15th Annual HIV Clinical Care Symposium

Changes occur rapidly in the fields of HIV and Hepatology. This course is designed to provide practitioners with the most up-to-date clinical information on a variety of topics to assist in their care of patients living with HIV and/or Hepatitis C. Presentation formats include didactic sessions and interactive case presentations, followed by subsequent question and answer periods. Course Objectiv es After attending the course, participants should be able to: • Discuss the current standards of care for initial, preferred therapy for HIV infection. • Recognize the impact of The Affordable Care Act on the Ryan White Program. • Describe the new classes of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) available for treatment of chronic hepatitis C. • List the antiretroviral medications which can safely be used with the new hepatitis C protease inhibitors. • Describe the indications for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. • Recognize criteria for the diagnosis of Personality Disorder. • Discuss how the revised HIV testing algorithm differs from our current Western blot confirmatory testing.