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HIV Prevention in Primary Care
Activity description
These materials are only intended for those that attended the live activity held May 16, 2024.
This activity will provide a comprehensive overview of practical strategies and best practices for integrating HIV prevention methods into primary care settings. Covering a range of topics, it will review how to take a comprehensive and inclusive sexual health history and assess patient risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The effective use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) will be discussed. This activity will also focus on the importance of ongoing patient monitoring and support and identifying potential candidates for PrEP/nPEP based on risk profiles.
Provided by
This activity is jointly provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Corporate Strategy.
Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this activity.
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Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs and physicians who have an interest in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary to provide compassionate, informed and comprehensive care to patients related to HIV prevention.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Explain effective methods for taking an inclusive sexual health history and assessing patient risks for HIV and STI acquisition.
- Discuss approaches to integrate HIV preventive strategies in primary care, including PrEP and nPEP.
- Describe how to identify suitable candidates for PrEP and nPEP based on an evidence-based risk-assessment framework.
- Identify pertinent clinical considerations for PrEP/nPEP management, including side effects, medication interactions and laboratory tests.
Presenter
Juan Carlos Venis, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Medical Director of Primary Care
Damien Center
Board Member
Damien Cares
Activity planner
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The activity faculty or planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Corporate Strategy. Optum Health Education 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.
Credit designation statements
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Medical assistants
The American Association of Medical Assistants allows up to 30 non-AAMA recertification points for CMAs (AAMA) who are recertifying by continuing education. Please see the following link for more information: http://www.aama-ntl.org/continuing-education/ceus#nonaamaceus
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.0 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been pre-approved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA - Physicians
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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