LIVE WEBINAR

Case Studies in Mental Health Screening and Team Care

for People Living with HIV

 

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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

 

 

Educational Need:

Behavioral health and mental health issues are overrepresented in people living with HIV.  These issues can negatively impact such important issues as initiating treatment, engagement and retention in care, and medication adherence.  The consequences of less-than-optimal treatment of HIV leads to increased risk of HIV transmission, increased rates of infection, disease progression, poor health outcomes, and increased mortality.  Research indicates that integrating mental health screening and brief interventions can have a positive impact on patient outcomes. 

Using a combination of didactic presentation and case vignettes, this free interactive CME/CNE/CPE-certified webinar will focus on the importance of mental health screening and how the care team can better meet the behavioral and mental health needs for people living with HIV.

Learning Objectives:

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

• Identify three reasons why addressing mental health problems is important for HIV care.
• Describe the psychological/behavioral effects of HIV Stigma.
• Identify three behavioral/mental health interventions that support engagement in care, and adherence to ART.
• Discuss strategies the care team can implement to address behavioral health screening, clinic-based interventions, and referral to specialty mental health 

 

Activity Co-Faculty

 

 

Faculty Bios

 

Bryce Carter, PhD, received his PhD from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, CA.  Following graduation Bryce completed internships with the San Francisco Department of Public Health working with severe mental illness at the Mission Crisis Center and later with mentally ill youth at the Youth Guidance Center. For over 10 years he was in private practice while also serving as a psychotherapist for the San Francisco Community Mental Health. Bryce moved to Philadelphia in 2012 to become the clinical director at Drexel University Medical School Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic and it was there that he began his work as a Behavioral Health Consultant specializing in working with patients with HIV and AIDS.  Bryce provided clinical supervision for Behavioral Health Consultants at six Infectious Disease clinics in Philadelphia.  In 2016 Bryce joined the Infectious Disease clinics at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and at Penn Presbyterian Hospital, providing behavioral health consultation services in both clinics.

 

Sophia Hussen, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. She has secondary appointments in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, at Emory University School of Medicine, and at Grady Memorial Hospital and Grady Infectious Disease Program. A physician and sociobehavioral researcher, her interests focus on HIV among adolescents and young adults. In particular, she has conducted research focused on young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, with the goal of improving HIV care outcomes and general well-being in this population. Other areas of interest include mental health service utilization, qualitative research methods, and HIV- and mental health-related work with Ethiopian communities. Dr. Hussen obtained a Medical Degree from University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s in Public Health from University of Michigan.

 

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 JA4008191-0000-22-055-L02-P Application.