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INTENDED AUDIENCE: Physicians, Physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and advanced practice nurses, pharmacists and dentists involved in the treatment and care of persons infected with the HIV virus.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this monograph, the participant should be able to:
- Understand the circumstances that lead to transmission of the HIV virus.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms associated with the sero-conversion illness that follows acute primary HIV infection.
- Be able to understand the relationship between STDs and HIV infection, to recognize instances when HIV transmission may have occurred and to recommend testing and further referral to HIV providers especially in minority communities with high prevalence of incarceration, alcohol, drug and substance abuse, STDS and HIV infection.
- Be able to understand the relationships between viral loads and T-lymphocyte counts and to counsel and refer patients to AIDS treatment clinics when necessary.
ACCREDITATION: this material, at the point of presentation, will be approved for continuing education credit by the American Council on Medical Education (CME), the American Council of Nursing Education and the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).
DISCLOSURE
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical and Pharmaceutical education Standards for Commercial Support, the Course Director for this activity has been asked to complete a disclosure form. Disclosures are described below:
Dr. Tina Edmunds-Ogbuokiri, Pharm.D., FASCP
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy and Consultant Clinical Pharmacist, HIV Outpatient Clinic, 136 S. Roman Street, Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans.
Grant/Research Support: National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center, Funding Agency Grant Number: 1H4A HA 00066-01. |
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