Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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Join us on the afternoon of September 1st, 2010 at the Alachua County Health Department or online via web video conferencing for this annual HIV/AIDS Update. Topics include:
- Overview of HIV in Florida
- Update on the Clinical Management of HIV
- Motivating Positive Change, Improving Quality-of-Life for Our Patient Population
- Drug-Drug Interactions and Issues Related to TB Drugs in HIV Patients
Presented by: Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center; Florida Department of Health, HIV/AIDS Program, Alachua County; Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center; and Suwannee River Area Health Education Center
Intended Audience: Physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, health educators, social workers, mental health counselors and other health professionals.
Printouts: Download printouts by clicking on the links within each session. To download a ZIP file which includes all four sessions CLICK HERE.
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| Time | Session Title / Speaker / Description |
| 12:30-1:30 pm | Overview of HIV in Florida The speaker will discuss current policy issues that affect those infected with HIV in the state of Florida as well as those providing direct care and/or case management services for these patients. |
| 1:30-2:30 pm | Update on the Clinical Management of HIV The speaker will describe recent updates to the Department of Health and Human Services Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents as well as other important updates related to antiretroviral agents and managing patients with HIV infection. |
| 2:30-2:45 pm | Break |
| 2:45-3:45 pm | Motivating Positive Change, Improving Quality-of-Life for Our Patient Population The speaker will describe motivational interviewing techniques that can be utilized to encourage patients with HIV to make important lifestyle and behavioral modifications to improve overall health. These changes may be aimed at a variety of desired outcomes including adherence to antiretroviral therapy, cessation of drugs, alcohol, or tobacco use, and risk reduction. |
| 3:45-4:45 pm | Drug - Drug Interactions and Issues Related to The speaker will identify the Tuberculosis and HIV drugs most commonly involved with drug-drug interactions. One and two-way interactions and their clinical consequences will be discussed. The basics of therapeutic drug monitoring will also be reviewed. |
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CME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Florida AHEC Network and the Florida /Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center and the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center. The Florida AHEC Network is accredited by the Florida Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Florida AHEC Network designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim hours commensurate with their participation in the activity.
Suwannee River AHEC Inc., is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Nursing, Social Work, Mental Health Counselors, Dietitians/Nutritionists and Pharmacists to provide continuing education credits provider number 50-922. This activity has been approved for up to 4.0 hours of continuing education credits.
For questions regarding your continuing medical education credits, please contact:
Susie Lloyd, CE Coordinator
Suwannee River AHEC
slloyd@srahec.org
386-462-1551 xt 105
Other Contacts:
* General Questions
** Registration Questions
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Technical Questions
| Joanne Orrick, PharmD, AAHIVE * | Florida/Caribbean AETC | |
| Christina Bennett | (352) 273-7845 | |
| Gay Koehler-Sides * | Florida Deparment of Heath, HIV/AIDS Program, Alachua County | |
| (352) 334-7965 | ||
| Susie Lloyd ** | Suwannee River Area Health Education Center | |
| Lora Compton ** | (386) 462-1551 | |
| Karen Simpson | Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center | |
| (352) 265-7682 | ||
| Donna Setzer*** | Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center 352-494-8596 |
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