Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

1.    List the long-acting injectable (LAI) antiretrovirals (ARVs) available for use in persons with HIV.
2.    Describe the mechanisms of action and novel pharmacokinetic characteristics of LAI ARVs.
3.    Recognize the Department of Health and Human Service recommendations for LAI ARV use in people with HIV.
4.    Devise a plan for implementing LAI ARVs in a person with HIV.

Speaker:

Patricia Pecora Fulco, PharmD., BCPS, FASHP, AAHIVP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Internal Medicine/HIV | VCU Health System
Department of Pharmacy | Clinical Professor, VCU School of Pharmacy
Clinical Assistant Professor Internal Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases

Accreditation:

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Note: This program is only funded to provide CEUs for Prescribers, Pharmacists, Nurses or Social Workers directly funded by Ryan White or HOPWA programs. 

Medicine: VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing: VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, VCU Health Continuing Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

Intended Audience

Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Social Workers, Case Managers

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