Practical Solutions Across the Spectrum of Care - Rapid ART
Infectious DiseasesChallenges and Opportunities in HIV: Practical Solutions Across the Spectrum of Care Rapid ART
0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
November 20, 2020
The accreditation for this activity has expired.
Primary Audience:
Infectious Disease Physicians, HIV Specialist Physicians
Relevant Terms:
HIV, antiretroviral therapy, wraparound, rapid ART, peer navigator
Aadia I. Rana, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. Aadia Rana is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and an associate scientist with the UAB Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). She received her medical degree from UAB, completed a residency at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio, and a fellowship in infectious diseases from Brown University in Rhode Island. Dr. Rana's research focuses primarily on disparities in access and adherence to medical treatment among people living with HIV, and implementation of evidence-based interventions to improve engagement with HIV care. Her work incorporates health services research, behavioral sciences, social sciences, and clinical medicine. She has a career developmental grant from the National Institute of Mental Health evaluating postpartum retention in HIV care in Mississippi, and is cochair of an AIDS Clinical Trials Group randomized control trial testing a strategy of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy with conditional economic incentives in HIV-infected patients with a history of nonadherence. She is also codirector of the UAB CFAR’s Ending HIV in Alabama Scientific Working Group, which includes a broad range of clinical, epidemiologic, sociobehavioral researchers as well as community and public health partners catalyzing Birmingham and Alabama’s progression toward the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals.
Jason Halperin, MD, MPH
HIV/ID Innovation Medical Leader
CrescentCare
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tulane University
School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Jason Halperin is an assistant professor of medicine at Tulane University’s School of Medicine and HIV/ID Innovation Medical Leader at CrescentCare. He received his master of public health from Columbia University in New York, New York in 2006, and went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vermont, in 2010. He fulfilled a residency at the Tulane University Department of Internal Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, and served on the Tulane University Medical Center Ethics Committee. Following residency, Dr. Halperin completed an infectious diseases fellowship at New York University in New York, New York, then returned to New Orleans in 2015 to join CrescentCare. His areas of interest are HIV, hepatitis C virus, and HIV prevention services, such as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Dr. Halperin strongly believes in the importance of clinical research and is implementing clinical trials at CrescentCare.
| 1. | Identify real-world strategies to overcome system-based, clinic-level, and patient-centered barriers to rapid ART initiation. |
| 1. | Identify real-world strategies to overcome system-based, clinic-level, and patient-centered barriers to rapid ART initiation. |
This activity is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Integritas Communications.
Supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Release date: November 20, 2020
Expiration date: January 5, 2022
Estimated time to complete activity: 0.5 hours
TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity is intended for infectious disease and HIV specialist physicians and other clinicians involved in the care of patients with HIV infection.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this program, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify real-world strategies to overcome system-based, clinic-level, and patient-centered barriers to rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART), or initiating treatment immediately upon diagnosis, is becoming the new standard of care in HIV. Patients are interested in rapid ART and clinicians are working to modify clinic structures and expand resources to provide care for these patients. There are, however, multiple barriers that can slow the transition to a rapid ART-centered clinic. This activity provides insight into when, how, and why to initiate rapid ART. Clinic scenarios and faculty commentary provide detailed information about structural and administrative changes in the clinic that can facilitate rapid ART and optimal ways to provide not only HIV care but also wraparound services to address patient needs outside of HIV management.
FACULTY
Jason Halperin, MD, MPH
HIV/ID Innovation Medical Leader
CrescentCare
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Aadia I. Rana, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
JOINT ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Integritas Communications. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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 health care team.
PHYSICIAN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring activity 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.
INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIVE CREDIT
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period November 20, 2020 through November 20, 2021, participants must read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures and study the educational activity.
A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and posttest at the conclusion of the activity.
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DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COIs are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in health care 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 spouses/life partners have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
Jason Halperin, MD, MPHS
Nothing to disclose.
Aadia I. Rana, MD
Nothing to disclose.
The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose. The Integritas Communications planners and managers have nothing to disclose.
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration. 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.
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