Speaker:

Lisa Cohen, PharmD, CDCES, CDOE, helps to develop community practice sites and community preceptors. She precepts Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students participating in community-based services including diabetes education programs. She has research sites at the VA Medical Center in Providence and at the Department of Corrections in Cranston where she provides diabetes and cardiovascular education and clinical/research support for ambulatory care conditions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Analyze strategies for preventing and managing diabetes and obesity in communities affected by HIV.
2. Differentiate common barriers to healthcare access, such as affordability, language, and limited resources, and their impact on diabetes and obesity outcomes.
3. Apply evidence-based strategies for preventing and managing diabetes and obesity in patients with HIV through lifestyle modifications, medical interventions, and public health initiatives.

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 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participations in this activity.

The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This is an application-based educational activity. Pharmacists will receive 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs) for the educational activity. No partial credit is available. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): 0060-9999-25-022-L01-P. To receive CE credit, complete the program evaluation at www.uripharmacycpd.org within 60 days of the live program. CE credit will be transferred to the CPE Monitor upon completing the program evaluation.

Funding for this educational activity was provided by the New England AIDS Education and Training Center Program (NEAETC).

Intended Audience

Medical providers, pharmacists, public health professionals, and other community members.

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