This course is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV.

Please review the content below at your own pace.

Release Date: April 27, 2023 

Expiration Date: April 27, 2024

UAN: JA4008162-9999-23-208-H02-P

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers and other healthcare providers engaged in the care of patients with HIV.

Educational Objectives

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

  • Identify qualitative data for development of population-based HIV interventions.
    • Explain HIV/STI trends among women in the DC area using surveillance reports.
      • Identify social barriers to HIV care for women.
        • Describe trauma informed approaches for women in HIV care.
          • Identify HIV support services to women in DC.

          Faculty

          Ashley Coleman, Supervisory Public Health Analyst, DC Health

          Kate Drezner, Epidemiologist, DC Health

          Daijah Walters, Case Manager, SMYAL.org

          Rosa Martinez, Program Specialist, DC Health

          Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

          Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

          The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CE activity:

          The faculty presenter has nothing to disclose.

          The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. The HealthHIV planners and others have nothing to disclose.

          Joint Accreditation Statement

          Jointly Accredited Provider: Interprofessional Continuing EducationIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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 Medical Education

          The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

          Continuing Nursing Education

          The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.5 contact hours.

          Continuing Pharmacy Education

          Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 2.5 contact hour(s) (0.25 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

          Continuing Physician Assistant Education

          AAPA Category 1 CMEPostgraduate Institute for Medicine 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 2.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

          Continuing Social Work Education

          ACE: approved continuing educationAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2.5 Clinical continuing education credits.

          Continuing Psychologist 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 2.5 continuing education credits for psychologists.

          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.