Activity Summary:
New frontiers for HIV therapy continue to be explored, as underscored by the clinical development and use of new agents, changing regimen strategies and development of long-acting novel agents. This expanding era of simplified and effective HIV therapy presents physicians with many new opportunities and challenges for providing care. To deliver state-of-the-art HIV prevention and care, healthcare providers must stay informed regularly of new clinical data and treatment recommendations in HIV.

This educational Quarterly Brief, covering data from April through June of 2020, will discuss recent data on COVID-19, linkage to care and new agents.

Activity Summary:
Advances in HIV research often unfold rapidly. In order to deliver state-of-the-art care, healthcare providers who manage this patient population must stay abreast of data emerging from the major conferences.

These educational Clinical Clips will spotlight the latest advances in the treatment and prevention of HIV and related comorbidities with a series of ‘what you need to know in 5-minutes’ videos from data presented virtually from the 23rd International AIDS Conference.

Activity Summary:
These certified CME/CE interactive case presentations will review the latest management strategies and options for the prevention and treatment of HIV.

With a dramatic improvement in life expectancy, more persons with HIV are living longer. However, many older persons with HIV have an increased burden of age-related comorbidities--many of which impact physical and cognitive function. This program will use an interactive case-based approach to discuss age-related comorbidities in persons with HIV and prevention/management approaches for HIV and common comorbidities.

Activity Summary:
These certified CME/CE interactive case presentations will review the latest management strategies and options for the prevention and treatment of HIV.

As therapy and our understanding of the HIV disease process progresses, so do our management approaches, as noted by the multiple updates issued by the DHHS and IAS-USA on their guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents. This program will address the most clinically relevant data on four different topics HIV clinicians face in their clinic: new treatment options and strategies, comorbidity management in today’s aging HIV population, heavily treatment experienced patients, and special considerations for women living with HIV.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Many factors may prevent marginalized persons from being tested for HIV, initiate/adhere to ART, and may increase the frequency of behaviors that put a person at risk for HIV transmission. To this end it is important for HIV care providers to be knowledgeable about specific HIV care needs of these individuals. This activity will use a case-based approach to discuss contemporary HIV management considerations in a number of scenarios, including pregnancy, HCV coinfection, incarceration, substance use disorders, transgender, and mental health concerns.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Prevention lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Once diagnosed, youth with HIV are the least likely out of any age group to be linked to care and achieve viral suppression once on ART. This program will discuss HIV epidemiologic trends among adolescents, awareness/perceptions of HIV and prevention, counseling needs/challenges for those at risk, and PrEP/treatment considerations.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

The number of older people with HIV is increasing, and those aging with HIV are experiencing an increasing burden of age-associated comorbidities. Although early initiation of ART is the cornerstone of therapy, greater attention is needed on preventative approaches to mitigate cardiovascular disease, renal insufficiency, bone disease/frailty, and cognitive decline. This activity will use a case-based approach to discuss age-related comorbidities in persons with HIV and prevention/management approaches for HIV and common comorbidities.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
New frontiers for HIV therapy continue to be explored, as underscored by the clinical development and use of new agents, changing regimen strategies and development of long-acting novel agents. This expanding era of simplified and effective HIV therapy presents physicians with many new opportunities and challenges for providing care. To deliver state-of-the-art HIV prevention and care, healthcare providers must stay informed regularly of new clinical data and treatment recommendations in HIV.

This educational Quarterly Brief, covering data from January through March of 2020 will discuss recent data from CROI, including clinical implications of low level viremia, special patient populations and new agents.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Prevention lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

PrEP (in conjunction with safe sex practices) has emerged as a key part of primary prevention for individuals at high risk for HIV acquisition. However, PrEP is used by fewer than 20% of people who could benefit from it in the United States. This activity will discuss the lessons learned from demonstration projects and open-label extension studies on approaches to mitigate potential barriers to PrEP uptake, strategies to improve integration of PrEP into existing clinical practices, and approaches to successfully start and maintain patients on PrEP.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Prevention lecture library includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert faculty. The slides will be continuously evaluated and updated for current relevance.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Recognizing and discussing significant developments and strategies in ART places healthcare professionals at the forefront of HIV care. This activity will explain how recent study results presented from CROI 2020 apply to clinical practice, and discuss significant developments and strategies in the management of persons with HIV. Included topics are HIV prevention, ART trials and new agents, adverse events and pregnancy.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture library includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert faculty. The slides will be continuously evaluated and updated for current relevance.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

