Developing Clinical Skills in HIV/AIDS

(For clinicians licensed in Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands only.)

Learning to manage HIV/AIDS involves more than acquiring information. Clinical skills are best developed in a clinical setting working side by side with experts treating real patients. The Florida/Caribbean AETC provides opportunities for supervised clinical experiences at sites throughout the region for clinicians licensed to practice in Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. These experiences can be brief introductions to real-life HIV/AIDS treatment or more intensive training in the form of mini-residencies and preceptorships that allow participants to develop sufficient expertise and confidence to take on the challenge of HIV/AIDS management in their own clinical site.

Clinical mini-residencies allow physicians to learn more about the diagnosis, early management, and ongoing treatment of HIV disease. This opportunity is also available to nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists in the form of preceptorships. At our clinics, the program provides extensive clinical training and supervised experience in health care settings affiliated with the Florida/Caribbean AETC. Alternatively, AETC faculty can provide hands-on clinical training and consultation in your clinic. Training is designed to meet the unique needs of the clinic and focuses on clinical issues.

Lectures, seminars, and small group discussions enhance the clinical experience. Each mini-residency and preceptorship is structured to meet the unique needs of the individual participant based on his or her previous experience, background, geographical location, and time available.

Program Regions

Click on a region below for detailed information about the mini-residencies and preceptorships available in each region. Follow the application instruction for the region you select.

Gainesville | Jacksonville | Miami | Tampa | Puerto Rico

Objectives

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify prognostic indicators and clinical manifestations of HIV disease.
  • Apply current treatment and management strategies.
  • Understand and evaluate management of newly diagnosed patients.
  • Identify, treat, and prevent opportunistic infections.

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Topic Areas

  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Prognostic Indicators
  • Clinical Manifestations and Physical Exam
  • Evaluation and Management of Newly Diagnosed Patients
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Adherence
  • Early Interventions for HIV Disease
  • Disease Management
  • Neuropsychological Implications
  • Clinical Ethics in Caring for Persons with HIV/AIDS
  • Psychosocial and Legal Aspects of HIV/AIDS
  • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Resistance Testing
  • Co-Morbidities

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Continuing Education Information:

Mini-Residencies
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the sponsorship of the University of South Florida College of Medicine. The University of South Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The USF College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of up to 8 hours in Category I towards the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Pharmacists:

The University of South Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 8 contact hours. Universal program number is as follows: 230-000-05-019-LO2.

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.

Nursing Preceptorships
Nurses (ANCC):

This activity for 8 contact hours is provided by the University of South Florida College of Nursing, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

There will be an administrative charge for CMEs/CECs

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Accommodations for Disabilities:
Please notify the USF Center for HIV Education and Research, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612-3899 (Phone 813/974-4430) a minimum of ten working days in advance of the event if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed. People with hearing or speech impairments may contact us through the Florida Dual Party Relay System at 800/955-8770 (voice) or 800/955-8771 (TDD).

Events, activities, programs and facilities of the University of South Florida are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, or Vietnam veterans status as provided by law and in accordance with the University's respect for personal dignity.

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