Case Studies in Addressing Mental Health and Improving Outcomes for People with HIV

Why Attend:

Untreated mental health disorders can significantly compromise HIV treatment outcomes—but addressing them in everyday practice isn’t always easy. People with HIV (PWH) experience higher rates of depression and anxiety, underscoring the importance of integrating mental health screening and management into routine HIV care.

Join this engaging, case-based webinar designed to strengthen your ability to recognize and manage depression in PWH. You’ll gain practical strategies to:

Incorporate efficient screening tools and workflows within your care team.
Select, initiate and monitor common psychotropic medications for safety and efficacy.
Guide timely referrals and coordinate care with mental health specialists.

Stay up to date with evolving best practices and learn how to align your approach with current treatment guidelines for major depressive and anxiety disorders. This session also emphasizes team-based, interprofessional care, offering actionable insights to enhance collaboration, care coordination, and patient outcomes across the HIV care continuum.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the webinar, led by faculty educators by faculty educators Andrew Angelino, MD (Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center) and Ashley Maister, BS, PharmD, BCPP (Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center), learners should be better able to:

Explain the impact of major depressive disorder on HIV care and apply essential approaches for assessing different depressive types and alleviating symptoms.
Describe the nature of difficult-to-treat depression and evaluate alternative and adjunctive treatment strategies.
Identify key team members for supporting patients with major depressive disorder in your practice, and implement strategies to strengthen and expand the team to meet patient needs.

What You Can Expect:

Practical Application of the Science: Our expert faculty educators will guide you through this engaging and informative program, and offer suggestions on how you can apply the latest science to patient care.
Patient-Centered Care: Learn from faculty who are directly involved in patient care about strategies for providing compassionate care that addresses individuals’ unique needs and challenges.
Team Focused: Explore how HIV clinicians from multiple professions are collaborating to optimize patient care.
Interactive: Engage in case studies and Q&A with faculty educators, enhancing your practical skills and knowledge.

By participating, you'll not only enhance your professional development but also be better prepared to contribute as an HIV team member toward better healthcare outcomes for your patients.

Activity Co-Faculty:

Andrew Angelino, MD

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry,
Chair of Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Columbia, Maryland

Ashley Maister, BS, PharmD, BCPP

Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner,
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Andrew Angelino, MD, graduated from Loyola University School of Medicine in Chicago. He completed psychiatry residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and joined the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1999. He is currently a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Chair of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. He has been an attending psychiatrist in the Johns Hopkins HIV (Bartlett) Clinic since 1999, seeing a great many patients, and publishing papers and textbook chapters on the treatment of psychiatric illnesses in patients with HIV infection. He has lectured on HIV Psychiatry all over the United States, and the world, including Denmark, Ireland, Argentina, Canada, and Russia. With his long-time friend, colleague and mentor, Dr. Glenn Treisman, he co-authored the book The Psychiatry of AIDS: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment.

Ashley Maister, PharmD, BCPP is a clinical pharmacy practitioner in the outpatient behavioral health clinic at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree Thomas Jefferson University in 2018. She then completed her PGY-1 pharmacy residency at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA and PGY-2 psychiatric pharmacy residency at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ. Dr. Maister is a Board Certified in Psychiatric Pharmacy, and her clinical interests include serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders. She serves as a preceptor for both pharmacy students and residents, and was awarded her facility’s Preceptor of the Year award in 2022. She also contributes to the profession through research and involvement in local and national pharmacy organizations.

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.

Nurse Practitioners and Nurses:

American Academy of CME, Inc., designates this educational activity for 1.0 ANCC contact hours (0.5 pharmacotherapeutic 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 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 JA4008191-0000-25-037-L02-P, Knowledge.

Instructions on How to Receive Credit

There are no fees to participate in the activity. Participants must register and participate in the live activity. To receive CME/CE credit for your participation, please follow the directions at the conclusion of the program and complete the program evaluation.

CE certificates will be distributed via email to non-pharmacists. For pharmacists, a statement of credit will be issued through CPE Monitor in 6-8 weeks. Only pharmacy learners who provided valid NABP e-Profile ID numbers and month and day of birth (MMDD) will be submitted to CPE Monitor for official record of credit.

The opinions expressed in this accredited continuing education activity are those of the faculty, and do not represent those of the Academy/ACTHIV® Institute. This educational activity is intended as a supplement to existing knowledge, published information, and practice guidelines. Learners should appraise the information presented critically, and draw conclusions only after careful consideration of all available scientific information.

Contact

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Copyright

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