Expert Analysis

Current Issues in Antiretroviral Therapy

Source: CCO Independent Conference Coverage of the 2007 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections*

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Current Issues in Antiretroviral Therapy

Faculty:
Pedro Cahn, MD, PhD Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH Joep MA Lange, MD, PhD

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 04/30/07

Expiration Date: 04/29/08

Physicians: maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Pharmacists: 1.3 contact hours (0.13 CEUs)

Registered Nurses: 1.3 Nursing CE credits

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Specify factors that may influence the choice of first-line antiretroviral regimens
Recall the results of recent studies utilizing investigational antiretroviral agents in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced HIV-infected patients
Describe considerations that may influence the initiation of first-line antiretroviral regimens in resource-limited settings
Discuss the impact of cessation of breast-feeding on infants born to HIV-infected mothers
Summarize recent data on the predictive value of viral load in determining CD4+ cell count decline and disease progression

Topics covered include:

Comparing Efavirenz vs Lopinavir/Ritonavir
TMC278-C204: Rilpivirine vs EFV
CCR5 and Integrase Inhibitors as First-Line Therapy
CCR5 and Integrase Inhibitors in Treatment-Experienced Patients
Elvitegravir/RTV vs CPI/RTV
Early Mortality in Resource-Limited Settings
Early Breast-feeding Cessation
HIV-1 RNA Set Point
Entecavir Anti-HIV Activity
Anti-HIV Activity of Acyclovir

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