OVERVIEW

HIV 101: Fundamentals of HIV Infection and Applications of Antiretroviral Therapy is organized by International Antiviral Society (IAS-USA) and will be held on Jun 18, 2019.

Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for clinical decision makers who are new to or actively involved in HIV care and research. It is also relevant for registered nurses, PharmDs, and other health professionals.

Assessment of Needs
The IAS–USA offers this introductory activity on the evolving challenges of managing HIV disease as part of a nationwide continuing medical education (CME) effort for physicians. This webinar is designed for HIV or infectious disease fellows, residents, and practitioners who are new to the field of HIV research and management. It will describe the core principles of HIV management, including epidemiology, mechanisms of action of existing drugs, initial antiretroviral regimens, and drug resistance. This webinar will also be useful to experienced clinicians who seek a review of these core principles.

Accreditation:
The International Antiviral Society–USA (IAS–USA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The IAS–USA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credits
Educational Review Systems is an approved approver of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State Nursing Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider # 5-115. This program is approved for 1.25 hours of continuing nursing education.

Educational Review Systems has also approved for nursing continuing education by the state of California, the state of Florida and the District of Columbia.

This program is approved for 1.25 hours of pharmacotherapy credit.

Pharmacy Credits
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education logo Educational Review Systems is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is approved for 1.25 hours (0.125 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit. Proof of participation will be posted to your NABP CPE profile within 4 to 6 weeks to participants who have successfully completed the post-test. Participants must participate in the entire presentation and complete the course evaluation to receive continuing pharmacy education credit.

Learning Objectives
On completion of this webinar, learners will be able to:
• Summarize events of early HIV infection
• List the sequence of laboratory markers following HIV acquisition
• Describe basic mechanisms of antiretroviral therapy
• Select antiretroviral therapy in patients who:
? Are starting initial therapy
? Have persistently low-level viremia
? Are pregnant or considering pregnancy
? Are experiencing virologic failure / resistance