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Persisting in Care: Ensuring HIV Services Are Inclusive and Equitable

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Barriers to persisting in care can be placed in 4 broad categories: physical/medical, psychological, social, and administrative. In this Clinical Focus module, learn how to recognize and address barriers to care in each of these categories to support inclusive and equitable HIV care for all.

Nurses: 1.00 Nursing contact hour

Pharmacists: 1.00 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

Physicians: maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: September 12, 2024

Expiration: September 11, 2025

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Faculty

Samantha Hill

Samantha Hill, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Grady Ponce De Leon Family and Youth Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC in partnership with NMAC.

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Supporters

Supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Partners

National Minority AIDS Council

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Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who provide care services for people living with HIV.

Program Learning Goal

To improve learners’ competence in providing culturally competent HIV care services that facilitate engagement with and retention in care.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Recognize the challenges in initiating HIV care related to such issues as stigma, beliefs, communication, and financial burden, and develop strategies to optimize clinical practice to combat these barriers

  • Provide the necessary proactive support systems to keep people living with HIV engaged in care

  • Devise strategies to welcome people with HIV back into care through outreach and practice updates

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:

Primary Author

Samantha Hill, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Grady Ponce De Leon Family and Youth Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia

Samantha Hill, MD, MPH, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The planners and content peer reviewers from Clinical Care Options, LLC and the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Instructions for Credit

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 1 hour. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from September 12, 2024, through September 11, 2025:

  1. Login or Sign Up for an account by clicking at the top of this page.
  2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
  3. View and study the content in its entirety.
  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 confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "My Certificates" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Format

This program has been made available online.

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.

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) and National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC). 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

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

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1 contact hour.

Continuing Pharmacy Education

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 1 contact hour (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Universal Activity Number - JA4008176-9999-24-226-H02-P 

Type of Activity: Application

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 60 days.

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