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ACTHIV 2016 Conference - Treating Hepatitis C-HIV Coinfected Patients Welcome to the Real World

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Overview / Abstract:

The 10th Annual American Conference for the Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV) was held April 28-30, 2016 in Dallas, TX. The Conference was supported by funding from the Clinical Education Initiative, New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute; and from the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA). The conference and this web archive were supported by educational grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences; Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP; Merck & Co.; and ViiV Healthcare.

As a result of participating in this activity, participants should be better able to:

-Select appropriate DAA therapy in HIV-HCV coinfected patients.
-Discuss some real-world HCV treatment issues related to choice of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy in HIV-HCV coinfected patients
-Identify relevant drug interactions with DAAs and antiretroviral therapy
-Recognize some important adverse events of currently available DAAs
-Highlight the potential for HCV reinfection after treatment clearance

Expiration

Sep 15, 2017

Discipline(s)

Nurse Practitioner , Nursing CNE, Pharmacy CPE, Physician CME, Physician Assistant CME, Social Work CE

Format

Webinar / Webcast / Video

Credits / Hours

Physicians:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of William Beaumont Hospital, American Academy of CME, Inc., and the American Conference for the Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV). William Beaumont Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

William Beaumont Hospital designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and Nurse Practitioners:

American Academy of CME, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

American Academy of CME, Inc. designates this educational activity for 0.5 contact hours (0.5 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours).

Physician Assistants:

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.5 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

Accreditation

Physicians:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of William Beaumont Hospital, American Academy of CME, Inc., and the American Conference for the Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV). William Beaumont Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

William Beaumont Hospital designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and Nurse Practitioners:

American Academy of CME, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

American Academy of CME, Inc. designates this educational activity for 0.5 contact hours (0.5 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours).

Physician Assistants:

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.5 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

Presenters / Authors / Faculty

H. Nina Kim, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington (UW). She is the Director of the Madison HIV/Hepatitis Coinfection Clinic at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She received her medical degree at University of California San Francisco and completed her training in internal medicine and infectious disease at the University of Washington. She serves as the Associate Editor of Hepatitis C Online, a CDC-sponsored web-based curriculum and is the lead investigator for the Liver Disease section of the UW Center for AIDS Research Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services Research Core.

Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers

The 10th Annual American Conference for the Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV) was held April 28-30, 2016 in Dallas, TX. The Conference was supported by funding from the Clinical Education Initiative, New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute; and from the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA). The conference and this web archive were supported by educational grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences; Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP; Merck & Co.; and ViiV Healthcare.

Keywords / Search Terms

American Academy of CME HIV-AIDS, DAA, antiretroviral therapy, HCV Free CE CME

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