Today’s Landscape: The State of HIV, HCV, STIs, Harm Reduction and LGBTQ Health



Today’s Landscape: The State of HIV, HCV, STIs, Harm Reduction and LGBTQ Health

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and HealthHIV

  • Release date: September 13. 2024
  • Expiration date: October 31, 2025

Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants/physician associates, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, dieticians, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, MPXV, and substance use disorders.  

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant will be better able to:

  • Identify recent biomedical advancements and opportunities, research, and federal policies that are impacting HIV, HCV, STIs, harm reduction and LGBTQ health service delivery.
  • Understand the intersection between, and syndemics, of HIV, HCV, STIs, and substance use, and its impact on HIV,  HCV, STIs, harm reduction and LGBTQ health.
  • Understand how digital health and technology providers an opportunity to advance HIV prevention health outcomes.

Instructions for Credit

To receive CE credit, learners must follow these steps:

  1. Review the objectives and disclosures

  2. Study the educational content

  3. Visit https://paceducation.com/today2024 

  4. Complete the activity evaluation


For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the activity evaluation, your credit will be submitted to CPE Monitor. Please check your NABP account within thirty (30) days to make sure the credit has posted.
Faculty                                                                                                                          

Brian Hujdich is Executive Director of HealthHIV and the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health.
Monica Gandhi MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief (Clinical Operations/Education) of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital.
Hyman Scott, MD, MPH is the Clinical Research Medical Director at Bridge HIV in the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Aniruddha Hazra, MD is Associate Professor of Medicine University of Chicago, and Medical Director, UCM Sexual Wellness Clinic.
Andrea M. Lopez, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland.
Christopher S. Hall, MD, MS, AAHIVS is the Chief Medical Officer at Avita Care Solutions.
Jessica Deerin, PhD, MPH is a Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor with the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


Disclosures

Partners requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Partners policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

  • Brian Hujdich, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Dr. Monica Gandhi, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Dr. Hyman Scott, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Dr. Aniruddha Hazra, faculty for this educational activity, has the following relevant financial relationships: 

    • Researcher for Gilead Sciences

    • Consultant, advisor, or speaker for Gilead Sciences

    • Consultant, advisor, or speaker for Viiv Healthcare

    • Consultant, advisor, or speaker for Abbott Technologies

  • Dr. Andrea M. Lopez, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Dr. Christopher S. Hall, faculty for this educational activity, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    o        Executive, Avita Care Solutions and Q Care Plus
    o        Employee, Molecular Testing Labs

  • Dr. Jessica Deerin, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.


Joint Accreditation Statement

Joint Accreditation logoIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) and HealthHIV. Partners is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physician Continuing Education
Partners designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1.5 contact hours.  
Pharmacy Continuing Education

Partners designates this continuing education activity for 1.5 contact hour(s) (0.15 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

Universal Activity Number -  JA4008073-9999-24-212-H01-P

Type of Activity: Knowledge

 For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 4 weeks.

PA Continuing Medical Education

Partners has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until October 31, 2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologist Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.


Credit Designation

This program offers 1.5 continuing education credits for psychologists.
Social Worker Continuing Education

ACE: approved continuing educationAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Partners for Advancing Clinical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 Clinical and/or Cultural Competency continuing education credits.

Dietitian Continuing Education

This program offers 1.5 CPEUs for dietitians.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

For additional information about the accreditation of this activity, please visit https://partnersed.com.

Government Healthcare Agencies Bringing Synchronicity to Healthcare Delivery


Government Healthcare Agencies Bringing Synchronicity to Healthcare Delivery

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and HealthHIV

  • Release date: September 13, 2024
  • Expiration date: October 31, 2025

Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants/physician associates, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, dieticians, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, MPXV, and substance use disorders.  

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant will be better able to:

  • Describe health equity approaches used by government agencies.
  • Discuss barriers to optimizing roles, programs, or services. 
  • Discuss methods used to strengthen program management.
  • Discuss strategies that government agencies are using to address public health challenges across HIV, HCV, STIs, harm reduction, and LGBT health.

Instructions for Credit

To receive CE credit, learners must follow these steps:

  1. Review the objectives and disclosures

  2. Study the educational content

  3. Visit https://paceducation.com/government2024 

  4. Complete the activity evaluation


For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the activity evaluation, your credit will be submitted to CPE Monitor. Please check your NABP account within thirty (30) days to make sure the credit has posted.
Faculty                                                                                                                          

Admiral Rachel Leland Levine, MD is the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Onyekachukwu Anaedozie, MPH is Deputy Associate Administrator at the HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
Laura Cheever, MD, ScM is Associate Administrator of the HIV/AIDS Bureau at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Laura Hinkle Bachmann, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FACP is Acting Director, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Kristin Roha, MS, MPH is Public Health Advisor for HIV, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Office of Chief Medical Officer, SAMSHA.
Elizabeth DiNenno, PhD is Acting Principal Deputy Director, HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care.
Francisco Ruiz, MS, is Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy.