New information is constantly being learned about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. These slides will cover the current interim guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the known risk factors for severe illness or hospitalization due to COVID-19 and how to support people who are infected with HIV.

Activity Summary:

Advances in HIV research often unfold rapidly. In order to deliver state-of-the-art care, healthcare providers who manage this patient population must stay abreast of data emerging from the major conferences.

These educational Clinical Clips will spotlight the latest advances in the treatment and prevention of HIV and related comorbidities with a series of ‘what you need to know in 5-minutes’ videos from data presented at the 27th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston, Massachusetts.

Activity Summary:
New frontiers for HIV therapy continue to be explored, as underscored by the clinical development and use of new agents, changing regimen strategies and development of long-acting novel agents. This expanding era of simplified and effective HIV therapy presents physicians with many new opportunities and challenges for providing care. To deliver state-of-the-art HIV prevention and care, healthcare providers must stay informed regularly of new clinical data and treatment recommendations in HIV.

This educational Quarterly Brief, covering data from October through December 2019 will discuss recent data from IDWeek, EACS and recent guideline updates to include HIV treatment considerations and complications.

Activity Summary:
Advances in HIV research often unfold rapidly. In order to deliver state-of-the-art care, healthcare providers who manage this patient population must stay abreast of data emerging from the major conferences.

This educational Clinical Clip will spotlight the latest advances in the prevention and treatment of HIV and related comorbidities with a series of ‘what you need to know in 5 minutes’ videos from data presented at the 17th European AIDS Conference in Basel, Switzerland.

Activity Summary:
New frontiers for HIV therapy continue to be explored, as underscored by the clinical development and use of new agents, changing regimen strategies and development of long-acting novel agents. This expanding era of simplified and effective HIV therapy presents physicians with many new opportunities and challenges for providing care. To deliver state-of-the-art HIV prevention and care, healthcare providers must stay informed regularly of new clinical data and treatment recommendations in HIV.

This educational Quarterly Brief, covering data from July through September, 2019, will discuss recent data on HIV treatment considerations, complications, and future treatment options.

Activity Summary:
Advances in HIV research often unfold rapidly. In order to deliver state-of-the-art care, healthcare providers who manage this patient population must stay abreast of data emerging from the major conferences.

This educational Clinical Clip will spotlight the latest advances in the prevention and treatment of HIV and related comorbidities with a ‘what you need to know in 10 minutes’ video from data presented at IDWeek 2019 in Washington, DC.

Activity Summary:
Recognizing and discussing significant developments and strategies in ART places healthcare professionals at the forefront of HIV care. New frontiers for HIV therapy continue to be explored, as underscored by evolving regimen principles and the development of long-acting novel agents. This expanding era of simplified and effective HIV therapy presents physicians with many new opportunities and challenges for providing care. To deliver state-of-the-art HIV care, healthcare providers must stay informed regularly of new clinical data and treatment recommendations in HIV.

This educational Conversations in HIV activity will discuss recent data on special considerations in selecting ART for a patient, dual ART therapy and potential future ART.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Recognizing and discussing significant developments and strategies in ART places healthcare professionals at the forefront of HIV care. This activity will explain how recent study results presented at the 10th IAS Conference relate to clinical practice and will discuss significant developments and strategies in the management of persons with HIV. Included topics are HIV prevention, engagement in care, ART trials and new agents, adverse events and pregnancy.

Activity Summary:
Advances in HIV research often unfold rapidly. In order to deliver state-of-the-art care, healthcare providers who manage this patient population must stay abreast of data emerging from the major conferences.

