Continuing Education

Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the role, uses and complications of antiretroviral therapy as a treatment option;
2. Identify and treat HIV disease complications;
3. Identify and access resources and standard of care protocols that can be immediately applied to any clinical setting; and,
4. Effectively treat and manage co-morbid conditions in the primary care setting.

Audience:

This event is specifically created to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the needs of the following professionals providing HIV care:

• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurses
• Pharmacists
• Psychologists

Select sessions in any track to tailor the experience to meet your specific needs.

Physicians:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of USF Health and the Florida/Caribbean AETC. USF Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

USF Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing:

The University of South Florida College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity is for 11 contact hours.

Pharmacy:

USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 11 contact hours. Universal program number is as follows: 0230-9999-10-001-L02-P.

To receive continuing education credit, a pharmacist must attend the accredited sessions and must return the program evaluation instrument. In order to receive full credit, registrants must register no later than 10 minutes after the start of the meeting and must attend the entire meeting.

All participants who are requesting Pharmacy Credit should expect to receive their statement of credit either on-site or within 4 weeks by U.S. Mail upon the conclusion of the activity.

Psychologists:

USF Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. USF Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.