Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV
This activity is supported in part by an independent educational grant from Merck.
Release Date: October 9, 2020
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, health education specialists, and other allied healthcare professionals engaged in the care of patients with HIV.
Overall Conference Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
Faculty
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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.
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 90.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Pharmacy Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 90.0 contact hour(s) (9.0 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Type of Activity: Knowledge
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 90.0 contact hours.
Continuing Social Worker Education
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 90.0 clinical/cultural competency* continuing education credits.
View this document for individual activity learning objectives, credit amount, ACPE UAN, and ASWB topic (clinical or cultural competency).
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
Name of Faculty |
Conflicts of Interest |
Ivan Melendez-Rivera |
Consulting Fees: ViiV Healthcare; Fees for Non-CME/CE Services: ViiV Healthcare and Janssen; Contracted Research: Merck |
Mandy Hill |
Contracted Research: Gilead |
Murray Penner |
Consulting Fees: Merck; Grant Funding: Gilead, Merck, ViiV Healthcare (paid to employer) |
Marcus Hopkins |
Contracted Research: Gilead |
Damon Jacobs |
Consulting Fees: Gilead |
Greg Millett |
Fees for non-CME/CE Services: Gilead, Merck |
All remaining faculty/planning committee members have nothing to disclose.
Planners and Managers
The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose. The HealthHIV planners and managers have nothing to disclose.
Method of Participation and Request for Credit
In order to obtain your CME/CE certificate, please follow the steps below at the conclusion of EACH activity:
For Pharmacists: Upon completion of the online evaluation, your credit will be submitted to CPE Monitor.
Media
Internet
Computer System Requirements
Computer or mobile device with internet access.
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.
If you have questions regarding the certification of this activity, please contact PIM via email at inquiries@pimed.com.
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