Release Date: November 20, 2009
Expiration Date: November 20, 2010
Estimated time to complete activity: 1.5 hours

Sally L. Hodder, MD
Professor of Medicine
New Jersey Medical School
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, NJ

 

Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) continues to be associated with significant
morbidity and mortality in the United States, with an increasing number of adults aged 50 and older living with HIV. Older adults account for 15% of all new HIV/AIDS cases and 24% of persons living with HIV/AIDS, an increase from 17% in 2001. Projections indicate that by 2015, older adults will constitute over 50% of the overall population living with HIV/AIDS. As the HIV population ages, health care professionals who treat patients with HIV need to be informed about special considerations in managing HIV in older patients, including comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), metabolic disorders, liver and renal problems, and non-AIDS-defining malignancies. These comorbidities may be attributed to increasing age, as well as to HIV infection itself and antiretroviral therapy (ART). This program will provide an opportunity for HIV health care providers to increase their knowledge about a variety of these internal medicine topics that play important roles in the whole health care of the older HIV patient.

At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
-Articulate the issues associated with treating older, treatment-naive and treatment-experienced HIV patients, including reduced immunologic recovery, increased ART toxicity, and drug-drug interactions
-Define the most important health care issues related to the aging HIV patient, including CVD, metabolic abnormalities, diabetes, renal disease, and increased risk of non-AIDS-defining malignancies
-Design and implement strategies for managing aging- and HIV-related comorbidities in older adults

 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), through the joint sponsorship of Indiana University School of Medicine and HealthmattersCME. Indiana University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
Indiana University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure Statement
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support, educational programs sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. All faculty, authors, editors, and planning committee members participating in an IUSM-sponsored activity are required to disclose any relevant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services that are discussed in an educational activity.

Editor’s Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Sally L. Hodder, MD, disclosed she is a paid advisory committee member of Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, and Tibotec Therapeutics, has received speaker honoraria from Gilead Sciences, and her spouse is a retired employee of Merck.

Note
While it offers CME credits, this activity is not intended to provide extensive training or certification in the field.

CE Information

This program is approved for 1.5 contact hours by the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC). The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) is an approved provider of continuing education by the Virginia Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

To receive CME/CE credit, participants must read this newsletter then complete the evaluation and posttest online at 
cme.medicine.iu.edu/forms/HIVandAgingNewsletterI.aspx 
Certificate will be mailed to participants upon request.
 

This activity is jointly sponsored by Indiana University School of Medicine and HealthmattersCME.
 

The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care is an approved provider of continuing education by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.


This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences Medical Affairs.

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