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  VOLUME 2 – ISSUE 10 Podcast Link Below

CURRENT ISSUES IN HIV/HCV COINFECTION
Our guest author is Shobha Swaminathan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
  • Evaluate the use of the HCV direct-acting antiviral agents in the treatment of HIV/HCV coinfection.
  • Describe effective management of patients with HIV/HCV coinfected patients who have previously been treated for HCV infection.
  • Formulate evidence-based therapies for treating special populations with HIV/HCV coinfection, such as those with advanced liver disease.
This discussion, offered as a downloadable audio file and companion transcript, covers the important topic of HIV/HCV coinfection in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice. This program is a follow up to the Volume 2, Issue 9 eHIV Review newsletter—Current Issues in HIV/HCV Coinfection

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses
Dr. Swaminathan has indicated that her discussion will reference the unlabeled or unapproved uses of some newer agents being trialed for HIV/HCV coinfection, including grazoprevir, elbasvir, and daclatasvir, either alone or in combination.
  MEET THE AUTHOR

Swaminathan, MD

Shobha Swaminathan, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Medical Director, Infectious Diseases Practice, Ambulatory Care Center Newark, New Jersey

Faculty Disclosure
Dr. Swaminathan has indicated that she has no financial interests or relationships with any commercial entity whose products or services are relevant to the content of her presentation.

Release Date
March 26, 2015
Expiration Date
March 25, 2017
 
Richard Moore, MD, MHS
Professor of Medicine
Director, Moore Clinic for HIV Care
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and
Clinical Pharmacology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Michael Melia, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Jeanne Keruly, MS, CRNP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Ryan White Ambulatory Services
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
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Physicians
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Nurses
The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing Is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

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eNewsletter: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Podcast: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
eNewsletter: This 1 contact hour educational activity is provided by the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. Each newsletter carries a maximum of 1 contact hour or a total of 6 contact hours for the six newsletters in this program.

Podcast: This 0.5 contact hour educational activity is provided by the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. Each podcast carries a maximum of 0.5 contact hours or a total of 3 contact hours for the six podcasts in this program.

There are no fees or prerequisites for this activity.

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To successfully complete this activity, participants must read the content, and then link to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's website or the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing's website to complete the post-test and evaluation. A passing grade of 70% or higher on the post-test/evaluation is required to receive CE credit.

Launch Date
March 26, 2015; activities expire 2 years from the date of publication.

Length of Activity: 30 minutes

Intended Audience
The target audience (clinicians) for this initiative includes infectious disease (ID) specialists, primary care physicians (PCPs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (Pas), and other health care practitioners whose work/practice includes treating patients with HIV.

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PLANNER DISCLOSURE
As a provider approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), it is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME) to require signed disclosure of the existence of financial relationships with industry from any individual in a position to control the content of a CME activity sponsored by OCME. Members of the Planning Committee are required to disclose all relationships regardless of their relevance to the content of the activity. Faculty are required to disclose only those relationships that are relevant to their specific presentation. The following relationship has been reported for this activity:
Richard Moore, MD, MHS discloses that he has served as a consultant for Merck.
Michael Melia, MD discloses that he has received grants from Merck, Gilead, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Janssen and AbbVie.

No other planners have indicated that they have any financial interest or relationships with a commercial entity whose products or services are relevant to the content of their presentation.

Guest Author Disclosures

STATEMENT OF NEED:
  • As the demographics of HIV have shifted to include many older adults, clinicians require education regarding the treatment of common comorbidities.
  • Clinicians may be unclear about issues specific to the diagnosis and treatment of women with HIV.
  • Many clinicians require education regarding current treatment and new emerging hepatitis C medications in patients coinfected with HIV/HCV who require antiretroviral therapy.
  • Clinicians may need an update on current recommendations for the treatment of HIV with HAART.

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