Speakers:

Calvin J. Cohen, MD, MSc
Research Director,
Community Research Initiative of New England and
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Co-principal Investigator,
New England AIDS Education & Training Center

Paul E. Sax, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Co-principal Investigator,
New England AIDS Education & Training Center

Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
Medical Research Director,
Fenway Community Health

Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, HMS
Senior Clinical Advisor, HIV/AIDS, JSI Research and Training Institute

We are a network of HIV specialists and primary care clinicians who provide collegial support and expertise to one another, enhancing and advancing care for persons with HIV disease in their communities.

Participants are invited to bring cases from their own practices for discussion.

At the completion of this program participants should be able to:

• Implement new findings and recommendations for antiretroviral therapy in the treatment of naïve & experienced HIV patients
• Strategize the integration of newer HIV prevention methodologies into clinical care for women, MSM and other special populations
• Apply advances in the understanding of HIV viral biology and life cycle to current and proposed strategies for the management of HIV Disease.
• Integrate new findings from select clinical trials regarding the management of reproductive & gender health issues.

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Sponsorship & Funding

Jointly sponsored by:
New England AIDS Education and Training Center &
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Office of Continuing Medical Education

UMMS Planning Committee:
Donna Gallagher, APRN-C, MS, ANP, FAAN, MA
Jennifer Daly, MD

Continuing Education Credits

Accreditation Statement: 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 University of Massachusetts Medical School and New England AIDS Education and Training Center. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Under the auspices of the New England AIDS Education & Training Center, this offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 3.6 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.

Funding: The New England AIDS Education and Training Center (NEAETC), established in 1988, is one of eleven Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC), and five National Centers, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and sponsored regionally by the Commonwealth Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School through a grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration, Federal Grant No. H4AHA00050.