INTRODUCTION

This educational slide set will review data on screening for HIV as well as linking and retaining patients with HIV in care.

Release Date: June 25, 2019
Expiration Date: May 31, 2020

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists who treat/manage patients with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this enduring material, participants should be able to:

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION / HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT

• There are no fees for participating in and receiving credit for this activity.
• Review the activity objectives and CME/CE information.
• Review all modules associated with this course.
• Successfully complete the post-test ( accuracy).
• Complete the CME/CE evaluation.
• The estimated time to complete this activity is hour.
• Upon successful completion, your CME/CNE certificate will be emailed to you. CPE credit will be submitted to Duquesne University and posted to CPE Monitor.

JOINT PROVIDERSHIP

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, and Practice Point Communications.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

PHYSICIANS
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSES
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

This activity is provided for contact hours under ANCC criteria.

PHARMACISTS
This knowledge-based activity is accredited for hour of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit. Duquesne University School of Pharmacy will report all credit to CPE Monitor within 60 working days after receiving evidence of successful completion of the course. Successful completion includes achieving a score of at least on the test and a completed evaluation.

Duquesne University School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (UAN # ). Participation in the entire knowledge-based activity is required to obtain a certificate. This activity is being presented without bias and with commercial support.

Effective January 1, 2012, all pharmacists are required to provide their NABP e-Profile ID # and Date of Birth (in MMDD format) for issuance of CE credits for any ACPE-accredited CPE sessions. Please go to the following website for full details: https://nabp.pharmacy/cpe-monitor-service.

RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, and Practice Point Communications will implement mechanisms, prior to the planning and implementation of this CME/CE activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME/CE activity.

DISCLOSURE

All planners and faculty participating in continuing education activities provided by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, and Duquesne University School of Pharmacy are expected to disclose to the audience any support or relationship(s) with providers of commercial products and/or devices discussed in this activity and/or with any commercial supporters of the activity. A commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. Disclosure of these commitments and/or relationships is included in activity materials so that participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments in interpreting its content and evaluating its recommendations. In addition, all faculty are expected to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation. The planners and faculty have been advised that this activity must be free from commercial bias, and based upon all the available scientifically rigorous data from research that conforms to accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

All materials are included with the permission of the authors. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and are not to be construed as those of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, and Duquesne University School of Pharmacy.

The following indicates the disclosure declaration information and the nature of those commercial relationships.

DISCLOSURES

The speakers and planning committee members listed below have stated they have no significant relationships to disclose.
Heidi Keeler, PhD, RN
Renee Paulin, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Brenda Ram, CMP, CHCP
Suzanne Higginbotham, BS, PharmD, BCACP
Chris Fleming
Kelly McCulloch

The following speakers and/or planners have stated that they have the following financial relationship(s) and they have agreed to see that all information they planned and/or present is done so fairly and without bias:

FACULTY DISCLOSURES

Carlos del Rio, MD
Employment (includes retainer): None
Industry funded research/investigator: None
Consultant: None
Speakers Bureau, Faculty, Peer Reviewer: None
Advisory Committee/Board: None
Stock/Ownership: None
Patent holder: None
Other (please describe): None
Plan to discuss investigational/off-label uses of drugs or devices? (Y/N): N

DISCLAIMER

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, and Practice Point Communications present this information for educational purposes only. The content is provided solely by faculty who have been selected because of recognized expertise in their field. Participants have the professional responsibility to ensure that products are prescribed and used appropriately on the basis of their own clinical judgment and accepted standards of care. The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Practice Point Communications, and Gilead Sciences Medical Affairs assume no liability for the information herein. Accredited status as a continuing nursing education provider refers only to the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education continuing education activities, and does not imply the University of Nebraska Medical Center or American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation endorsement of any commercial supporters.

PRIVACY POLICY

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, and Practice Point Communications protect the privacy of personal and other information regarding participants and educational collaborators. The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, and Practice Point Communications will not release personally identifiable information to a third party without the individual's consent, except such information as is required for reporting purposes to the ACCME, ANCC, or ACPE.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, and Practice Point Communications maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected from you.

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HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

• Hardware: A minimum of 512MB of RAM and a Pentium IV CPU for Intel-based hardware & PowerPC G4 or above for MAC.
• Graphics/Monitor: A color monitor capable of a minimum of 1024 x 768 pixel resolution.
• Network: An Internet connection with 1Mbps available download & 256kbps bandwidth.

• Windows 7 or above running Internet Explorer 10 or above.
• MAC OSX 10.5 (Leopard) or above running Safari 6 or above, or any version of Chrome, Firefox or Opera published in the last two years.
• A recent version of a Linux distribution or FreeBSD running Chrome v13, Opera 11.5, Firefox 5.0.1, or Epiphany 3.0.4 or above.

• Any Apple iPad or iPad Mini running iOS 7.1 or above.
• Android tablets such as the Kindle Fire or Samsung Galaxy S.

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