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Emerging Insights on Adverse Events During ART and Implications for Treatment: Key Data From Fall 2021

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Gain expert insight on new data from fall 2021 HIV conferences that expand our understanding of adverse events associated with ART, with particular emphasis on weight gain, metabolic complications, and pregnancy.

Pharmacists: 0.75 contact hour (0.075 CEUs)

Physicians: Maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Nurses: 0.75 Nursing contact hour

Released: December 22, 2021

Expiration: December 21, 2022

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Gregory Huhn

Gregory Huhn, MD, MPHTM

Interim Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Senior Director of HIV Services
Cook County HIV Integrated Programs
Interim Medical Director, The RMR CORE Center
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

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Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC

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Supporters

Educational grant provided by

Janssen Therapeutics Division of Janssen Products

ViiV Healthcare

Target Audience

This program is intended for physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers who care for patients with HIV infection.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Apply appropriate ART modification strategies for patients experiencing adverse events or poor tolerability while receiving a virologically suppressive regimen
  • Optimize HIV care for special populations through strategies designed to avoid contraindications and minimize adverse events

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE 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 or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Gregory Huhn, MD, MPHTM

Interim Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Senior Director of HIV Services
Cook County HIV Integrated Programs
Interim Medical Director, The RMR CORE Center
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Gregory Huhn, MD, MPHTM, has disclosed that he has received funds for research support from Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Lilly, and ViiV and consulting fees from Gilead Sciences, Janssen, and ViiV.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Jessica L. Adams, PharmD, AAHIVE

Scientific Director, Infectious Diseases
Clinical Care Options
New York, United States

Jessica Adams, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Katherine L. DeYoung, PhD

Editorial Contributor

Katherine DeYoung, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS

Scientific Director

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Julie Skowronski, FNP-BC

Julie Skowronski, FNP-BC, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) 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

Credit Designation

CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Designation

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.75 contact hours.

Credit Designation

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 0.75 contact hours (0.075 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Universal Activity Number - JA4008176-0000-21-265-H02-P.

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Upon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 50% or better and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 60 days.

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.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.75 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from December 22, 2021, through December 21, 2022:

1. Register online at http://www.clinicaloptions.com.
2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
3. Study the educational activity online or printed out.
4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must receive a test score of at least 50% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the posttest confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "CME/CE Manager" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.

 

Goal


The goal of this activity is to improve learners’ competence in applying the latest data on ART safety and tolerability when selecting or modifying individualized ART regimens for patients with HIV infection.