LIVE WEBINAR

Case Studies in HIV Testing:

Deciding Who to Test and How to Discuss Results

 

Thursday, November 3, 2022

1 pm ET / 12 pm CT / 11 am MT / 10 am PT

 

 

Educational Need:

According to the CDC, 1.2 million people aged 13 and older were living with HIV (PLWH) in the US at the end of 2019. The CDC HIV Care Continuum offers a snapshot of this population from diagnosis, linkage to medical care, retention in care, and viral suppression. Of the 1.2 million PLWH, 87% were diagnosed, 66% had received medical care, 50% were retained in care, and 57% had achieved viral suppression. Furthermore, only 81% were linked to care within one month of a new HIV diagnosis. These gaps in the care continuum are major targets for the United States’ Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative to scale up HIV prevention and treatment to reach the goal of reducing HIV infections in the US by 90% by 2030. Early diagnosis, immediate linkage to care and rapid initiation of antiretrovirals are key public health strategies to get people virally suppressed faster to improve individual health and reduce HIV transmission in the community.  It is crucial that the care team identify best practices for HIV testing and care linkage in partnership with communities to work towards Ending the HIV Epidemic. 

Using a combination of didactic presentation and case vignettes, this free interactive CME/CNE/CPE-certified webinar will focus on how the care team can improve HIV testing rates and how individuals diagnosed with HIV are brought into the care continuum.

Learning Objectives:

After participating in the activity, learners should be better able to:

• Identify strategies for HIV testing and how to improve testing rates in the community
• Describe an empathetic environment for disclosing an HIV diagnosis, providing disease and treatment awareness, and empowering patient engagement
• Review roles of care team members and recognize areas to improve communication

 

Activity Co-Faculty

 

 

Faculty Bios

Jillian T Baron, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine in the Infectious Diseases Division of the University of Pennsylvania.  Dr. Baron obtained a Medical Degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a Master’s in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a focus on Epidemiology and Biostatistics.  She completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania.  She is the medical director for the Penn Presbyterian Infectious Clinic and cares with a focus on HIV and general infectious diseases.  She provides adult HIV care for caregivers of pediatric patients in conjunction with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Special Immunology Clinic.  Her research interests include the HIV cascade of care and dynamics of STI transmission in the setting of HIV infection.  She serves as the medical director for many of the clinic’s Ending the HIV Epidemic programs including HIV testing in the emergency room, linkage to care, and immediate access to HIV prevention including PreExposure Prophylaxis and PostExposure Prophylaxis.  

 

Catherine Holdsworth, PhD, MSN, CRNP is a nurse practitioner at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.  She is certified by the American Academy of HIV Medicine and has provided primary medical care to people living with HIV/AIDS and HIV prevention services for more than 25 years.  Dr. Holdsworth facilitated targeted HIV testing in the Emergency Department at Einstein for 10 years before developing and implementing a routine HIV testing program utilizing the electronic health record; and recently expanded this to include Hepatitis C screening. 

Target Audience:

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of the HIV care team, including physicians (both specialists and primary care/family medicine), NPs, PAs, nurses, and pharmacists who are in training or who are in practice but are new to HIV medicine. Other healthcare providers may also participate.

Accreditation and Credit Designation

Physicians

American Academy of CME, Inc., designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

American Academy of CME, Inc., designates this educational activity for 1.0 ANCC contact hours

California

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16993 for 1.0 contact hours.

Physician Assistants:

American Academy of CME, Inc. has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Pharmacists:

This activity provides 1.0 ACPE contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit. Universal Activity Number JA4008191-0000-22-054-L02-P Application