797-9999-19-097-H02-P. This program is designated for up to 1.75 contact hours (0.175 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit.

Type of Activity Application

For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 65% or better and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 4 weeks.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose.

Charles E. Willis, Director of Continuing Education; Amanda Sewell, MBA, Manager of Continuing Education and Melissa Velasquez, Accreditation Specialist from the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower have no relevant commercial relationships to disclose.

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The Annenberg Center, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM), Clinical Care Options, and activity supporters 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 Annenberg Center, PIM, Clinical Care Options, and activity supporters. 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 on 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 1.75 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from September 04, 2019, through September 03, 2020:

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 65% 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 participants’ competence in addressing the most important and most current challenges in HIV management by providing a tightly focused update on recent advances and key clinical issues encountered in the clinic.