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Practical Solutions Across the Spectrum of Care - The Aging HIV Population: Comorbidity Roll Call

Infectious Diseases
Curriculum:
Challenges and Opportunities in HIV: The Aging HIV Population
Credits:
0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
Launch Date:
November 12, 2020
Expiration Date:
The accreditation for this activity has expired.

Primary Audience:

Infectious disease physicians, HIV specialist physicians

Relevant Terms:

HIV, aging, cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive, chronic kidney disease, bone mineral density, antiretroviral therapy, multidisciplinary care

Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice
School of Nursing
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Newark, NJ

Dr. Jeffrey Kwong is a professor in the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He is a certified Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and HIV specialist. He is a member of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Aging & HIV Expert Panel, the American Academy of HIV Medicine's HIV & Aging Managing Committee, and an educational consultant for Mount Sinai's Institute for Advanced Medicine's HIV Clinical Education Initiative in New York City. Dr. Kwong earned his master of public health from University of California Los Angeles, his master of science in nursing science from University of California, San Francisco, and his doctor of nursing from University of Colorado at Denver.

Jonathan S. Appelbaum, MD, FACP, AAHIVS

Laurie L. Dozier, Jr, MD Education Director and Professor of Internal Medicine
Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences
Florida State University College of Medicine
Tallahassee, FL

Dr. Jonathan Appelbaum is an internist, geriatrician, and HIV expert. He is the Laurie L. Dozier, Jr, MD Education Director and Professor of Internal Medicine at Florida State University College of Medicine (FSUCOM), where he also serves as Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences.   He has spoken on or been a member of panels on topics such as health issues in the older LGBTQ patient, HIV and aging, and LGBTQ+ curricula in undergraduate medical education. Dr. Appelbaum earned his medical degree at the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Prior to relocating to Florida, he held positions at Fenway Community Health and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. His interests focus on LGBTQ health disparities and aging and HIV.  

1. Recognize common comorbidities and polypharmacy issues in aging patients with HIV
2. Participate in multidisciplinary care to optimize HIV management for complex patients

  

This activity is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Integritas Communications.


Supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc. 

Release date: November 12, 2020

Expiration date: January 5, 2022

Estimated time to complete activity: 0.5 hours

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for infectious disease and HIV specialist physicians and other clinicians involved in the care of patients with HIV infection.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this program, the participant should be better able to:

  • Recognize common comorbidities and polypharmacy issues in aging patients with HIV
  • Participate in multidisciplinary care to optimize HIV management for patients with complex disease

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Patients with HIV have a life expectancy nearly equal to that of the general population, which means that clinicians must not only manage long-standing HIV but also recognize common comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, renal disease, osteoporosis or low bone mineral density, and neurocognitive disorders. Multidisciplinary care is the key to managing these aging patients, and all clinicians should be aware of the increased risks for comorbidities these patients face because of their HIV and because of unwanted effects of certain ART regimens. This series of interactive, short cases provides scenarios of patients with HIV and comorbidities to detail screening, routine monitoring, drug-drug interactions, and optimal switching strategies for commonly occurring comorbidities in aging patients with HIV.

FACULTY

Jonathan S. Appelbaum, MD, FACP, AAHIVS

Laurie L. Dozier, Jr, MD Education Director and Professor of Internal Medicine

Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences

Florida State University College of Medicine

Tallahassee, Florida

 

Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice

School of Nursing

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

 

JOINT ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Integritas Communications. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.

PHYSICIAN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIVE CREDIT

There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period November 12, 2020 through November 12, 2021, participants must read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures and study the educational activity. 

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and posttest at the conclusion of the activity.

If you have questions regarding the receipt of your certificate, please contact PIM via email at inquiries@pimed.com.

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COIs are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in health care and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouses/life partners have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:

Jonathan S. Appelbaum, MD, FACP, AAHIVS

Consulting fees: Merck & Co., Inc., ViiV Healthcare

Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN                                                              

Consulting fees: Gilead Sciences, Inc.

The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose. The Integritas Communications planners and managers have nothing to disclose.

DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.  The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

DISCLAIMER

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

 

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