Disclosures

Partners requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Partners policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

  • Admiral Rachel Leland Levine, MD, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Onyekachukwu Anaedozie, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Dr. Laura Cheever, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Dr. Laura Hinkle Bachmann, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Kristin Roha, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Dr. Elizabeth DiNenno, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Francisco Ruiz, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.


Joint Accreditation Statement

Joint Accreditation logoIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) and HealthHIV. Partners is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physician Continuing Education
Partners designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1.5 contact hours.  
Pharmacy Continuing Education

Partners designates this continuing education activity for 1.5 contact hour(s) (0.15 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

Universal Activity Number - JA4008073-9999-24-213-H01-P

Type of Activity: Knowledge

 For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 4 weeks.

PA Continuing Medical Education

Partners has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until October 31, 2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologist Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.


Credit Designation

This program offers 1.5 continuing education credits for psychologists.
Social Worker Continuing Education

ACE: approved continuing educationAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Partners for Advancing Clinical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 Clinical and/or Cultural Competency continuing education credits.

Dietitian Continuing Education

This program offers 1.5 CPEUs for dietitians.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

For additional information about the accreditation of this activity, please visit https://partnersed.com.

Igniting Health Equity: Visioning Syndemics and Advocacy



Igniting Health Equity: Visioning Syndemics and Advocacy

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and HealthHIV
  • Release date: September 13. 2024
  • Expiration date: October 31, 2025


Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants/physician associates, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, dieticians, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, MPXV, and substance use disorders.  

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant will be better able to:

  • Understand the importance of incorporating social and structural determinants into public health strategies to improve outcomes for vulnerable populations.

  • Identify challenges and solutions in developing policies that address the complex interactions between social determinants of health and other factors that exacerbate health disparities in particular communities.

  • Discuss innovative public health interventions that can be adapted for future and ongoing epidemics to ensure equitable health access and outcomes.

  • Evaluate the role of health equity in pandemic visioning and planning—with a central focus on creating sustainable public health responses.

Instructions for Credit

To receive CE credit, learners must follow these steps:

  1. Review the objectives and disclosures

  2. Study the educational content

  3. Visit https://paceducation.com/Igniting2024 

  4. Complete the activity evaluation


For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the activity evaluation, your credit will be submitted to CPE Monitor. Please check your NABP account within thirty (30) days to make sure the credit has posted.
Faculty                                                                                                                          

  • Sharon Allison-Ottey, MD is the CEO of CARLDEN Inc. and Beautiful Woman Inside and Out, Inc.                                                             
  • Beth Battaglino, RN-C, is CEO of Healthy Women.                                                                                                                                         
  • Caryn Bell, PhD is Associate Director at Partners for Advancing Health Equity.                                                                                                  
  • Jeffrey Crowley is a Distinguished Scholar and the Director of the Infectious Disease Initiative at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.                                                                                                                                                                                                
  • Cornelius Baker is a Special Advisor to the Office of AIDS Research and PEPFAR Liaison to the National Institutes of Health.                         

  • Jordyn White is Vice President of Leadership Development & Research at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.                                     

  • Nate Fecik is a Syndemic Senior Advisor at the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP). ϐ Kenya Hutton is Deputy Director at the Center for Black Equity.

Disclosures

Partners requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Partners policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
  • Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.
  • Beth Battaglino, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.
  • Dr. Caryn Bell, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.
  • Jeffrey S. Crowley, faculty for this educational activity, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    • Recipient of honorarium for conference presentation for Gilead Sciences
  • Cornelius Baker, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.
  • Jordyn White, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.
  • Nate Fecik, faculty for this activity, has no relevant financial relationships.
Joint Accreditation Statement

Joint Accreditation logoIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) and HealthHIV. Partners is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physician Continuing Education
Partners designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1.5 contact hours.  
Pharmacy Continuing Education

Partners designates this continuing education activity for 1.5 contact hour(s) (0.15 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

Universal Activity Number - JA4008073-9999-24-214-H01-P

Type of Activity: Knowledge

 For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 4 weeks.

PA Continuing Medical Education

Partners has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until October 31, 2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologist Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.


Credit Designation

This program offers 1.5 continuing education credits for psychologists.
Social Worker Continuing Education

ACE: approved continuing educationAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Partners for Advancing Clinical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 Clinical and/or Cultural Competency continuing education credits.

Dietitian Continuing Education

This program offers 1.5 CPEUs for dietitians.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

For additional information about the accreditation of this activity, please visit https://partnersed.com.