HIV Prevention Certified Provider Program

HIV Prevention Certified Provider Program is organized by HealthHIV.

Release Date: October 16, 2019
Expiration Date: October 15, 2020

Time to Complete: 60 minutes for each Module

Accreditation:
Physician Continuing Medical Education:
The Medical Learning Institute, Inc. (MLI) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Statement:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Continuing Nursing Education:
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Successful completion of this continuing nursing education activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hour(s).

Continuing Pharmacy Education:
The Medical Learning Institute, Inc. (MLI) designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

Activity Description:
The HIV PCP is a CME/CE multi-module educational certification program that will prepare providers to utilize the most individualized and up-to-date methods to prevent HIV infection. Upon completion of the self-paced program, providers will earn a HIV PCP certificate. The HIV PCP certification demonstrates competency in interdisciplinary, multi-level strategies for HIV prevention.

Participants who complete the certificate program will have an understanding of: the foundation of HIV epidemiology and policy in the United States, the provider’s role in identifying HIV risk and new cases, high impact strategies to prevent HIV through status-neutral-navigation, clinical guidelines to implement PrEP, and a framework of cultural humility that improves clients’ access to and retention in care.

Module 1:
HIV Prevention: Epidemiology
Learning Objectives:
• Explain the history and epidemiology of HIV in the United States
• Describe current policies regarding treatment for and prevention of HIV/AIDS
• Identify strategies for HIV prevention and intervention
• Discuss the economics of HIV
• Describe the role of the HIV Prevention certification

Module 2:
HIV Testing and Assessing Risk for Short Behavioral Intervention and Referral
Learning Objectives:
• Describe screening for and diagnosis of HIV Infection
• Explain how to identify HIV risk
• Identify appropriate short behavioral interventions
• Describe the importance of leveraging clinic and community partners

Module 3:
Maintaining Serostatus Negative and Viral Suppression: Preventing HIV Acquisition and Transmission
Learning Objectives:
• Explain how to prevent HIV through post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
• Describe the importance of sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment for HIV prevention
• Describe the meaning of U=U and implications for HIV care

Module 4: 
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Clinical
Learning Objectives:
• Describe the clinical basics of a pre-exposure prophylaxis intervention, including medication, adherence, and effectiveness.
• Explain research findings supporting PrEP efficacy.
• Discuss the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s PrEP guidance including risk assessment, testing, PrEP prescription, PrEP coverage, and follow-up.
• Describe emerging modalities for PrEP.

Module 5: 
Enhancing Cultural Humility and Understanding Barriers to Care
Learning Objectives:
• Describe the continuum of care engagement for HIV treatment and prevention
• Discuss the role of stigma, discrimination, trauma, and social determinants of health in HIV risk
• Explain cultural humility and the role it plays in providing HIV care and overcoming barriers to care
• Describe trauma-informed care and its importance in HIV treatment and prevention
• Introduce resources to mitigate financial barriers for clients