These educational Clinical Clips will spotlight the latest advances in the prevention and treatment of HIV and related comorbidities through a series of ‘what you need to know in 5 minutes’ videos from data presented at the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Mexico City.

Activity Summary:
New frontiers for HIV therapy continue to be explored, as underscored by the clinical development and use of new agents, changing regimen strategies and development of long-acting novel agents. This expanding era of simplified and effective HIV therapy presents physicians with many new opportunities and challenges for providing care. To deliver state-of-the-art HIV prevention and care, healthcare providers must stay informed regularly of new clinical data and treatment recommendations in HIV.

This educational Quarterly Brief, covering data from April through June, 2019, will discuss recent data on HIV testing recommendations, HIV treatment and potential complications.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Prevention lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

PrEP is a proven safe and effective adjunctive tool for the primary prevention of HIV infection in the United States. The uptake of PrEP has seen a steady increase since its introduction. Much of this early success is a result of recognizing key lessons learned from clinical trials and demonstration projects. However, it is estimated that only 15% of those who would benefit from PrEP are receiving it. This activity will discuss the lessons learned from demonstration projects and open-label extension studies on approaches to mitigate potential barriers to PrEP uptake and strategies to improve integration of PrEP into existing clinical practices.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right-hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

There continues to be much misunderstanding, misinformation, stigma, and discrimination suffered by marginalized persons with HIV. This activity will use a case-based approach to discuss contemporary HIV management considerations in a number of scenarios, including pregnancy, HCV coinfection, incarceration, substance use disorders, chem sex, transgender, and mental health concerns.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right-hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Prevention lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Reducing HIV transmission remains a major public health goal. HIV testing is the critical first step in making persons aware of their HIV status. Moreover, linking and retaining persons with HIV in care plays a major role in mitigating the risk of HIV transmission. This activity discusses the evolving epidemiology of HIV infection in the United States, recommended approaches to HIV screening, and strategies to link and retain persons with HIV in care.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right-hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Prevention lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Once diagnosed, youth with HIV are the least likely out of any age group to be linked to care and achieve viral suppression once on ART. This program will discuss HIV epidemiologic trends among adolescents, awareness/perceptions of HIV and prevention, counseling needs/challenges for those at risk, and PrEP/treatment considerations.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right-hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Persistent inflammation is a vexing phenomenon that contributes to comorbidities in persons with HIV as they live longer. Early initiation of ART is the cornerstone to minimizing harmful effects of HIV viremia and inflammation on target organ systems. In addition, greater attention is needed on preventative approaches to mitigate cardiovascular disease, renal insufficiency, bone disease/frailty, and cognitive decline. This activity will use a case-based approach to discuss age-related comorbidities in persons with HIV and prevention/management approaches for HIV and common comorbidities.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right-hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Prevention lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Recognizing and discussing significant developments and strategies in HIV prevention places healthcare professionals at the forefront of HIV prevention and care. This slide set will review data presented at the 2018 HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) such as risk assessment, PrEP trials, new ART and PrEP delivery systems, and an update on vaccine research.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

Recognizing and discussing significant developments and strategies in ART places healthcare professionals at the forefront of HIV care. This activity will explain how recent study results in ART apply to clinical practice and discuss significant developments and strategies in the management of persons with HIV. Included topics are HIV prevention, engagement in care, ART trials and new agents, adverse events and pregnancy.

Activity Summary:
The Simply Speaking HIV Management lecture series includes a curriculum that highlights the very latest clinical data utilizing a library of PowerPoint slide presentations developed and approved by key expert physicians and further reviewed and approved by the Planning Committee.

The state-of-the-art approach to HIV management has evolved as regular advances in basic science and clinical research lay the foundation for future trends. This program will review current controversies in the field, including considerations for on-demand PrEP, antiretroviral treatment options for different patient profiles (treatment naïve vs experienced, comorbid conditions and women of child-bearing age), the clinical relevance of recent study results, and other hot topics in HIV clinical management.

Updated information is noted on the slide in the upper right-hand corner. Please note that participants who have previously claimed credit for this activity should not claim duplicate credit based on the updates.