Updates in Public Health and HIV/HCV/STI Care and Prevention
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Description
Philip A. Chan, MD, is Medical Director of the only publicly funded sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic in Rhode Island, as well as Rhode Island’s only dedicated Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Program.
Antonio Reisopoulos, PA, is a Physician Assistant at Open Door Health, a Providence-based clinic offering primary and sexual healthcare to LGBTQ+ Rhode Islanders and the community at large.
Alan Epstein, MD, is a gastroenterologist in Providence, RI and has over 39 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Epstein has extensive experience in Pancreatic Disease.
Michaela Maynard, NP, is the Clinic Manager and a Nurse Practitioner at Open Door Health, a Providence-based clinic offering primary and sexual healthcare to the community at large.
William Dewitt, MD, is a Family Medicine provider at Open Door Health. His top areas of expertise are Myelitis, AIDS Dementia Complex, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and HIV/AIDS.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe epidemiology of HIV, HCV, and other STIs
- Review current advances in the care and prevention of HIV, HCV, and other STIs
- Discuss the future direction of public health efforts to address HIV, HCV, and other STIs
Continuing Education:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. The Rhode Island Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians: Rhode Island Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 4 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participations in this activity.
Social Workers: Social Workers can apply for a total of 4 Social Work CEUs. 1 credit will be assigned per hour attended.
Intended Audience
Medical Providers, Public Health Professionals, and other Community Members
Targeted Populations
A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.
- Children (ages 0 to 12)
- Adolescents (ages 13 to 17)
- Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
- Gay, lesbian, bisexual
Materials
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP, occupational and non-occupational)
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Treatment as Prevention (e.g., U=U)
- Other biomedical prevention
- Adult and adolescent antiretroviral treatment
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- HIV Epidemiology
- HIV monitoring and lab tests (i.e. CD4 ad viral load)
- Hepatitis C
- Sexually transmitted infections