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Thirty seven years after the first case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was reported, 36.7 million people world-wide are living with HIV. About 1.8 million new HIV infections and 1 million AIDS-related deaths were reported in 2016. However, there has been significant progress in battling the disease over the last 20 years. Since 2001, the number of new cases decreased by 40% worldwide, and since 2005, AIDS-related deaths have declined by 56%. For the first time in the US, the number of new infections declined 18% between 2008 and 2014.
Due to the availability of potent and better-tolerated antiretroviral agents (ARVs) that prolong life, the number of people living with HIV has increased significantly since the late 1990s. About 1.1 million people in the US are currently living with HIV infection. People living with HIV now have a similar life expectancy as the general population. The 50 year old and older age group accounted for almost one-half (45%) of persons living with HIV infection in the US in 2014. However, complete viral suppression with ARV treatment does not fully restore health. Deaths due to non-AIDS related complications worldwide range from 13.8% (sub-Saharan countries) to 62.3% (high-income countries). These include cardiovascular, kidney, and liver diseases; cancers; and neurologic disorders often associated with aging...
Fee
CE Hours
CE Units
Activity Type
- Knowledge
Target Audience(s)
- Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Registered Nurses
Accreditation(s)
CE activities for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians:
This continuing education (CE) activity meets the requirements of all state boards of pharmacy for approved continuing education hours. CE credit is automatically reported to CPE Monitor.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for formally approved continuing education (CE) hours, and CE hours of pharmacotherapeutics.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) for acceptable, accredited CE.
- The ANCC requires all advanced practice nursing certificants (CNSs and NPs) to complete 25 CE hours of pharmacotherapeutics as a portion of the required 75 continuing education hours.
- Pharmacology CE is recommended by the AANPCP and will be required for Certificants renewing certification starting January 2017.
- Most State Boards of Nursing require a minimum number of pharmacy contact hours to renew an advanced practice license.
Requirements for CE Credit
Objectives
- List the antiretroviral regimens recommended for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis, and describe their efficacy.
- Describe the current recommendations for starting antiretroviral therapy. Identify the recommended regimens for antiretroviral-naïve persons.
- Discuss the adverse effects and drug interactions of the most commonly used antiretroviral agents (ARVs) and classes.
- Advise patients about the administration of ARVs, monitoring parameters, and the importance of adherence.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
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Betty J. Dong, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, AAHIVP Brief Bio : Betty Dong, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, AAHIVP provides pharmacy care for patients with HIV and HCV infection, and other chronic illnesses. She provides patient education, and medication and side effect monitoring for persons seen at the Family Medicine Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital and at the UCSF Liver Transplant Clinic. She is a consultant for the Clinicians' Consultation Center on treatment and prevention of HIV, HBV, and HCV infection in adults, children, and during pregnancy. Disclosure : Disclosure: Dr. Dong reports no financial or personal relationships with any commercial interest producing, marketing, reselling or distributing a product or service that appears in this issue. |
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Elizabeth Sherman, PharmD, AAHIVP Brief Bio : Elizabeth Sherman, PharmD, AAHIVP is an Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University (NSU), Fort Lauderdale, FL; and an HIV/AIDS clinical pharmacy specialist at the Memorial Healthcare System, Division of Infectious Disease, Hollywood, FL. She serves as an investigator for the Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center. Disclosure : Dr. Sherman reports no financial relationship with the manufacturer(s) or provider(s) of any commercial product(s) or service(s) that appear in this issue. |
Activity Number
0428-0000-18-001-H02-P